Quran 43:16 — Az-Zukhruf, verse 16
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Has He taken daughters for Himself and favoured you with sons?
أَمِ اتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَاكُمْ بِالْبَنِينَ
ami ittakhadha mimmā yakhluqu banātin wa-aṣfākum bil-banīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Or has He taken to Himself, from that He creates, daughters, and favoured you with sons?
- Muhammad Asad
- Or [do you think], perchance, that out of all His creation He has chosen for Himself daughters, and favoured you with sons?
- Sahih International
- Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَمِami | Or | — |
| 2 | ٱتَّخَذَittakhadha | has He taken | أخذ |
| 3 | مِمَّاmimmā | of what | — |
| 4 | يَخْلُقُyakhluqu | He has created | خلق |
| 5 | بَنَاتٍۢbanātin | daughters | بني |
| 6 | وَأَصْفَىٰكُمwa-aṣfākum | and He has chosen (for) you | صفو |
| 7 | بِٱلْبَنِينَbil-banīna | sons | بني |