Surah Ash-Shuraa (الشورى) • The Consultation

Quran 42:50

42:50

أَوْ يُزَوِّجُهُمْ ذُكْرَانًا وَإِنَـٰثًا ۖ وَيَجْعَلُ مَن يَشَآءُ عَقِيمًا ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ

aw yuzawwijuhum dhuk'rānan wa-ināthan wayajʿalu man yashāu ʿaqīman innahu ʿalīmun qadīrun

Or He makes them [both] males and females, and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent.

— Saheeh International

Or both male and female, and He makes whoever He will barren: He is all knowing and all powerful.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Or He bestows both males and females, and He renders barren whom He wills. Verily, He is the All-Knower and is Able to do all things.

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

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Word by Word

أَوْawOr
يُزَوِّجُهُمْyuzawwijuhumHe grants them
ذُكْرَانًۭاdhuk'rānanmales
وَإِنَـٰثًۭاۖwa-ināthanand females
وَيَجْعَلُwayajʿaluand He makes
مَنmanwhom
يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
عَقِيمًاۚʿaqīmanbarren
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmun(is) All-Knower
قَدِيرٌۭqadīrunAll-Powerful