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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 40
قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَـٰمٌ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ وَٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرٌ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱللَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "O my Lord! How can I have a son when I am very old, and my wife is barren?" (Allâh) said: "Thus Allâh does what He wills."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
أَنَّىٰ
annā
how
يَكُونُ
yakūnu
can (there) be
لِى
lī
for me
غُلَـٰمٌۭ
ghulāmun
a son
وَقَدْ
waqad
and verily
بَلَغَنِىَ
balaghaniya
has reached me
ٱلْكِبَرُ
l-kibaru
[the] old age
وَٱمْرَأَتِى
wa-im'ra-atī
and my wife
عَاقِرٌۭ ۖ
ʿāqirun
(is) [a] barren
قَالَ
qāla
He said
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
يَفْعَلُ
yafʿalu
does
مَا
mā
what
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
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.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
