Surah Az-Zumar (الزمر) • The Troops

Quran 39:4

39:4

لَّوْ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا لَّٱصْطَفَىٰ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۖ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ

law arāda l-lahu an yattakhidha waladan la-iṣ'ṭafā mimmā yakhluqu mā yashāu sub'ḥānahu huwa l-lahu l-wāḥidu l-qahāru

If Allāh had intended to take a son, He could have chosen from what He creates whatever He willed. Exalted is He; He is Allāh, the One, the Prevailing.

— Saheeh International

God could have chosen any of His creation He willed for offspring, but He is far above this! He is the One, the Almighty.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Had Allâh willed to take a son (or offspring), He could have chosen whom He willed out of those whom He created. But glory be to Him! (He is above such things). He is Allâh, the One, the Irresistible.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 23Page 458meccan

Word by Word

لَّوْlawIf
أَرَادَarādaAllah (had) intended
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah (had) intended
أَنanto
يَتَّخِذَyattakhidhatake
وَلَدًۭاwaladana son
لَّٱصْطَفَىٰla-iṣ'ṭafāsurely, He (could) have chosen
مِمَّاmimmāfrom what
يَخْلُقُyakhluquHe creates
مَاmāwhatever
يَشَآءُۚyashāuHe willed
سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥۖsub'ḥānahuGlory be to Him
هُوَhuwaHe
ٱللَّهُl-lahu(is) Allah
ٱلْوَٰحِدُl-wāḥiduthe One
ٱلْقَهَّارُl-qahāruthe Irresistible