سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 72
قَالَتْ يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ ءَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا۠ عَجُوزٌ وَهَـٰذَا بَعْلِى شَيْخًا ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌ ﴿72﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
She said (in astonishment): "Woe unto me! Shall I bear a child while I am an old woman, and here is my husband an old man? Verily! This is a strange thing!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَتْ
qālat
She said
يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ
yāwaylatā
Woe to me
ءَأَلِدُ
a-alidu
Shall I bear a child
وَأَنَا۠
wa-anā
while I am
عَجُوزٌۭ
ʿajūzun
an old woman
وَهَـٰذَا
wahādhā
and this
بَعْلِى
baʿlī
my husband
شَيْخًا ۖ
shaykhan
(is) an old man
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
لَشَىْءٌ
lashayon
(is) surely a thing
عَجِيبٌۭ
ʿajībun
amazing
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
72. 1 This was his wife, Lady Sarah, who herself was old, and her husband, Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him), was also old. Therefore, amazement was a natural matter, which was expressed by her.
