Surah Maryam · Ayah 8·Makkī

8

أَنَّىٰ لِى وَقَدْ مِنَ ﴿٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I have reached extreme old age?"

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 9 roots in 10 of 14 words

Rarest here: ع-ق-ر — 8× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 19 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Ghunnah1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Qalqalah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

14 words · 51 letters · āyah 8 of 98

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 3:40 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ وَٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرٌ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱللَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ

    He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when I have reached old age and my wife is barren?" The angel said, "Such is Allah; He does what He wills."

  • Quran 19:20 · Maryamclose

    قَالَتْ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيًّا

    She said, "How can I have a boy while no man has touched me and I have not been unchaste?"

  • Quran 74:14 · Al-Muddaththirclose

    وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا

    And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].

  • Quran 6:101 · Al-An'aamclose

    بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُۥ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُۥ صَٰحِبَةٌ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

    [He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing.

  • Quran 11:72 · Hudclose

    قَالَتْ يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ ءَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا۠ عَجُوزٌ وَهَٰذَا بَعْلِى شَيْخًا إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌ

    She said, "Woe to me! Shall I give birth while I am an old woman and this, my husband, is an old man? Indeed, this is an amazing thing!"

  • Quran 15:54 · Al-Hijrclose

    قَالَ أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِى عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ

    He said, "Have you given me good tidings although old age has come upon me? Then of what [wonder] do you inform?"

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:405 shared roots

    قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ وَٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرٌ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱللَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَآءُ

    ع-ق-رغ-ل-مم-ر-أب-ل-غك-ب-ر

  • Al-A'raaf 7:775 shared roots

    فَعَقَرُوا۟ ٱلنَّاقَةَ وَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰصَٰلِحُ ٱئْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    ع-ق-رع-ت-ور-ب-بك-و-نق-و-ل

  • Maryam 19:53 shared roots

    وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا

    ع-ق-رم-ر-أك-و-ن

  • Maryam 19:53 shared roots

    وَإِنِّى خِفْتُ ٱلْمَوَٰلِىَ مِن وَرَآءِى وَكَانَتِ ٱمْرَأَتِى عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا

    ع-ق-رم-ر-أك-و-ن

  • Al-Furqaan 25:214 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ نَرَىٰ رَبَّنَا لَقَدِ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَعَتَوْ عُتُوًّا كَبِيرًا

    ع-ت-وك-ب-رر-ب-بق-و-ل

  • Maryam 19:203 shared roots

    قَالَتْ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيًّا

    غ-ل-مك-و-نق-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 19:8?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 19:8 include Quran 3:40 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 19:20 (Surah Maryam), Quran 74:14 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), and Quran 6:101 (Surah Al-An'aam). For example, 3:40 reads: “He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when I have reached old age and my wife is barren?" The angel said, "Such is Allah; He does what He wills."” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 19:8 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 19:8 (Surah Maryam, Mary) reads: “He said, "My Lord, how will I have a boy when my wife has been barren and I have reached extreme old age?"”

Which surah is verse 19:8 in?

Quran 19:8 is āyah 8 of Surah Maryam (Mary), chapter 19 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 98 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 19:8?

Tartīl presents Quran 19:8 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.