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3:40Aal-i-Imraan · The Family of Imraan · verse 40 of 200

قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ وَٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرٌ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱللَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ۝٤٠
Qala rabbi anna yakoonu lee ghulamun waqad balaghaniya alkibaru waimraatee AAaqirun qala kathalika Allahu yafAAalu ma yashao
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."
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EnglishSaheeh International In my reader Ours to keep
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."
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FrançaisMuhammad HamidullahNon-commercial only
Il dit: «O mon Seigneur, comment aurais-je un garçon maintenant que la vieillesse m'a atteint et que ma femme est stérile?» Allah dit: «Comme cela!», Allah fait ce qu'Il veut.
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EspañolIsa GarcíaOurs to keep
Exclamó: “¡Señor mío! ¿Cómo podré tener un hijo si soy anciano y mi mujer estéril?” Le respondió [el ángel]: “¡Así será! Porque Dios hace lo que quiere”.
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DeutschBubenheim & ElyasOurs to keep
Er sagte: „Mein Herr, wie soll ich einen Jungen bekommen, wo mich schon hohes Alter überkommen hat und meine Frau unfruchtbar ist? Er (, der Engel,) sagte: „So (wird es sein); Allah tut, was Er will.
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TürkçeDiyanet İşleriNon-commercial only
"Ya Rabbi! Ben artık iyice kocamış, karım da kısırken nasıl oğlum olabilir?" dedi. Allah: "Böyledir, Allah dilediğini yapar" dedi.
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اردوFateh Muhammad JalandhryNon-commercial only
زکریا نے کہا اے پروردگار میرے ہاں لڑکا کیونکر پیدا ہوگا کہ میں تو بڈھا ہوگیا ہوں اور میری بیوی بانجھ ہے خدا نے فرمایا اسی طرح خدا جو چاہتا ہے کرتا ہے
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Bahasa IndonesiaKementerian AgamaOurs to keep
Dia (Zakaria) berkata, "Ya Tuhanku, bagaimana aku bisa mendapat anak, sedang aku sudah sangat tua dan istriku pun mandul?" Dia (Allah) berfirman, "Demikianlah, Allah berbuat apa yang Dia kehendaki."
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Bahasa MelayuAbdullah BasmeihNon-commercial only
Nabi Zakaria berkata:" Wahai Tuhanku! Bagaimanakah aku akan beroleh seorang anak, padahal sebenarnya aku telah tua dan isteriku pula mandul?", Allah berfirman: "Demikianlah keadaannya, Allah melakukan apa yang dikehendakiNya".
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বাংলাMuhiuddin KhanNon-commercial only
তিনি বললেন হে পালনকর্তা! কেমন করে আমার পুত্র সন্তান হবে, আমার যে বার্ধক্য এসে গেছে, আমার স্ত্রীও যে বন্ধ্যা। বললেন, আল্লাহ এমনি ভাবেই যা ইচ্ছা করে থাকেন।
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РусскийElmir KulievNon-commercial only
Закария (Захария) сказал: «Господи! Как может у меня родиться сын, если старость уже настигла меня и жена моя бесплодна?». Аллах сказал: «Так Аллах вершит, что пожелает!».
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中文Ma JianNon-commercial only
他说:我的主啊!我确已老迈了,我的妻子是不会生育的,我怎么会有儿子呢? 天神说:真主如此为所欲为。
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فارسیRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
[زکریا] گفت: «پروردگارا، چگونه فرزندی خواهم داشت، حال آنکه پیری به سراغم آمده و همسرم [نیز] نازاست؟» [الله] فرمود: «[امر آفرینش] چنین است [که] الله هر چه بخواهد، انجام مى‌دهد».
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KiswahiliAli Muhsin Al-BarwaniOurs to keep
Akasema Zakariya: Mola wangu Mlezi! Vipi nitapata mwana na hali ukongwe umenifikia, na mke wangu ni tasa? Akasema: Ndivyo vivyo hivyo, Mwenyezi Mungu hufanya apendavyo.
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Basi Zakariya alipo pewa bishara hii, ya kupata mwana, alimwelekea Mola Mlezi wake kwa shauku ya kutaka kujua vipi yatakuwa hayo, ya kuwa na mwana na ilhali yeye hanazo njia zijuulikanazo, kwa kuwa yeye mwenyewe kesha konga, na mkewe ni tasa. Mwenyezi Mungu akamjibu kuwa Yeye anapo taka jambo ama huzileta njia au huumba bila ya njia zinazo juulikana. Kwani Yeye hutenda apendavyo.
हिन्दीAzizul Haq al-UmariOurs to keep
उन्होंने कहा : ऐ मेरे पालनहार! मेरे हाँ पुत्र कैसे होगा, जबकि मुझे बुढ़ापा आ पहुँचा है और मेरी पत्नी बाँझ19 है? (अल्लाह ने) कहा : इसी प्रकार अल्लाह करता है जो चाहता है।
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19यह प्रश्न ज़करिया अलैहिस्सलाम ने प्रसन्न होकर आश्चर्य से किया।
TamazightRamdane At MansourNon-commercial only
Inna: "a Mass iw! Amek ara sâu$ aqcic? Ni$ wessre$, tameîîut iw d tiâiqeôt". Inna: "akka, Öebbi Ixeddem ayen i S ihwan".
