Surah Ali 'Imran Ayah 40

Ali 'Imran · Ayah 40 · Juz 3 · Page 55

قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِي غُلَٰمٞ وَقَدۡ بَلَغَنِيَ ٱلۡكِبَرُ وَٱمۡرَأَتِي عَاقِرٞۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱللَّهُ يَفۡعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ ٤٠

Qāla rabbi annā yakūnu lī ghulāmuw wa qad balaghaniyal-kibaru wamraʾatī ʿāqir, qāla kadhālikallāhu yafʿalu mā yashāʾ.

He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when I have reached old age and my wife is barren?" He [the angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He does what He wills."

Translation: Sahih International

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Word by word17 words

  • قَالَHe said
  • رَبِّMy Lord
  • أَنَّىٰhow
  • يَكُونُcan (there) be
  • لِيfor me
  • غُلَٰمٞa son
  • وَقَدۡand verily
  • بَلَغَنِيَhas reached me
  • ٱلۡكِبَرُ[the] old age
  • وَٱمۡرَأَتِيand my wife
  • عَاقِرٞۖ(is) [a] barren
  • قَالَHe said
  • كَذَٰلِكَThus
  • ٱللَّهُAllah
  • يَفۡعَلُdoes
  • مَاwhat
  • يَشَآءُHe wills

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The Family of Imran · Medinan · 200 ayahs

Juz
3
Page
55
Hizb
6