Surah Az-Zukhruf (الزخرف) • The Ornaments of Gold

Quran 43:16

43:16

أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ

ami ittakhadha mimmā yakhluqu banātin wa-aṣfākum bil-banīna

Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?

— Saheeh International

Has He taken daughters for Himself and favoured you with sons?

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Or has He taken daughters out of what He has created, and He has selected for you sons?

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

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Word by Word

أَمِamiOr
ٱتَّخَذَittakhadhahas He taken
مِمَّاmimmāof what
يَخْلُقُyakhluquHe has created
بَنَاتٍۢbanātindaughters
وَأَصْفَىٰكُمwa-aṣfākumand He has chosen (for) you
بِٱلْبَنِينَbil-banīnasons