Quran 11:72 — Hud, verse 72
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
She said, ‘Alas for me! How am I to bear a child when I am an old woman, and my husband here is an old man? That would be a strange thing!’
قَالَتْ يَا وَيْلَتَىٰ أَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا عَجُوزٌ وَهَـٰذَا بَعْلِي شَيْخًا ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عَجِيبٌ
qālat yāwaylatā a-alidu wa-anā ʿajūzun wahādhā baʿlī shaykhan inna hādhā lashayon ʿajībun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- She said, 'Woe is me! Shall I bear, being an old woman, and this my husband is an old man? This assuredly is a strange thing.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said she: "Oh, woe is me! Shall I bear a child, now that I am an old woman and this husband of mine is an old man? Verily, that would be a strange thing indeed!"
- Sahih International
- 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!"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَتْqālat | She said | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓyāwaylatā | Woe to me | — |
| 3 | ءَأَلِدُa-alidu | Shall I bear a child | ولد |
| 4 | وَأَنَا۠wa-anā | while I am | — |
| 5 | عَجُوزٌۭʿajūzun | an old woman | عجز |
| 6 | وَهَـٰذَاwahādhā | and this | — |
| 7 | بَعْلِىbaʿlī | my husband | بعل |
| 8 | شَيْخًا ۖshaykhan | (is) an old man | شيخ |
| 9 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 10 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | this | — |
| 11 | لَشَىْءٌlashayon | (is) surely a thing | شيأ |
| 12 | عَجِيبٌۭʿajībun | amazing | عجب |