Hud 11:72

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Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration

Arabic		قَالَتْ يَا وَيْلَتَىٰ أَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا عَجُوزٌ وَهَٰذَا بَعْلِي شَيْخًا إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عَجِيب
Transliteration		Qalat ya waylata aalidu waana AAajoozun wahatha baAAlee shaykhan inna hatha lashay-on AAajeebun
Transliteration-2		qālat yāwaylatā a-alidu wa-anā ʿajūzun wahādhā baʿlī shaykhan inna hādhā lashayon ʿajību
Word for Word Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more		She said, "Woe to me! Shall I bear a child while I am an old woman and this, my husband, (is) an old man? Indeed, this (is) surely a thing amazing."

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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad		Said she: "Oh, woe is me! Shall I bear a child, now that I am an old woman and this husband of mine is an old man? Verily, that would be a strange thing indeed!"
M. M. Pickthall		She said: Oh woe is me! Shall I bear a child when I am an old woman, and this my husband is an old man? Lo! this is a strange thing
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)		She said: "Alas for me! shall I bear a child, seeing I am an old woman, and my husband here is an old man? That would indeed be a wonderful thing!"
Shakir		She said: O wonder! shall I bear a son when I am an extremely old woman and this my husband an extremely old man? Most surely this is a wonderful thing
Wahiduddin Khan		She said, Alas! Shall I bear a child in this old age, while my husband here is also old? This is indeed a strange thing
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar		She said: Woe to me! Will I give birth when I am an old woman and this, my husband, is an old man? Truly, this is a strange thing!
T.B.Irving		She said: "It´s too bad for me! Shall I bear a child while I am an old woman and this husband of mine is elderly? That would be an amazing thing!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab		She wondered, “Oh, my! How can I have a child in this old age, and my husband here is an old man? This is truly an astonishing thing!”
Safi Kaskas		She said, "Alas for me. How am I to bear a child when I am now an old woman, and this husband of mine is an old man? That would be an astonishing thing."
Abdul Hye		She said: “Woe unto me! Shall I bear a child now when I am an old woman, and this is my husband, an old man? Surely! This is a strange thing!”
The Study Quran		She said, “Oh, woe unto me! Shall I bear a child when I am an old woman, and this husband of mine is an old man? That would surely be an astounding thing.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)		She said: "O my!, how can I give birth while I am an old woman, and here is my husband an old man This is indeed a strange thing!"
Abdel Haleem		She said, ‘Alas for me! How am I to bear a child when I am an old woman, and my husband here is an old man? That would be a strange thing!&rsquo
Abdul Majid Daryabadi		She said: Oh for me shall bring forth when I am old, and this my husband is advanced in years! Verily a marvellous thing is this
Ahmed Ali		She said: "Woe betide me! Will I give birth when I am old and this my husband be aged? This is indeed surprising!"
Aisha Bewley		She said, ´Woe is me! How can I give birth when I am an old woman and my husband here is an aged man? This is indeed an astonishing thing!´
Ali Ünal		She said: "Oh, woe is me! Shall I bear a child, now that I am an old woman, and this my husband is an old man? That would be a strange thing indeed!"
Ali Quli Qara'i		She said, ‘Oh, my! Shall I, an old woman, bear [children], and [while] this husband of mine is an old man?! That is indeed an odd thing!&rsquo
Hamid S. Aziz		Said she, "Alas for me! Shall I bear a son when I am an old woman, and this husband of mine an old man? Verily, this is a strange thing!"
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali		She said, "O woe to me! will I give birth and I am an old woman, and this my husband is an aged man? Surely, this is indeed a wonderful thing."
Muhammad Sarwar		She said, "Woe is me! How can I have a baby when I am barren and my husband is very old? This is certainly strange"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani		She said, .Woe to me! Shall I give birth to a child while I am an old woman and this is my husband, an old man? This is something amazing indeed
Shabbir Ahmed		She exclaimed, "Oh, woe is me! Shall I bear a child, now that I am an old woman and this husband of mine is an old man? This is really strange!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed		She said: "Alas for me! Shall I bear a child seeing that I am an old woman, and my husband here is (also) an old man? Verily! That would indeed be a strange thing!"
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)		She said, "Woe to me! Shall I give birth while I am an old woman and this, my husband, is an old man? Indeed, this is an amazing thing!"
Farook Malik		She said: "O wonder! (An expression to indicate surprise) Shall I bear a child now when I have become an old woman and my husband has become well advanced in age? This is indeed a strange thing!"
Dr. Munir Munshey		She said, "Woe to me! Will I give birth? I am old and this husband of mine is old! This would really be an odd thing."
Dr. Kamal Omar		(When she received the news of such a late pregnancy) she said (in extreme astonishment): “Woe unto me! Shall I deliver a child while I am barren due to age and this, my husband, is an old man? Verily! This is a very strange thing!”
Talal A. Itani (new translation)		She said, 'Alas for me. Shall I give birth, when I am an old woman, and this, my husband, is an old man? This is truly a strange thing.'
Maududi		She said: 'Woe is me! Shall I bear a child now that I am an old woman and my husband is well advanced in years. This is indeed strange!'
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad		She said: woe to me, would I give birth while I am an old woman and my husband is an old man, indeed this is a surprising thing.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)		She said, “Oh my, will I bear a child, being that I am an old woman, and my husband here is an old man? That would indeed be a wonderful thing.
Musharraf Hussain		“How come!” She said, “How will I have a child, when I am an old woman and my husband is an old man? This will be an odd thing.”
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)		She said: "O my! Shall I give birth when I am an old woman, and here is my husband an old man? This is indeed a strange thing!"
Mohammad Shafi		She said, "Alas! Shall I bear a son when I am an old woman and this my husband an old man? This is indeed a strange thing

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian		She said: “A son from an old couple like us will be really something!&rdquo
Faridul Haque		She said, "Oh woe to me - will I bear a child whereas I am an old woman, and this my husband, is an old man? This is something really extraordinary."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah		She replied: 'Alas for me! Shall I bear (a child) when I am old woman and my husband is advanced in years? This is indeed a strange thing.
Maulana Muhammad Ali		She said: O wonder! Shall I bear a son when I am an extremely old woman, and this my husband an extremely old man? This is a wonderful thing indeed
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira		She said: "Oh my calamity/scandal/misfortune , do I give birth and I am old/weak and that (is) my husband old aged , that, that (is) an unusual/strange thing (E)."
Sher Ali		She said, `Oh, woe is me ! Shall I bear a child when I am an extremely old women and this my husband also is a very old man? This is indeed a strange thing !
Rashad Khalifa		She said, "Woe to me, how could I bear a child at my age, and here is my husband, an old man? This is really strange!"
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)		She said, 'Oh; Woe is me. Shall I bear a child' and I am old, and this is my husband, an old man? No doubt, this is strange thing.
Amatul Rahman Omar		She said, `O wonder for me! Shall I bear a child while I am a very old woman and this husband of mine (also) a very old man? This is a wonderful thing indeed!
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri		She said: ‘Amazing! Shall I bear a child whilst I have grown old and my husband (too) is an old man? This is extremely astonishing indeed!
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali		She said (in astonishment): "Woe unto me! Shall I bear a child while I am an old woman, and here is my husband, an old man? Verily! This is a strange thing!"

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry		She said, 'Woe is me! Shall I bear, being an old woman, and this my husband is an old man? This assuredly is a strange thing.
Edward Henry Palmer		Said she, ' Alas for me! shall I bear a son when I am an old woman, and this husband of mine an old man? Verily, this is a wonderful thing!
George Sale		She said, alas! Shall I bear a son, who am old; this my husband also being advanced in years? Verily this would be a wonderful thing
John Medows Rodwell		She said, "Ah, woe is me! shall I bear a son when I am old, and when this my husband is an old man? This truly would be a marvellous thing."
N J Dawood (2014)		Alas!‘ she said. ‘How shall I bear a child when I am old and this, my husband, is well-advanced in years? This is indeed a marvel.&lsquo

New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
Linda “iLHam” Barto		She said, “Oh, me! Shall I bear a child now that I am an old woman and my husband is an old man? That would certainly be amazing!”
Sayyid Qutb		Said she: 'Woe is me! Shall 1 bear a child, now that I am an old woman and this my husband is well-advanced in years? This is a strange thing indeed.'
Ahmed Hulusi		(Abraham’s wife) said, “Alas for me! Will I bear a child while I am an old woman (who has reached menopause) and my husband is also old? Indeed, this is an astonishing occurrence!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli		She said: 'Voe is me! Shall I bear a child when I am an old woman, and this my husband is an old man Verily this is a wonderful thing!
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim		There and then she exclaimed: "Dear me, shall I bear and give birth to a child in my age and my husband is an aged man! This is indeed exceptional to a degree that excites astonishment."
Mir Aneesuddin		She said, “Sorrowful is my state, shall I have a child when I am an old woman and this my husband is an old man? This is certainly a wonderful thing.”

AYAH Hud 11:72

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