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إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَىْءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدْنَـٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

Innam a qawlun a lishayin i tha aradn a hu an naqoola lahu kun fayakoon u

Whenever We will anything to be, We but say unto it Our word "Be" - and it is.

- Mohammad Asad

As for its possibility, when We intend to do anything which We want, We need only say, "Be," and it is.

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Surah 16. An-Nahl, Ayah 40

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Whenever We will anything to be, We but say unto it Our word "Be" - and it is.

- Mohammad Asad

As for its possibility, when We intend to do anything which We want, We need only say, "Be," and it is.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

If We ever will something 'to exist', all We say is: 'Be!' And it is!

- Mustafa Khattab

And Our word unto a thing, when We intend it, is only that We say unto it: Be! and it is.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

For to anything which We have willed We but say the Word "Be" and it is. ²⁰⁶⁶

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 16. An-Nahl, Ayah 40

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Whenever We will anything to be, We but say unto it Our word "Be" - and it is.

- Mohammad Asad

As for its possibility, when We intend to do anything which We want, We need only say, "Be," and it is.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

If We ever will something 'to exist', all We say is: 'Be!' And it is!

- Mustafa Khattab

And Our word unto a thing, when We intend it, is only that We say unto it: Be! and it is.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

For to anything which We have willed We but say the Word "Be" and it is. 2066

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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For to anything which We have willed We but say the Word "Be" and it is. ²⁰⁶⁶