Surah Al-Anbya (الأنبياء) • The Prophets

Quran 21:26

21:26

وَقَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَلَدًا ۗ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۚ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ

waqālū ittakhadha l-raḥmānu waladan sub'ḥānahu bal ʿibādun muk'ramūna

And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.

— Saheeh International

And they say, ‘The Lord of Mercy has taken offspring for Himself.’ May He be exalted! No! They are only His honoured servants:

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And they say: "The Most Gracious (Allâh) has begotten a son (or children)." Glory to Him! They [whom they call children of Allâh i.e. the angels, ‘Îsâ (Jesus) - son of Maryam (Mary), ‘Uzair (Ezra)], are but honoured slaves.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they say
ٱتَّخَذَittakhadhaHas taken
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُl-raḥmānuthe Most Gracious
وَلَدًۭاۗwaladana son
سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥۚsub'ḥānahuGlorified is He
بَلْbalNay
عِبَادٌۭʿibādun(they are) slaves
مُّكْرَمُونَmuk'ramūnahonored