Ghafir 40:68
The Forgiver · ayah 68 of 85
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ فَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًۭا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Huwa allathee yuhyee wayumeetufa-itha qada amran fa-innama yaqoolu lahukun fayakoon
"He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is."
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"It is He who gives life and death, and when He ordains a thing, He says only ‘Be’ and it is."
Pickthall (classic)+
"He it is Who quickeneth and giveth death. When He ordaineth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"It is He Who gives Life and Death; and when He decides upon an affair, He says to it, "Be", and it is."