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Ali 'Imran 47

Ayah 47 of 200 · Medinan

قَالَتۡ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِي وَلَدٞ وَلَمۡ يَمۡسَسۡنِي بَشَرٞۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ ٱللَّهُ يَخۡلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمۡرٗا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٤٧

She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَتۡShe saidqālat
  2. رَبِّMy Lordrabbi
  3. أَنَّىٰhowannā
  4. يَكُونُis [it]yakūnu
  5. لِيfor melī
  6. وَلَدٞa boywaladun
  7. وَلَمۡand (has) notwalam
  8. يَمۡسَسۡنِيtouch(ed) meyamsasnī
  9. بَشَرٞۖany manbasharun
  10. قَالَHe saidqāla
  11. كَذَٰلِكِThuskadhāliki
  12. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  13. يَخۡلُقُcreatesyakhluqu
  14. مَاwhatmā
  15. يَشَآءُۚHe willsyashāu
  16. إِذَاWhenidhā
  17. قَضَىٰٓHe decreesqaḍā
  18. أَمۡرٗاa matteramran
  19. فَإِنَّمَاthen onlyfa-innamā
  20. يَقُولُHe saysyaqūlu
  21. لَهُۥto itlahu
  22. كُنBekun
  23. فَيَكُونُand it becomesfayakūnu

Tafsir

Mary was surprised that she was to have a child without a husband and said in astonishment: How can I have a child when no man has come near me in a lawful or unlawful way? The angel said to her: Just as Allah will create a child for you without a father, He creates whatever He wishes even though it may be out of the ordinary. When Allah wishes for something, He says ‘Be’ and it is. Nothing can stop Him doing as He wills.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran