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قالت رب انى يكون لي ولد ولم يمسسني بشر قال كذالك الله يخلق ما يشاء اذا قضى امرا فانما يقول له كن فيكون ٤٧
قَالَتْ رَبِّ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى وَلَدٌۭ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌۭ ۖ قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ ٱللَّهُ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًۭا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٤٧
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كُنْ فَيَكُوْنُ
kun fa-yakūnu
كُنْ فَيَكُوْنَ
kun fa-yakūna
“He says to it ‘Be,’ and so it becomes”

Explanation

The two readings convey the same meaning, but in Ibn ʿĀmir’s reading the verb yakūn is subjunctive as a consequence for the imperative ‘Be’ [see al-Samin al-Halabi].

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran