11:72 qaalat yaa waylataa a alidu wa ana 'Ajuuzuw wa haadhaa ba'Åliy shaykhaa* in-na haadhaa la shay'un 'Ajiyb

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
She said, "Oh woe to me - will I bear a child whereas I am an old woman, and this my husband, is an old man? This is something really extraordinary."

Yusuf Ali:
She said: "Alas for me! shall I bear a child, seeing I am an old woman, and my husband here is an old man? That would indeed be a wonderful thing!"

Pickthal:
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!