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Surah Maryam, ayah 35

مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ مِن وَلَدٍ ۖ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥٓ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

It is not [befitting] for Allāh to take a son; exalted is He! When He decrees an affair, He only says to it, "Be," and it is.

Maryam · 19:35

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  1. مَاmāNot
  2. كَانَkāna(it) is
  3. لِلَّهِlillahifor Allah
  4. أَنanthat
  5. يَتَّخِذَyattakhidhaHe should take
  6. مِنminany son
  7. وَلَدٍۢ ۖwaladinany son
  8. سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥٓ ۚsub'ḥānahuGlory be to Him
  9. إِذَاidhāWhen
  10. قَضَىٰٓqaḍāHe decrees
  11. أَمْرًۭاamrana matter
  12. فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
  13. يَقُولُyaqūluHe says
  14. لَهُۥlahuto it
  15. كُنkunBe
  16. فَيَكُونُfayakūnuand it is

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