Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 189
| ۞ هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا لِيَسْكُنَ إِلَيْهَا ۖ فَلَمَّا تَغَشَّاهَا حَمَلَتْ حَمْلًا خَفِيفًا فَمَرَّتْ بِهِ ۖ فَلَمَّا أَثْقَلَتْ دَعَوَا اللَّهَ رَبَّهُمَا لَئِنْ آتَيْتَنَا صَالِحًا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ |
| Transliteration | : | huwa 'alladhe khalaqa -kum min nafs waah.idah wa- jacala min -haa zawj -haa li- yaskun 'ilay -haa fa- lammaa taghashshaa -haa h.amalat h.aml(an) khafef(an) fa- marrat bi- -hi fa- lammaa athqalat dacawaa 'allaah rabb -humaa la- 'in 'aatayta -naa s.aalih.(an) la- nakonanna min ask- shaakiren |
| Pickthall | : | He it is who did create you from a single soul, and therefrom did make his mate that he might take rest in her. And when he covered her she bore a light burden, and she passed (unnoticed) with it, but when it became heavy they cried unto Allah, their Lord, saying: If thou givest unto us aright we shall be of the thankful. |
| Asad | : | IT IS HE who has created you [all] out of one living entity, and out of it brought into being its mate, so that man might incline [with love] towards woman.155 And so, when he has embraced her, she conceives [what at first is] a light burden, and continues to bear it. Then, when she grows heavy [with child], they both call unto God, their Sustainer, "If Thou indeed grant us a sound [child], we shall most certainly be among the grateful!" |
| Malik | : | He is the one who created you from a single being and from that being He created his mate, so that he might find comfort with her. When he covers her, she conceives a light burden and walks around with it. When it grows heavy they both pray to Allah their Rabb saying: "If You will grant us a healthy child, we will be truly thankful." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | It is He who created you from a single person and made his mate of like nature in order that he might dwell with her (in love). When they are united she bears a light burden and carries it about (unnoticed). When she grows heavy they both pray to Allah their Lord (saying): "if Thou givest us a goodly child we vow we shall (ever) be grateful." 1162 1163 1164 |
Note - 155Lit., "so that he might incline towards her". For an
explanation of the terms "one living entity" and "its
mate", see 4:1, and the corresponding note.
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Note - 1162Cf. iv. 1, and n. 504, where the construction is
explained.
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Note - 1163The mystery of the physical birth of man, as it affects
the father and the mother, only touches the imagination
of the parents in the later stages when the child is yet
unborn and yet the life stirs within the body of the
expectant mother. The coming of the new life is a solemn
thing, and is fraught with much hope as well as much
unknown risk to the mother herself. The parents in their
anxiety turn to Allah. If this feeling of solemnity,
hope, and looking towards Allah were maintained after
birth, all would be well for the parents as well as for
the rising generation. But the attitude changes, as the
verses following show.
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Note - 1164Goodly: salih: includes the following ideas: sound in
body and mind; healthy; righteous; of good moral
disposition.
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Lit., "so that he might incline towards her". For an explanation of the terms "one living entity" and "its mate", see 4:1, and the corresponding note. |
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The mystery of the physical birth of man, as it affects the father and the mother, only touches the imagination of the parents in the later stages when the child is yet unborn and yet the life stirs within the body of the expectant mother. The coming of the new life is a solemn thing, and is fraught with much hope as well as much unknown risk to the mother herself. The parents in their anxiety turn to Allah. If this feeling of solemnity, hope, and looking towards Allah were maintained after birth, all would be well for the parents as well as for the rising generation. But the attitude changes, as the verses following show. |
