Surah An-Nahl 16:40
سُورَةُ النَّحۡلِ · Meccan · Verse 40 of 128
إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَىْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Translation
When We will something to happen, all that We say is, ‘Be,’ and it is.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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