It is He who gives life and death; and when He decides on a thing, He just says to it, “Be,” and it comes to be.
Ghafir 40:68
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هُوَ الَّذِي يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ۖ فَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ
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It is He who gives life and death; and when He decides on a thing, He just says to it, “Be,” and it comes to be.
He gives life and causes death. When He decides something, He just says, "Be," and it happens.
He is the One Who gives life and causes death. When He decides something, He simply says, "Be," and it is.
He is the One who gives life and causes death. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, “Be,” and it is.
It is He who gives life and causes death. And when He decides on an issue, He says to it, “Be,” and it comes to be.
It is He who gives life and causes death. And when He decides on an issue, He says to it, “Be,” and it comes to be.
He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is.
It is He Who gives life and causes death. And when He decides upon a thing He says to it only: "Be!" - and it is.
It is He Who gives life and causes death. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, “Be,” and it is.
It is He Who gives Life and Death; and when He decides upon an affair, He says to it, "Be", and it is.
He it is Who quickeneth and giveth death. When He ordaineth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is.
It is He who gives life and death, and when He ordains a thing, He says only, "Be!" and it is.
He it is Who gives life and causes death. Whenever He decrees a thing, He only commands to it “Be”, and it is.
It is He who gives life and brings death. When He decides on a matter, He just says to it, ‘Be!’ and it is.
Huwa allathee yuhyee wayumeetu faitha qada amran fainnama yaqoolu lahu kun fayakoonu