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Surah 19. Maryam, Ayah 29

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فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ ۖ قَالُوا۟ كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَن كَانَ فِى ٱلْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّا

Faash a rat ilayhi q a loo kayfa nukallimu man k a na fee almahdi s abiyy a n

Thereupon she pointed to him. They exclaimed: "How can we talk to one who [as yet] is a little boy in the cradle?"

- Mohammad Asad

In response she merely pointed towards the baby. They said: "How can we talk to a babe in the cradle?"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

So she pointed to the baby. They exclaimed, 'How can we talk to someone who is an infant in the cradle?'

- Mustafa Khattab

Then she pointed to him. They said How can we talk to one who is in the cradle, a young boy?

- Marmaduke Pickthall

But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?" ²⁴⁸²

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali