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Quran 3:47

Surah Al-Imran (Aal-Imran), verse 47 of 200 · Juz 3

قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ ٱللَّهُ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

Translations of Quran 3:47
EnglishTalal Itani

She said, “My Lord, how can I have a child, when no man has touched me?” He said, “It will be so. Allah creates whatever He wills. To have anything done, He only says to it, ‘Be,’ and it is.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

She said: My Lord! How can I have a child when no mortal hath touched me? He said: So (it will be). Allah createth what He will. If He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

YaRabbi! dedi: bir çocuk nerden olabilir benim için? Ki bana bir beşer dokunmadı, buyurdu ki: öyle, Allah neyi dilerse yaratır, o bir emri murad edince sade ona ol der o oluverir.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Seigneur, répondit Marie, comment aurais-je un fils ? Aucun homme ne m’a touchée. — C’est ainsi, reprit l’ange, que Dieu crée ce qu’il veut. Il dit : Sois, et il est.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

O Heer! antwoordde Maria: Hoe zal ik een zoon baren, terwijl geen man mij heeft aangeraakt!" De engel antwoordde: God doet wat en hoe hij wil; en heeft hij eene zaak besloten, dan zegt hij slechts: Wees, en het is.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Signore, rispose Maria, come avrò un figlio? Nessun uomo mi ha avvicinata. Così, rispose l’angelo, Dio crea ciò che vuole. Egli dice: sia, ed è.

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