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Ash-Shuraa 49

Ayah 49 of 53 · Meccan

لِّلَّهِ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ يَخۡلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُۚ يَهَبُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ إِنَٰثٗا وَيَهَبُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ٱلذُّكُورَ ٤٩

To Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He creates what He wills. He gives to whom He wills female [children], and He gives to whom He wills males.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لِّلَّهِTo Allahlillahi
  2. مُلۡكُ(belongs the) dominionmul'ku
  3. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensl-samāwāti
  4. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚand the earthwal-arḍi
  5. يَخۡلُقُHe createsyakhluqu
  6. مَاwhatmā
  7. يَشَآءُۚHe willsyashāu
  8. يَهَبُHe grantsyahabu
  9. لِمَنto whomliman
  10. يَشَآءُHe willsyashāu
  11. إِنَٰثٗاfemalesināthan
  12. وَيَهَبُand He grantswayahabu
  13. لِمَنto whomliman
  14. يَشَآءُHe willsyashāu
  15. ٱلذُّكُورَ[the] malesl-dhukūra

Tafsir

Explains ayahs 49–50

Or He makes for whoever He wills both males and females and makes whoever He wills barren and childless. He knows what occurs and what will occur in the future. This is on account of the completeness of His knowledge and perfection of His wisdom. Nothing is hidden from Him. He is able to do all things, nothing is outside His ability.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran