16.40
surah 16 - verse 40
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | The only words We say to a thing, when We desire it, is that We say to it 'Be,' and it is. |
| Maududi | (As for the possibility of resurrection, bear in mind that) whenever We do will something, We have to do no more than say: "Be", and it is. |
| Pickthall | And Our word unto a thing, when We intend it, is only that We say unto it: Be! and it is. |
| Sahih | Indeed, Our word to a thing when We intend it is but that We say to it, "Be," and it is. |
| Yusuf Ali | For to anything which We have willed, We but say the word, "Be", and it is. |