Surah Ali 'Imran · Ayah 40

Meaning of Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 40

Qala rabbi anna yakoonu leeghulamun waqad balaghaniya alkibaru wamraatee AAaqirunqala kathalika Allahu yafAAalu mayasha/

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1. قَالَqālaHe said
2. رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
3. أَنَّىٰannāhow
4. يَكُونُyakūnucan (there) be
5. لِىlīfor me
6. غُلَـٰمٌۭghulāmuna son
7. وَقَدْwaqadand verily
8. بَلَغَنِىَbalaghaniyahas reached me
9. ٱلْكِبَرُl-kibaru[the] old age
10. وَٱمْرَأَتِىwa-im'ra-atīand my wife
11. عَاقِرٌۭ ۖʿāqirun(is) [a] barren
12. قَالَqālaHe said
13. كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
14. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
15. يَفْعَلُyafʿaludoes
16. مَاmāwhat
17. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills