His wife came forward crying. She clasped her face, and said, “A barren old woman?”
Adh-Dhariyat 51:29
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فَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فِي صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
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His wife came forward crying. She clasped her face, and said, “A barren old woman?”
His wife came forward, surprised, and touched her face, saying, "But I'm an old woman who can't have children!"
His wife came forward in surprise, struck her face, and said, "But I'm an old woman who can't have children!"
Then his wife came forward with a cry, struck her face, and said, “A barren old woman!”
Then His wife came forward screaming, striking her face, and she said, “A barren old woman?”
Then His wife came forward screaming, striking her face, and she said, “A barren old woman?”
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
Then his wife came forward with a loud voice: she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!"
His wife cried out loud, and struck her face [in astonishment] and said, “[I am] a barren old woman!”
But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"
Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!
Then his wife came forward, crying and beating her brow. She said, "I am surely a barren, old woman."
So hearing his wife went forth shouting. She struck her face and exclaimed: “A barren old woman am I.”
Then his wife came forward crying [with joy]. She beat her face, and said, ‘A barren old woman!’
Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun