The Family of Imran
3. Āl ʿImrān
آل عمران
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قَالَ
رَبِّ
أَنَّى
يَكُونُ
لِي
غُلَامٌ
وَقَدْ
بَلَغَنِيَ
الْكِبَرُ
وَامْرَأَتِي
عَاقِرٌ
قَالَ
كَذَلِكَ
اللَّهُ
يَفْعَلُ
مَا
يَشَاءُ
qāla rabbi ʾannā yakūnu lī ghulāmun wa-qad balaghaniya l-kibaru wa-mraʾatī ʿāqirun qāla ka-dhālika llāhu yafʿalu mā yashāʾu
He said, ‘My Lord, how shall I have a son while old age has overtaken me and my wife is barren?’ Said He, ‘So it is that Allah does whatever He wishes.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
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."
