Study Mode · Ayah 40:68
Surah Ghafir · 40:68
هُوَ الَّذِي يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ۖ فَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Huwal lazee yuhyee wa yumeetu fa izaa qadaaa amran fa innamaa yaqoolu lahoo kun fa yakon
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English translations
Saheeh International
He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is.
Yusuf Ali
It is He Who gives Life and Death; and when He decides upon an affair, He says to it, "Be", and it is.
Pickthall
He it is Who quickeneth and giveth death. When He ordaineth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is.