← Surah 3

3:47

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

Word by word

قَالَتْ
She said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالَتْVerb — perfect، 3rd fem. sing.
رَبِّ
My Lord
Noun
Root: ربب
Grammar (i'rab)
رَبِّNoun — masculine، accusative
Noun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
أَنَّىٰ
how
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنَّىٰNoun — interrogative، accusative
يَكُونُ
is [it]
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
يَكُونُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
لِى
for me
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لِPreposition — preposition، prefix
ىNoun — pronoun، 1st sing.
وَلَدٌ
a boy
Noun
Root: ولد
Grammar (i'rab)
وَلَدٌNoun — masculine، indefinite، nominative
وَلَمْ
and (has) not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — circumstantial، prefix
لَمْPreposition — negative
يَمْسَسْنِى
touch(ed) me
Verb
Root: مسس
Grammar (i'rab)
يَمْسَسْVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
نِىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
بَشَرٌ
any man
Noun
Root: بشر
Grammar (i'rab)
بَشَرٌNoun — masculine، indefinite، nominative
قَالَ
He said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
كَذَٰلِكِ
Thus
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
كَPreposition — preposition، prefix
ذَٰNoun — demonstrative، masc. sing.
لِPreposition — distance، suffix
كِPreposition — addressee، suffix، feminine
ٱللَّهُ
Allah
Noun
Root: أله
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱللَّهُNoun — proper noun، nominative
يَخْلُقُ
creates
Verb
Root: خلق
Grammar (i'rab)
يَخْلُقُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
مَا
what
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَاNoun — relative
يَشَآءُ
He wills
Verb
Root: شيأ
Grammar (i'rab)
يَشَآءُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
إِذَا
When
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
إِذَاNoun — time adverb
قَضَىٰٓ
He decrees
Verb
Root: قضي
Grammar (i'rab)
قَضَىٰٓVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
أَمْرًا
a matter
Noun
Root: أمر
Grammar (i'rab)
أَمْرًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative
فَإِنَّمَا
then only
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — result، prefix
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
مَاPreposition — preventive
يَقُولُ
He says
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
يَقُولُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
لَهُۥ
to it
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — preposition، prefix
هُۥNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. sing.
كُن
Be
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كُنVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. sing.
فَيَكُونُ
and it becomes
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
يَكُونُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.

Translation

EN

She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: Allah createth what He willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is!

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

She said, ‘My Lord, how can I have a son when no man has touched me?’ [The angel] said, ‘This is how God creates what He will: when He has ordained something, He only says, “Be”, and it is.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

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.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is Allāh; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Meryem: "Rabbim! Bana bir insan dokunmamışken nasıl çocuğum olabilir?" demişti. Melekler şöyle dediler: "Allah dilediğini böylece yaratır. Bir işin olmasını dilerse ona ol der ve olur".

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

(Meryem): "Ey Rabbim, bana bir beşer dokunmamışken benim nasıl çocuğum olur?" dedi. Allah: "Öyle ama, Allah dilediğini yaratır, bir şeyin olmasını dilediğinde ona sadece 'ol!' der, o da hemen oluverir." dedi.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Meryem) “Rabbim! Bana hiçbir insan dokunmamışken nasıl (bir) çocuğum olabilir ki?” demiş, (melekler ise) şöyle demişlerdi: “Öyle, (ama) Allah dilediğini yaratır.Bir işe hükmettiği zaman ona sadece ‘Ol!’ der, o da hemen olmaya başlar.”

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

قالت مريم متعجبة من هذا الأمر: أنَّى يكون لي ولد وأنا لست بذات زوج ولا بَغِيٍّ؟ قال لها المَلَك: هذا الذي يحدث لكِ ليس بمستبعد على الإله القادر، الذي يوجِد ما يشاء من العدم، فإذا أراد إيجاد شيء فإنما يقول له: "كُن" فيكون.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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