The Quran

سورة مَریَم

Surah Maryam 19:92

Mary · Verse 92 of 98

وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

`Whereas it does not behove the Most Gracious (God) that He should take to Himself a son.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

For it is not consonant with the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He should beget a son.

Ahmed Ali

When it does not behove the Merciful to have a son.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

It is not for the All-Merciful to take to Himself a child.

Daryabadi

And it behoveth not the Compassionate that he should take a son. *Chapter:19

Faridul Haque

And it does not befit the Most Gracious to choose an offspring!

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And it is not worthy of the Beneficent that he should take to Himself a son.

Maulvi Sher Ali

It becomes not the Gracious God that HE should take unto Himself a son.

Muhammad Asad

although it is inconceivable that the Most Gracious should take unto Himself a son!

Muhammad Musin Khan

But it is not suitable for (the Majesty of) the Most Beneficent (Allah) that He should beget a son (or offspring or children).

Muhammad Pickthall

When it is not meet for (the Majesty of) the Beneficent that He should choose a son.

Muhammad Sarwar

The Beneficent God is too Exalted to have a son.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And it is not worthy of the Beneficent Allah that He should take (to Himself) a son.

Rashad Khalifa

It is not befitting the Most Gracious that He should beget a son.

Shabbir Ahmed

It is not befitting for the Majesty of the Beneficent that He should choose a son.