Quran 37:153 — As-Saaffaat, verse 153
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Did He truly choose daughters in preference to sons?
أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ
aṣṭafā l-banāti ʿalā l-banīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Has He chosen daughters above sons?
- Muhammad Asad
- “He has chosen daughters in preference to sons”!
- Sahih International
- Has He chosen daughters over sons?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَصْطَفَىaṣṭafā | Has He chosen | صفو |
| 2 | ٱلْبَنَاتِl-banāti | [the] daughters | بني |
| 3 | عَلَىʿalā | over | — |
| 4 | ٱلْبَنِينَl-banīna | sons | بني |