Quran 52:39 — At-Tur, verse 39
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Does God have daughters while you have sons?
أَمْ لَهُ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَكُمُ الْبَنُونَ
am lahu l-banātu walakumu l-banūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Or has He daughters, and they sons?
- Muhammad Asad
- Or, [if you believe in God, how can you believe that] He has [chosen to have] daughters, whereas you yourselves would have [only] sons?
- Sahih International
- Or has He daughters while you have sons?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَمْam | Or | — |
| 2 | لَهُlahu | for Him | — |
| 3 | ٱلْبَنَـٰتُl-banātu | (are) daughters | بني |
| 4 | وَلَكُمُwalakumu | while for you | — |
| 5 | ٱلْبَنُونَl-banūna | (are) sons | بني |