سورة الحِجر
Surah Al-Hijr 15:54
The Rock · Verse 54 of 99
قَالَ أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِي عَلَىٰ أَنْ مَسَّنِيَ الْكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
He (-Abraham) said, `Do you give me the good tidings inspite of the fact that old age has come upon me. So on what (basis) are you giving (me this) good tidings.´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He said: "Do ye give me glad tidings that old age has seized me? Of what, then, is your good news?
Ahmed Ali
"You bring me the good news now," he said, "when old age has come upon me. What good news are you giving me then?"
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Ali Unal
He said: "Do you bring me glad tidings when old age has overtaken me, then how can you bring me such glad tidings?"
Daryabadi
He said: bear ye me glad tidings when old age hath touched me? of what then ye bear me glad tidings?
Faridul Haque
He said, "Do you convey to me the glad tidings upon old age reaching me? So upon what do you convey glad tidings?" (* Prophet Ibrahim said this out of surprise.)
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: Do you give me good news when old age has come upon me? Of what then do you give me good news?
Maulvi Sher Ali
He said, `Do you give me this glad tidings despite the fact that old age has overtaken me? On what basis, then, do you give me this glad tidings?'
Muhammad Asad
Said he: "Do you give me this glad tiding despite the fact that old age has overtaken me? Of what [strange thing], then, are you giving me a tiding!"
Muhammad Musin Khan
[Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Do you give me glad tidings (of a son) when old age has overtaken me? Of what then is your news?"
Muhammad Pickthall
He said: Bring ye me good tidings (of a son) when old age hath overtaken me? Of what then can ye bring good tidings?
Muhammad Sarwar
Abraham asked, "Are you giving me the glad news of a son in my old age? What reason can you give for such glad news?"
Muhammed ali Shakir
He said: Do you give me good news (of a son) when old age has come upon me?-- Of what then do you give me good news!
Rashad Khalifa
He said, "How can you give me such good news, when I am so old? Do you still give me this good news?"
Shabbir Ahmed
He said, "How can you give me such glad tiding even though I have been overtaken by old age?"