He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren and I have reached infirm old age? — Maryam 19:8

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قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌۭ وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًۭا وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ ٱلْكِبَرِ عِتِيًّۭا

He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren and I have reached infirm old age?

Maryam 19:8

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“He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren and I have reached infirm old age?”

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Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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