Surah Maryam 19:8
سُورَةُ مَرۡيَمَ · Meccan · Verse 8 of 98
قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌۭ وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًۭا وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ ٱلْكِبَرِ عِتِيًّۭا
Translation
He said, ‘Lord, how can I have a son when my wife is barren, and I am old and frail?’
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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