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Quran 11:72

Surah Hud, verse 72 of 123 · Juz 12

قَالَتْ يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ ءَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا۠ عَجُوزٌ وَهَـٰذَا بَعْلِى شَيْخًا ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌ

Translations of Quran 11:72
EnglishTalal Itani

She said, “Alas for me. Shall I give birth, when I am an old woman, and this, my husband, is an old man? This is truly a strange thing.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

She said: Oh woe is me! Shall I bear a child when I am an old woman, and this my husband is an old man? Lo! this is a strange thing!

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Vay, dedi, doğuracak mıyım? Ben bir acuz, kocam da bu bir pir iken, her halde bu çok acîb bir şey

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ah ! Malheureuse que je suis ! Moi, enfanter ? Lorsque je suis une vieille et mon mari un vieillard ! Certes, c’est une chose étrange !

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij zeide: Helaas! zal ik een zoon baren, terwijl ik oud ben en deze mijn man ook in jaren gevorderd is? Waarlijk, dit zou een wonder zijn.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Io far figli, disse, ora che sono vecchia, e mio marito anche è vecchio? ciò è ben straordinario!

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