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Surah 51. Az-Zariyat, Ayah 29

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فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ Qur’an Az-Zariyat (51:29)

Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun

Thereupon his wife approached [the guests] with a loud cry, and struck her face [in astonishment] and exclaimed: "A barren old woman [like me]!"

- Mohammad Asad

Hearing this his wife came forward, with astonishment she smote her forehead and said: "A son to a barren old woman!"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Then his wife came forward with a cry, clasping her forehead 'in astonishment', exclaiming, ''A baby from' a barren, old woman!'

- Mustafa Khattab

Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!

- Marmaduke Pickthall

But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "a barren old woman!" ⁵⁰⁰⁹

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali