Al-Baqara 2:117
The Cow · ayah 117 of 286
بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًۭا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ
BadeeAAu assamawatiwal-ardi wa-itha qada amran fa-innamayaqoolu lahu kun fayakoon
"Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be," and it is."
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ and it is."
Pickthall (classic)+
"The Originator of the heavens and the earth! When He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: When He decreeth a matter, He saith to it: "Be," and it is."