وَرَبُّكَ يَخۡلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيَخۡتَارُۗ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ ٱلۡخِيَرَةُۚ سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ ٦٨
And your Lord creates what He wills and chooses; not for them was the choice. Exalted is Allāh and high above what they associate with Him.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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وَرَبُّكَ And your Lord warabbuka يَخۡلُقُ creates yakhluqu مَا what mā يَشَآءُ He wills yashāu وَيَخۡتَارُۗ and chooses wayakhtāru مَا Not mā كَانَ they have kāna لَهُمُ for them lahumu ٱلۡخِيَرَةُۚ the choice l-khiyaratu سُبۡحَٰنَ Glory be sub'ḥāna ٱللَّهِ (to) Allah l-lahi وَتَعَٰلَىٰ and High is He wataʿālā عَمَّا above what ʿammā يُشۡرِكُونَ they associate (with Him) yush'rikūna Tafsir O Messenger, your Lord creates what He wishes to create, and He chooses whoever he wants for His obedience and prophethood. The idolaters have no choice that they should object to Allah. Pure and holy is Allah from the partners they worship with Him.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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