And they say, “The Most Merciful has taken to Himself a son.” Be He glorified; they are but honored servants.
Al-Anbiya 21:26
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وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا ۗ سُبْحَانَهُ ۚ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُكْرَمُونَ
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And they say, “The Most Merciful has taken to Himself a son.” Be He glorified; they are but honored servants.
And they said, "The Most Merciful has a child." Glory to Him! They are only honored servants.
Yet they say, "The Most Merciful has a child." Glory to Him! No, they are honored servants.
They say, “The Most Merciful has taken a son.” Glory be to Him! Rather, they are honored servants.
And they say, “The Mercy-Giver has taken a son.” Be He glorified; they are but honored servants.
And they say, “The Mercy-Giver has taken a son.” Be He glorified; they are but honored servants.
And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.
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.
They say, “The Most Compassionate has begotten offspring!” Glory be to Him! In fact, those [angels] are His honored slaves.
And they say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten offspring." Glory to Him! they are (but) servants raised to honour.
And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son. Be He Glorified! Nay, but (those whom they call sons) are honoured slaves;
They say, "The All Merciful has taken a son!" Glory be to Him! They are only His honoured servants:
They say: "The Most Compassionate Lord has taken to Himself a son." Glory be to Him! Those whom they so designate are only His honoured servants.
They say, ‘The All-beneficent has taken offsprings.’ Immaculate is He! Indeed, they are [His] honoured servants.
Waqaloo ittakhatha alrrahmanu waladan subhanahu bal AAibadun mukramoona