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16:40An-Nahl · The Bee · verse 40 of 128

إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَىْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ۝٤٠
Innama qawluna lishayin itha aradnahu an naqoola lahu kun fayakoonu
Indeed, Our word to a thing when We intend it is but that We say to it, "Be," and it is.
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EnglishSaheeh International In my reader Ours to keep
Indeed, Our word to a thing when We intend it is but that We say to it, "Be," and it is.
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FrançaisMuhammad HamidullahNon-commercial only
Quand Nous voulons une chose, Notre seule parole est: «Sois». Et, elle est.
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EspañolIsa GarcíaOurs to keep
Cuando decreto algo, digo: “¡Sé!” Y es.
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DeutschBubenheim & ElyasOurs to keep
Unser Wort zu etwas, wenn Wir es wollen, ist, dazu nur zu sagen: Sei!, und so ist es.
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TürkçeDiyanet İşleriNon-commercial only
Bir şeyin olmasını istediğimiz zaman sözümüz sadece ona "Ol" dememizdir ve hemen olur.
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اردوFateh Muhammad JalandhryNon-commercial only
جب ہم کسی چیز کا ارادہ کرتے ہیں تو ہماری بات یہی ہے کہ اس کو کہہ دیتے ہیں کہ ہوجا تو وہ ہوجاتی ہے
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Bahasa IndonesiaKementerian AgamaOurs to keep
Sesungguhnya firman Kami terhadap sesuatu apabila Kami menghendakinya, Kami hanya mengatakan kepadanya, "Jadilah!" Maka jadilah sesuatu itu.
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Bahasa MelayuAbdullah BasmeihNon-commercial only
Sesungguhnya perkataan Kami kepada sesuatu apabila Kami kehendaki, hanyalah Kami berkata kepadanya: "Jadilah engkau! ", maka menjadilah ia.
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বাংলাMuhiuddin KhanNon-commercial only
আমি যখন কোন কিছু করার ইচ্ছা করি; তখন তাকে কেবল এতটুকুই বলি যে, হয়ে যাও,। সুতরাং তা হয়ে যায়।
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РусскийElmir KulievNon-commercial only
Когда Мы хотим чего-либо, то стоит Нам сказать: «Будь!». - как это сбывается.
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中文Ma JianNon-commercial only
当我要创造一件事物的时候,我只对它说声有,它就有了。
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فارسیRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
سخن ما دربارۀ چیزی که آن را اراده کرده‌ایم فقط این است که به آن می‌گوییم: «موجود شو»، پس بی‌درنگ موجود می‌شود.
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KiswahiliAli Muhsin Al-BarwaniOurs to keep
Kauli yetu kwa kitu tunacho kitaka kiwe, ni kukiambia: Kuwa!Basi kinakuwa.
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Na kuwafufua watu Siku ya Kiyama si jambo zito kwetu, hata hao makafiri wakayaona hayawi. Kwani Sisi tutakapo kitu kiwe hatuna haja ya lolote ila ni kusema tu: Kuwa! Na kinakuwa kama tutakavyo.
हिन्दीAzizul Haq al-UmariOurs to keep
हमारा कहना किसी चीज़ को, जब हम उसका इरादा कर लें, इसके सिवा कुछ नहीं होता कि हम उसे कहते हैं : 'हो जा', तो वह हो जाती है।
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TamazightRamdane At MansourNon-commercial only
Awal nne£ kan, i t$awsa, ma Neb$a p, ad as Nini: "ili"! A ppili.
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ItalianoHamza PiccardoNon-commercial only
Quando vogliamo una cosa, Ci basta dire “Sii!” ed essa è.
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PortuguêsSamir El-HayekNon-commercial only
Sabei que quando desejamos algo, dizemos: Seja! e é.
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BosanskiBesim KorkutNon-commercial only
Ako nešto hoćemo, Mi samo za to reknemo: "Budi!" – i ono bude.
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ShqipSherif AhmetiNon-commercial only
Ne kur dëshirojmë një send vetëm i themi atij: “Bëhu!”, ai menjëherë bëhet.
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NederlandsSofian SiregarNon-commercial only
Voorwaar, Ons Woord tegen iets wat Wij willen. is dat Wij er slechts tegen zeggen: "Weese" en het is.
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SoomaaliMahmud AbduhNon-commercial only
haddaan doono arrinna waa inaan uun ku dhahno ahow oy abaato.
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HausaAbubakar GumiOurs to keep
Abin sani kawai, Maganar Mu ga wani abu idan Mun nufe shi, Mu ce masa, "Ka kasance; sai yanã kasancẽwa.
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ไทยKing Fahd ComplexNon-commercial only
แท้จริงเมื่อเราปรารถนาคำตรัสของเราแก่สิ่งใด เราก็จะกล่าวแก่มันว่า “จงเป็น” แล้วมันก็เป็นขึ้น
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தமிழ்Jan Trust FoundationNon-commercial only
ஏனெனில் நாம் ஏதேனும் ஒரு பொருளை (உண்டு பண்ண) நாடினால் நாம் அதற்காகக் கூறுவது, 'உண்டாகுக!' என்பது தான். உடனே அது உண்டாகிவிடும்.
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日本語Saeed SatoOurs to keep
われら*が何かを望んだ時、それに対するわれら*の言葉は、それに「あれ」と言うだけ。そうすれば、それは存在するのである。1
QuranEnc.com · Rowwad Center · version 1.0.13
1つまり復活は、アッラー*にとって容易いものである。(前掲書、同頁参照)。
EnglishHilali & KhanOurs to keep
Verily! Our Word unto a thing when We intend it, is only that We say unto it: "Be!" - and it is.14
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14(V.16:40) See the footnote of (V.51:30)
EnglishRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
When We intend something, We only say to it, “Be!”, and it is.
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EnglishM. M. Pickthall (1930)Non-commercial only
And Our word unto a thing, when We intend it, is only that We say unto it: Be! and it is.
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EnglishA. Yusuf AliNon-commercial only
For to anything which We have willed, We but say the word, "Be", and it is.
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Tafsir al-Muyassar
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إنَّ أمر البعث يسير علينا، فإنَّا إذا أردنا شيئاً فإنما نقول له: «كن»، فإذا هو كائن موجود.
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Surah
16. An-Nahl النحل
Verse
40 of 128
In the Quran
1,941 of 6,236
Page
Juz
14 of 30
Hizb
27 of 60 · quarter 4
Revealed
In Makkah (Meccan surah)
Sajdah
No
Words
10 in the Uthmani text
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إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَىْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ۝٤٠
Indeed, Our word to a thing when We intend it is but that We say to it, "Be," and it is.
An-Nahl 16:40 · allahservants.com/en/quran/16/40
Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani 1.1, tanzil.net. Translations: credited on each card.