Quran 16:57 — An-Nahl, verse 57
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They assign daughters to God––may He be exalted!––and the [sons] they desire to themselves.
وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ الْبَنَاتِ سُبْحَانَهُ ۙ وَلَهُمْ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ
wayajʿalūna lillahi l-banāti sub'ḥānahu walahum mā yashtahūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And they assign to God daughters; glory be to Him! -- and they have their desire;
- Muhammad Asad
- And [thus, too,] they ascribe daughters unto God, who is limitless in His glory - whereas for themselves [they would choose, if they could, only] what they desire:
- Sahih International
- And they attribute to Allāh daughters - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire [i.e., sons].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَيَجْعَلُونَwayajʿalūna | And they assign | جعل |
| 2 | لِلَّهِlillahi | to Allah | أله |
| 3 | ٱلْبَنَـٰتِl-banāti | daughters | بني |
| 4 | سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۙsub'ḥānahu | Glory be to Him | سبح |
| 5 | وَلَهُمwalahum | And for them | — |
| 6 | مَّاmā | (is) what | — |
| 7 | يَشْتَهُونَyashtahūna | they desire | شهو |