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ItalianoHamza PiccardoNon-commercial only
Disse: “O mio Signore, come mai potrò avere un figlio? Già ho raggiunto la vecchiaia e mia moglie è sterile”. Disse: “Così! Allah fa quel che vuole”.
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PortuguêsSamir El-HayekNon-commercial only
Disse: Ó Senhor meu, como poderei ter um filho, se a velhice me alcançou a minha mulher é estéril? Disse-lhe (o anjo): Assim será. Deus faz o que Lhe apraz.
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BosanskiBesim KorkutNon-commercial only
"Gospodaru moj" – reče – "kako ću imati sina kada me starost ophrvala, a i žena mi je nerotkinja?" – "Eto tako" – reče On – "Allah čini što On hoće".
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ShqipSherif AhmetiNon-commercial only
Ai (Zekirjaja) tha: “Zoti im, si mund të kem unë djalë kur mua më ka arritu pleqëria dhe shoqja ime beronjë (sterile)?” Tha (All-llahu): “Kështu, All-llahu punon çka të dojë!”
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NederlandsSofian SiregarNon-commercial only
Hij zei: "O mijn Heer, hoe kan ik een jongen (verwekken), terwijl ik oud gewordden ben en mijn vrouw onvruchtbaar is?" Hij (Allah) zei: "Zo doet Allah wat Hij wil."
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SoomaaliMahmud AbduhNon-commercial only
Wuxuu yidhi Eebow sidee iigu ahaan Wiil Anooy isoo gaadhay Duqnimo, Haweeneydeyduna Madhalaystahay, wuxuu yidhi saasuu ku falaa Eebe wuxuu doono.
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HausaAbubakar GumiOurs to keep
Ya ce: "Yã Ubangijina! Yãya yãro zai sãmu a gare ni, alhãli kuwa, lalle tsũfa ya sãme ni, kuma mãtãta bakarãriya ce?" Allah ya ce, "Kamar hakan ne, Allah yana aikata abin da Yake so."
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ไทยKing Fahd ComplexNon-commercial only
เขา กล่าวว่า ข้าแต่พระเจ้าของข้าพระองค์ ข้าพระองค์จะมีบุตรได้อย่างไร โดยที่ความชราภาพได้มาถึงข้าพระองค์แล้วและภรรยาของข้าพระองค์ก็เป็นหมันด้วย พระองค์ตรัสว่ากระนั้นก็ตามอัลลอฮ์จะทรงกระทำตามที่พระองค์ทรงประสงค์
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தமிழ்Jan Trust FoundationNon-commercial only
அவர் கூறினார்; "என் இறைவனே! எனக்கு எப்படி மகன் ஒருவன் உண்டாக முடியும்? எனக்கு வயது அதிகமாகி (முதுமை வந்து) விட்டது. என் மனைவியும் மலடாக இருக்கின்றாள்;" அதற்கு (இறைவன்), "அவ்வாறே நடக்கும்;, அல்லாஹ் தான் நாடியதைச் செய்து முடிக்கின்றான்" என்று கூறினான்.
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日本語Saeed SatoOurs to keep
彼(ザカリーヤー*)は言った。「我が主*よ、どうして私に男の子が出来ましょう?私はもう高齢に達し、私の妻は不妊だと言いますのに」。彼(天使*)は言った。「そのように、アッラー*はお望みのことをなされるのだ」。
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EnglishHilali & KhanOurs to keep
He said: "O my Lord! How can I have a son when I am very old, and my wife is barren?" (Allâh) said: "Thus Allâh does what He wills."
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EnglishRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
He said: “My Lord, how can I have a son when I have reached old age and my wife is barren?” He said, “Thus Allah does what He wills.”
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EnglishM. M. Pickthall (1930)Non-commercial only
He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when age hath overtaken me already and my wife is barren? (The angel) answered: So (it will be). Allah doeth what He will.
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EnglishA. Yusuf AliNon-commercial only
He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have son, seeing I am very old, and my wife is barren?" "Thus," was the answer, "Doth Allah accomplish what He willeth."
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Tafsir al-Muyassar
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قال زكريا فرحاً متعجباً: ربِّ أنَّى يكون لي غلام مع أن الشيخوخة قد بلغت مني مبلغها، وامرأتي عقيم لا تلد؟ قال: كذلكَ يفعل الله ما يشاء من الأفعال العجيبة المخالفة للعادة.
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Surah
3. Aal-i-Imraan آل عمران
Verse
40 of 200
In the Quran
333 of 6,236
Page
Juz
3 of 30
Hizb
6 of 60 · quarter 2
Revealed
In Madinah (Medinan surah)
Sajdah
No
Words
17 in the Uthmani text
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قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ وَٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرٌ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱللَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ۝٤٠
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."
Aal-i-Imraan 3:40 · allahservants.com/en/quran/3/40
Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani 1.1, tanzil.net. Translations: credited on each card.