3:40 qaala rab-bi an-naa yakuunu liy gulaamuw wa qad balaganiyal kibaru wamra-atiy 'AAqir* qaala kadhaalikal-laahu yaf'Alu maa yashaa'
Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
He said, "My Lord! How can I have a son
when old age has reached me and my wife is barren?" He said, "This is how
Allah brings about, whatever He wills."
Yusuf Ali:
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."
Pickthal:
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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