أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخۡلُقُ بَنَاتٖ وَأَصۡفَىٰكُم بِٱلۡبَنِينَ ١٦
Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- أَمِOrami
- ٱتَّخَذَhas He takenittakhadha
- مِمَّاof whatmimmā
- يَخۡلُقُHe has createdyakhluqu
- بَنَاتٖdaughtersbanātin
- وَأَصۡفَىٰكُمand He has chosen (for) youwa-aṣfākum
- بِٱلۡبَنِينَsonsbil-banīna
Tafsir
O idolaters! Do you say: “Allah has chosen daughters for Himself from among the things He creates”, whilst He has privileged you with male offspring? What an absurd distribution this is which you claim!
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran