Surah Al-Baqarah — Verse 117
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بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ
BadeeAAu assamawatiwal-ardi wa-itha qada amran fa-innamayaqoolu lahu kun fayakoon
Translations of this verse 11
Saheeh International
Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ and it is.
Marmaduke Pickthall
The Originator of the heavens and the earth! When He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: When He decreeth a matter, He saith to it: "Be," and it is.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
(He is the) Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decides a matter, He simply says to it: “Be”, and it comes to be.
Al-Hilali & Khan
The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it: "Be!" - and it is.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth; whenever He decrees a matter He (merely) says: “Be”, and it is.
Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an
The Originator is He of the heavens and the earth: and when He wills a thing to be, He but says unto it, "Be" -and it is.
Rowwad · source edition
The Originator of the heavens and earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, “Be,” and it is.
Noor International · source edition
(117) Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.
Hilali and Khan · source edition
117. The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it: "Be!" - and it is.