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Quran 7:189

Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights), verse 189 of 206 · Juz 9

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا لِيَسْكُنَ إِلَيْهَا ۖ فَلَمَّا تَغَشَّىٰهَا حَمَلَتْ حَمْلًا خَفِيفًا فَمَرَّتْ بِهِۦ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَثْقَلَت دَّعَوَا ٱللَّهَ رَبَّهُمَا لَئِنْ ءَاتَيْتَنَا صَـٰلِحًا لَّنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ

Translations of Quran 7:189
EnglishTalal Itani

It is He who created you from a single person, and made from it its mate, that he may find comfort with her. Then, when he has covered her, she conceives a light load, and she carries it around. But when she has grown heavy, they pray to Allah their Lord, “If You give us a good child, we will be among the thankful.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

He it is Who did create you from a single soul, and therefrom did make his mate that he might take rest in her. And when he covered her she bore a light burden, and she passed (unnoticed) with it, but when it became heavy they cried unto Allah, their Lord, saying: If thou givest unto us aright we shall be of the thankful.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

O odur ki sizi bir tek nefisten yarattı, eşini de ondan yaptı ki gönlü buna ısınsın, onun için vaktaki bunu derâğûş eyledi, bu hafifçe bir hamlin hâmili oldu, bir müddet bununla geçti, derken ağırlaştı, o vakıt ikisi bir kendilerini yetiştiren Allaha şöyle dua ettiler: bize yaraşıklı bir çocuk ihsan edersen yemin ederiz ki elbet şükreden kullarından oluruz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

C’est lui qui vous a créés tous d’un seul individu, qui en a produit son épouse afin qu’il demeurât avec elle, et, lorsque l’homme eut cohabité avec elle, elle porta d’abord un fardeau léger, et marchait sans peine ; Puis, lorsqu’il devint plus pesant, les deux époux adressèrent cette prière à Dieu leur Seigneur : Si tu nous donnes un fils bien fait, nous te rendrons des actions de grâces.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Hij is het, die u uit één man geschapen en zijne vrouw uit hem voortgebracht heeft, opdat hij met haar mocht wonen; en nadat hij met haar geleefd had, droeg zij een lichten last, waarmede zij gemakkelijk wandelde. Maar toen het zwaarder werd, riep zij God haren Heer aan, zeggende: Indien gij ons een welgemaakt kind schenkt, zullen wij dankbaar zijn.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

È desso che vi ha creati tutti da un sol uomo, da cui produsse la sua sposa affinchè vivesse con essa; e quando l’uomo ebbe convissuto con essa, questa portò da prima un peso leggiero, e camminò senza incomodo; poi, quando divenne più pesante, i conjugi fecero questa preghiera a Dio loro Signore: Se ci dai un figlio ben fatto, noi ti ringrazieremo.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.