أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)ami takhadha mimmaa yakhluqu banaatin wa'asfaakum bil-baneen
DIN 31635ʾami taḫaḏa mimmā yaḫluqu banātin waʾaṣfākum bil-banīna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Or has He chosen for Himself daughters from what He creates, and favored you with sons?
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
Or chooseth He daughters of all that He hath created, and honoureth He you with 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 taken of what He creates daughters, and chosen sons for you
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
Hath God adopted daughters from among those whom he hath created, and chosen sons for you
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 God taken daughters out of those beings which He hath created; and hath He chosen sons for you
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
Mos vallë, ka marrë për Vete vajza prej krijesave të Tij e ju ka veçuar ju me djem?!
হে মুশরিকরা! তিনি কি যা সৃষ্টি করেছেন, তা থেকে ( নিজের জন্য) কন্যা সন্তান গ্রহণ করেছেন, আর তোমাদের জন্যে নির্ধারন করেছেন পুত্র সন্তান?
Zar da između onih koje On stvara uzima Sebi kćeri, a vama odabire sinove?!
Zar da između onih koje On stvara uzima Sebi kćeri, a vama odabire sinove?!
Kaa woo O jogiti ɓiɗɓe rewɓe e ko O tagi kon, O heertinani on ɓiɗɓe worɓe ɓeen?
ნუთუ გგონიათ, რომ მან თავისი ქმნილებიდან ასულები აიყვანა და თქვენ კი ვაჟების ჩუქებით გამოგარჩიათ?! (თქვენ კი ვაჟები გიბოძათ?!)
Oder hat Er sich etwa unter Seinen Geschöpfen Töchter genommen und für euch die Söhne (aus)erwählt?
Ή (λέτε, ω, άπιστοι, ότι ο Αλλάχ) έχει πάρει για τον Εαυτό Του κόρες από ό,τι δημιούργησε, και σας έχει ευνοήσει με γιους;
या उसने उसमें से जिसे वह पैदा करता है अपने लिए पुत्रियाँ रख लीं और तुम्हें पुत्रों के लिए चुन लिया?
Lui si è forse scelto delle figlie tra ciò che ha creato, concedendo a voi i maschi?
16. Arba argi Jis prisiėmė dukras iš to, ką Jis sukūrė arba Jis parinko jums sūnus?
Sila waan uumu irraa ilmaan dubaraa (ofiif) taasifatee, isin immoo ilmaan dhiiraatiin isin filee?
Или же Он взял Себе дочерей из того, что творит, а вам избрал сыновей?!
Зар да између оних које Он ствара узима Себи кћери, а вама дарује синове?!
Au amejichukulia watoto wanawake katika vile alivyoviumba, na akakuteulieni nyinyi watoto wanaume?
Har han alltså, ur sin skapelse, valt ut döttrar för sig själv, och reserverat sönerna åt er?
Yoksa (Allah) yarattıklarından kendine kızlar edindi de oğulları size mi seçti?
کیا اللہ تعالیٰ نے اپنی مخلوق میں سے بیٹیاں تو خود رکھ لیں اور تمہیں بیٹوں سے نوازا.[1]
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وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innaa ilaa rabbinaa lamunqaliboon
DIN 31635waʾinnā ʾilā rabbinā lamunqalibūna
And surely, to our Lord we will return."
And lo! unto our Lord we surely are returning
and, verily, unto our Lord shall we return
And truly unto our Lord shall we return
And unto our Lord shall we surely return
وَجَعَلُوا۟ لَهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ جُزْءًا إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَكَفُورٌ مُّبِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)waja'aloo lahu min 'ibaadihi juz'an inna l-'insaana lakafoorun mubeen
DIN 31635waǧaʿalū lahu min ʿibādihi ǧuzʾan ʾinna l-ʾinsāna lakafūrun mubīnun
Yet they turn one of His servants into a part of Him. Man is clearly ungrateful.
And they allot to Him a portion of His bondmen! Lo! man is verily a mere ingrate
Yet they make for Him of His servants offspring; verily, man is surely obviously ungrateful
Yet do they assign to him some of his own servants for offspring! Verily man is an open ingrate
Yet have they attributed unto Him some of his servants as his offspring: Verily man is openly ungrateful
43:16 — the verse above
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa bushshira ahaduhum bimaa daraba lilrrahmaani mathalan zalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa kazeem
DIN 31635waʾiḏā buššira ʾaḥaduhum bimā ḍaraba lilrraḥmāni maṯalan ẓalla waǧhuhu muswaddan wahuwa kaẓīmun
The translators word this verse differently
Yet when one of them is given news of what he attributes to the Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he suppresses grief.
And if one of them hath tidings of that which he likeneth to the Beneficent One, his countenance becometh black and he is full of inward rage
Yet when the tidings are given any one of that which he strikes out as a similitude for the Merciful One, his face grows black and he is choked
But when that is announced to any one of them, which he affirmeth to be the case with the God of Mercy, his face settleth into darkness and he is silent - sad
But when one of them hath the news brought of the birth of a child of that sex which they attribute unto the Merciful, as his similitude, his face becometh black, and he is oppressed with sorrow
أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِى ٱلْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِينٍ
Easy-read (simplified)awaman yunashsha'u fee l-hilyati wahuwa fee l-khisaami ghayru mubeen
DIN 31635ʾawaman yunaššaʾu fī l-ḥilyati wahuwa fī l-ḫiṣāmi ġayru mubīnin
The translators word this verse differently
"Someone brought up to be beautiful, and unable to help in a fight?"
(Liken they then to Allah) that which is bred up in outward show, and in dispute cannot make itself plain
What! one brought up amongst ornaments, and who is always in contention without obvious cause
What! make they a being to be the offspring of God who is brought up among trinkets, and is ever contentious without reason
Do they therefore attribute unto God female issue, which are brought up among ornaments, and are contentious without cause
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَمِ اتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَاكُم بِالْبَنِينَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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