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AYAH al-Baqarah 2:116 

Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
Arabic وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَانَهُ بَل لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ كُلٌّ لَّهُ قَانِتُون zoom
Transliteration Waqaloo itakhatha Allahu waladan subhanahu bal lahu ma fee alssamawati waal-ardi kullun lahu qanitoona zoom
Transliteration-2 waqālū ittakhadha l-lahu waladan sub'ḥānahu bal lahu mā fī l-samāwāti wal-arḍi kullun lahu qānitūn zoom
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 And they said, "has taken Allah a son." Glory be to Him! Nay, for Him (is) what (is) in the heavens and the earth. All to Him (are) humbly obedient. zoom


Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad And yet some people assert, "God has taken unto Himself a son!" Limitless is He in His glory! Nay, but His is all that is in the heavens and on earth; all things devoutly obey His will zoom
M. M. Pickthall And they say: Allah hath taken unto Himself a son. Be He glorified! Nay, but whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth is His. All are subservient unto Him zoom
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) They say: "Allah hath begotten a son" :Glory be to Him.-Nay, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: everything renders worship to Him zoom
Shakir And they say: Allah has taken to himself a son. Glory be to Him; rather, whatever is in the heavens and the earth is His; all are obedient to Him zoom
Wahiduddin Khan They say, God has taken a son. Glory be to Him! Everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him; all things are obedient to Him zoom
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar And they said: God took to Himself a son. Glory be to Him! Nay! To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are ones who are morally obligated to Him, zoom
T.B.Irving They say: ´God has adopted a son!" Glory be to Him! Rather owns whatever is in Heaven and Earth. All things are devoted Him. zoom
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab They say, “Allah has offspring.” Glory be to Him! In fact, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth—all are subject to His Will. zoom
Safi Kaskas They said, "God has taken a son." May He be exalted in His glory. All things in the heavens and on the earth belong to Him. All things devoutly obey His will, zoom
Abdul Hye They say: “Allah has taken a son.” Glory is to Allah! But to Him belongs what is in the heavens and the earth, and all are obedient to Him. zoom
The Study Quran And they say, “God has taken a child.” Glory be to Him! Rather, unto Him belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and on the earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him zoom
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) And they said: "God has taken a son!" Be He glorified. To Him is all that is in the heavens and in the Earth, all are humbled to Him zoom
Abdel Haleem They have asserted, ‘God has a child.’ May He be exalted! No! Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him, everything devoutly obeys His will zoom
Abdul Majid Daryabadi And they Say: God hath betaken unto Him a son! Hallowed be He: Aye unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth: ', all are unto Him devou zoom
Ahmed Ali Yet they say that God has begotten a son. May He be praised! Indeed everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him, and all are obedient to God zoom
Aisha Bewley They say, ´Allah has a son.´ Glory be to Him! No, everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him. Everything is obedient to Him, zoom
Ali Ünal And (despite this fact and that God is infinite, with nothing to restrict Him, and therefore has no equal or like) they claim that God has taken to Him a son. All-Glorified He is (in that He is absolutely above having any attributes particular to those contained in time and space). Rather, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth (under His absolute rule;) all are (by their very nature as beings created by Him) subservient to Him zoom
Ali Quli Qara'i And they say, ‘Allah has taken a son.’ Immaculate is He! Rather to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are obedient to Him zoom
Hamid S. Aziz They say, "Allah takes unto Himself a son." All Glory is to Him! Nay, His is whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and all things worship (obey, glorify, praise) Him zoom
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali And they have said, " Allah has taken to Him a child." All Extolment be to Him! No indeed, He has whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are devout to Him zoom
Muhammad Sarwar They, (the People of the Book), have said that God has taken for Himself a son. He is too glorious to have a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. All pray in obedience to Him zoom
Muhammad Taqi Usmani They say: .Allah has got a son. Pure is He. Instead, to Him belongs all that there is in the heavens and the earth. All stand obedient to Him zoom
Shabbir Ahmed And they say, "Allah has taken unto Himself a son." Never! He is High Above what they say. Nay, unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. Everything is subservient to Him zoom
Syed Vickar Ahamed And they say: "Allah has begotten a son:" Glory be to Him— To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: Everything renders worship to Him zoom
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) They say, " Allah has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him zoom
Farook Malik They say: "Allah has taken to Himself a son;" Allah is above such things! Rather, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth; all are obedient to Him.* zoom
Dr. Munir Munshey They said, "Allah begot a son!" Exalted is He! In fact, everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to Him. All things (and beings) submit to Him in obedience zoom
Dr. Kamal Omar And they said: “Allah has picked up a son.” He is free of such (needs and desires). Nay! To Him belongs what is in the heavens or on the earth: every one is subservient to Him zoom
Talal A. Itani (new translation) And they say, 'God has begotten a son.' Be He glorified. Rather, His is everything in the heavens and the earth; all are obedient to Him zoom
Maududi They say "Allah has adopted a son." Allah is above such things. As a matter of fact, whatever is in the heavens and on the earth belongs to Him and all are obedient to Him zoom
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad And they said: God has taken a son. Never, He is flawless. Everything in the skies and on the earth belongs to Him, all are obedient to Him zoom
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) They say, “God has a son, glory be to him.” No, to God belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth, and everything renders worship to Him zoom
Musharraf Hussain They claim Allah has adopted a son. Glory be to Him! The Heavens and the Earth belong to Him; everything obeys Him, zoom
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) And they said: "God has taken a son!" Be He glorified. To Him is all that is in the heavens and the earth, all are dutiful to Him. zoom
Mohammad Shafi And theysay, "Allah has a son!" HE is much too glorified to have one!! HIS, on the other hand, is everything that is in the heavens and the earth!!! All are obedient to Him zoom

