Sura 16 Al-Nahl (The Bee), ayah 40

1. إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَيْءٍ إِذَا أَرَدْنَاهُ أَنْ نَقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ

   Translation by words

   إِنَّمَا

   Only

   قَوْلُنَا

   Our Word

   لِشَىْءٍ

   to a thing

   إِذَآ

   when

   أَرَدْنَٰهُ

   We intend it

   أَن

   (is) that

   نَّقُولَ

   We say

   لَهُۥ

   to it,

   كُن

   "Be"

   فَيَكُونُ

   and it is.

   Indeed, Our word to a thing when We intend it is but that We say to it, "Be," and it is.

   16:40

Translation: Saheeh International