Surah Hud 11:72 — translation and meaning
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ۖ قَالَتْ يَاوَيْلَتَى أَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا عَجُوزٌ وَهَذَا بَعْلِي شَيْخًا إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَيْءٌ عَجِيبٌ
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ۖ
قَالَتْ
qalat
She said
يَاوَيْلَتَى
yawaylata
Woe to me!
أَأَلِدُ
a-alidu
Shall I bear a child
وَأَنَا
wa-ana
while I am
عَجُوزٌ
ajuzun
an old woman
وَهَذَا
wahadha
and this
بَعْلِي
ba'li
my husband
شَيْخًا
shaykhan
(is) an old man
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هَذَا
hadha
this
لَشَيْءٌ
lashayon
(is) surely a thing
عَجِيبٌ
ajibun
amazing
Transliteration
Qaalat yaa wailataaa 'aalidu wa ana 'ajoozunw wa haaza ba'lee shaikhan inna haazaa lashai'un 'ajeeb
Translation
She said, "Woe to me! Shall I give birth while I am an old woman and this, my husband, is an old man? Indeed, this is an amazing thing!"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
When the angels gave Sarah this amazing good news, she asked how she could have a child when she was an old woman and her husband was also advanced in age. Having a child at such an age was incredible, and was not normal.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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