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian They say: “God has adopted a son.” Shame on them. God is above such things. As a matter of fact, everything in the heavens and earth belongs to him and are submissive to Him. (See John 5:18-that Jesus refutes the claim that he is equal to God. in 5-he says: I can do nothing of my own... zoom
Faridul Haque And they said, "Allah has taken an offspring for Himself" - Purity is to Him! In fact, all that is in the heavens and the earth, is His dominion; all are submissive to Him zoom
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah They say: 'Allah has taken (to Himself) a son. ' Exaltations to Him (Allah). For Him is what is in the heavens and the earth, all are obedient to Him zoom
Maulana Muhammad Ali And they say: Allah has taken to Himself a son -- glory be to Him! Rather, whatever is in the heavens and the earth is His. All are obedient to Him zoom
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira And they said: "God took/received a child (son) His praise/glory, but to Him what (is) in the skies/space and the earth/Planet Earth, each/all for him (are) obeying humbly zoom
Sher Ali And they say, `ALLAH has taken to Himself a son.' Holy is HE ! Nay, everything in the Heavens and the earth belongs to HIM. To HIM are all obedient zoom
Rashad Khalifa They said, "GOD has begotten a son!" Be He glorified; never! To Him belongs everything in the heavens and the earth; all are subservient to Him. zoom
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) And they say 'Allah has taken unto Himself a son', sanctity is for Him. Nay, whatever is in the heavens and is in the earth is His possession. All are unto Him subservient. zoom
Amatul Rahman Omar Moreover they (- the unjust people) say, `Allah has taken (to Himself) a son.' Glory be to Him. Rather, all that is in the heavens and the earth, belongs to Him. All are obedient to Him zoom
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri And they say: ‘Allah has begotten a son for Himself,’ whilst He is Holy and Transcendent, far above (this). Rather (all) that is in the heavens and in the earth is His (creation and belonging) and all are subservient to Him zoom
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali And they (Jews, Christians and pagans) say: Allah has begotten a son (children or offspring). Glory be to Him (Exalted be He above all that they associate with Him). Nay, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth, and all surrender with obedience (in worship) to Him zoom

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry And they say, 'God has taken to Him a son. Glory be to Him! Nay, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth; all obey His will - zoom
Edward Henry Palmer They say, 'God takes unto Himself a son.' Celebrated be His praise! Nay, His is what is in the heavens and the earth, and Him all things obey zoom
George Sale They say, God hath begotten children: God forbid! To him belongeth whatever is in heaven, and on earth; all is possessed by him zoom
John Medows Rodwell And they say, "God hath a son:" No! Praise be to Him! But - His, whatever is in the Heavens and the Earth! All obeyeth Him zoom
N J Dawood (2014) And they say: ‘God has begotten a son.‘ Glory be to Him! His is what the heavens and the earth contain; all is obedient to Him. zoom

New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
Linda “iLHam” Barto They say, “Allah has begotten a son.” Glory to Him! Nonsense! To Him belongs all that is of Heaven and Earth. Everything renders worship to Him. zoom
Ahmed Hulusi They said, “Allah has taken a son.” Subhan (exalted) is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All things are obedient to Him. zoom
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Originator (is He) of the heavens and the earth; and when He decrees a matter to be, He only says to it ' Be ' and it is zoom
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim And yet they say: "Allah has begotten a son." Glory be to Him, His glorious attributes extolled, but to Him all that exists in the heavens and earth belong to Him and all exercise a submissive reverence to His Authority zoom
Mir Aneesuddin And they say, "Allah has taken a son for Himself," Glory be to Him (He is far above this). No ! whatever is in the skies and the earth is His, all are obedient to Him. zoom
The Ascendant Qur‘an, Muhammad H. al-‘Asi And they say, Allah has taken unto Himself a son! Exalted is He in His eminence! Nay, but His is all that is in the heavens and on earth; all things devoutly yield to His will zoom

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