19. Surah Maryam, Verse 88
وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَلَداًۜ
Waqaloo ittakhatha arrahmanuwalada
They say, ‘The All-Merciful has a son. ’
- Progressive Muslims
And they said the Almighty has taken a son!
- Shabbir Ahmed
As it is, some assert, "The Beneficent has betaken a son!"
- Sam Gerrans
And they say: “The Almighty has taken a son.”
- The Monotheist Group
And they said the Almighty has taken a son!
- Edip-Layth
They said the Gracious has taken a son!
- Aisha Bewley
They say, ‘The All-Merciful has a son. ’
- Rashad Khalifa
They said, "The Most Gracious has begotten a son"!
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
They say: "God has begotten a son. "
- Sahih International
And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken [for Himself] a son. "
- Muhammad Asad
As it is, some assert, "The Most Gracious has taken unto Himself a son„!
- Marmaduke Pickthall
And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
They say: "Allah, AL-Rahman has taken up, adopted or begotten a son".
- Bijan Moeinian
They say that the Gracious One has got a son!
- Al-Hilali & Khan
And they say: "The Most Gracious (Allâh) has begotten a son (or offspring or children) [as the Jews say: ‘Uzair (Ezra) is the son of Allâh, and the Christians say that He has begotten a son [‘Îsâ (Jesus) عليه السلام], and the pagan Arabs say that He has begotten daughters (angels and others.)]."
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!"
- Mustafa Khattab
They[1] say, "The Most Compassionate has offspring."
- Taqi Usmani
They say, "The All-Merciful (Allah) has got a son."
- Abdul Haleem
The disbelievers say, ‘The Lord of Mercy has offspring.’
- Arthur John Arberry
And they say, 'The All-merciful has taken unto Himself a son.
- E. Henry Palmer
They say, 'The Merciful has taken to Himself a son:' -
- Hamid S. Aziz
They shall have no power of intercession, save him who has taken a covenant with his Lord.
- Mahmoud Ghali
And they have said, "The All-Merciful has taken to Him a child. "
- George Sale
They say, the Merciful hath begotten issue.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they say: "(Allah, ) The Most Gracious (Ar-Rahmán) has fathered a son!"
- Amatul Rahman Omar
Some say, `The Most Gracious (God) has taken to Himself a son (who will be our intercessor). '
- Ali Quli Qarai
They say, ‘The All-beneficent has taken a son!’