أَصْطَفَى ٱلْبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلْبَنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)astafaa l-banaati 'alaa l-baneen
DIN 31635ʾaṣṭafā l-banāti ʿalā l-banīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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So He preferred girls over boys?
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
(And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Has he preferred daughters to sons
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Would he have preferred daughters to sons
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Hath he chosen daughters preferably to sons
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Vallë, a i zgjodhi Ai vajzat kundrejt djemve?!
আল্লাহ কি পুত্রসন্তানদের পরিবর্তে কন্যা সন্তানদের বেছে নিয়েছেন?(৫৯)
Zar je On kćeri sinovima pretpostavio?
Zar je On kćeri sinovima pretpostavio?
Hara O cuɓay ɓiɓɓe rewɓe ɓen e dow worɓe ɓen?
ნუთუ მან აირჩია [თავისთვის] ქალიშვილები, ხოლო ვაჟები დატოვა?
Hat Er (etwa) die Töchter vor den Söhnen auserwählt?
Είναι δυνατόν (να αποδίδετε σ' Αυτόν) ότι επέλεξε να έχει κόρες (παρόλο που εσείς οι ίδιοι δεν επιθυμείτε να έχετε κόρες), αντί το να έχει γιους (ενώ εσείς επιθυμείτε να έχετε γιους);
क्या उसने पुत्रियों को पुत्रों पर प्राथमिकता दी?
Ha preferito le femmine ai maschi?
153. Ar Jis (tada) pasirinko dukras, nei sūnus?
Sila Inni ilmoo dubaraati ilmaan dhiiraa irra filatee? (miti).
Неужели Он предпочёл дочерей сыновьям?
Зар је Он кћери синовима претпоставио?!
Ati amehiari watoto wa kike kuliko wanaume?
Skulle han välja döttrar framför söner?
Allah kızları, oğullara tercih mi etmiş?
کیا اللہ تعالی نے اپنے لیے بیٹیوں کو بیٹوں پر ترجیح دی.[1]
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أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)alaa innahum min ifkihim layaqooloon
DIN 31635ʾalā ʾinnahum min ʾifkihim layaqūlūna
No indeed! It is one of their lies when they say.
Lo! it is of their falsehood that they say
is it not of their lie that they say
Is it not a falsehood of their own devising, when they say
Do they not say of their own false invention
وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walada llaahu wa'innahum lakaadhiboon
DIN 31635walada llāhu waʾinnahum lakāḏibūna
"God has begotten." They are indeed lying.
Allah hath begotten. Allah! verily they tell a lie
God has begotten?' verily, they are liars
God hath begotten"? They are indeed liars
God hath begotten issue? And are they not really liars
37:153 — the verse above
مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)maa lakum kayfa tahkumoon
DIN 31635mā lakum kayfa taḥkumūna
The translators word this verse differently
What is the matter with you? How do you judge?
What aileth you? How judge ye
what ails you? how ye judge
What reason have ye for thus judging
Ye have no reason to judge thus
أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)afalaa tadhakkaroon
DIN 31635ʾafalā taḏakkarūna
Will you not reflect?
Will ye not then reflect
will ye not be mindful
Will ye not then receive this warning
Will ye not therefore be admonished
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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