Surah Al-Balad — Verse 3

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وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

Wawalidin wama walad

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

[I swear] by parent and offspring,

Marmaduke Pickthall

And the begetter and that which he begat,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And (the mystic ties of) parent and child;-

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and by the father and all those he begot,

Al-Hilali & Khan

And by the begetter (i.e. Adam عليه السلام) and that which he begot (i.e. his progeny).

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

and I swear by the parent and his offspring: