Thereupon Mary pointed to the child. They exclaimed: "How can we speak

﴿فَأَشَارَتۡ إِلَيۡهِۖ قَالُواْ كَيۡفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَن كَانَ فِي ٱلۡمَهۡدِ صَبِيّٗا ﴾
[مَريَم: 29]

Thereupon Mary pointed to the child. They exclaimed: "How can we speak to one who is in the cradle, a mere child

﴿فأشارت إليه قالوا كيف نكلم من كان في المهد صبيا﴾ [مَريَم: 29]

Abdel Haleem
She pointed at him. They said, ‘How can we converse with an infant?’

Abdul Hye
Then she pointed to him (baby). They said: “How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?”

Abdullah Yusuf Ali
But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle

Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Then she Pointed to him. They said: how shall we speak to one who is in the cradle, a child

Ahmed Ali
But she pointed towards him. "How can we talk to one," they said, "who is only an infant in the cradle

Aisha Bewley
She pointed towards him. They said, ´How can a baby in the cradle speak?´

A. J. Arberry
Mary pointed to the child then; but they said, 'How shall we speak to one who is still in the cradle, a little child

Ali Quli Qarai
Thereat she pointed to him. They said, ‘How can we speak to one who is yet a baby in the cradle?’