The Quran

سورة مَریَم

Surah Maryam 19:9

Mary · Verse 9 of 98

قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ رَبُّكَ هُوَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌ وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ تَكُ شَيْئًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

(The Lord) said, `So shall it be,´ and (the angel bearing the revelation) said, `Your Lord says, "It is easy for Me, and behold, I have created you before this whereas you (too) were nothing".´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

He said: "So (it will be) thy Lord saith, 'that is easy for Me: I did indeed create thee before, when thou hadst been nothing!'

Ahmed Ali

(The angel) answered: "Thus will it be. Your Lord said: ´This is easy for Me; for when I brought you into being you were nothing.´

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Ali Unal

(The angel) answered: "Just so. Your Lord says: ‘It is easy for Me – assuredly I did create you before, when you had been nothing.’ "

Daryabadi

Allah said: even so! Thy Lord saith: it is unto Me easy, whereas surely I created thee afore when thou wast not aught.

Faridul Haque

He (the angel) said, "So it is; your Lord says, ‘This is easy for Me - in fact I created you before this, at a time when you did not exist.’ "

Maulana Muhammad Ali

He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord says: It is easy for Me, and indeed I created thee before, when thou wast nothing.

Maulvi Sher Ali

The angel bearing the revelation said, `So shall it be.' But thy Lord says, `It is easy for ME, and indeed I created thee before, when thou wast nothing.'

Muhammad Asad

Answered [the angel]: "Thus. it is; [but] thy Sustainer says, 'This is easy for Me - even as I have created thee aforetime out of nothing.'"

Muhammad Musin Khan

He said: "So (it will be). Your Lord says; It is easy for Me. Certainly I have created you before, when you had been nothing!"

Muhammad Pickthall

He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me, even as I created thee before, when thou wast naught.

Muhammad Sarwar

(The angel) said, "This is true, but your Lord says, 'For Me it is easy; I created you when you did not exist ".

Muhammed ali Shakir

He said: So shall it be, your Lord says: It is easy to Me, and indeed I created you before, when you were nothing.

Rashad Khalifa

He said, "Thus said your Lord: `It is easy for Me to do. I created you before that, and you were nothing.' "

Shabbir Ahmed

He said: Thus it is. Your Lord says, “It is easy for Me. I created you before, and you were nothing."