The Ornaments of Gold
43. Az-Zukhruf
الزخرف
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43:16
أَمِ
اتَّخَذَ
مِمَّا
يَخْلُقُ
بَنَاتٍ
وَأَصْفَاكُم
بِالْبَنِينَ
ʾami ttakhadha mimmā yakhluqu banātin wa-ʾaṣfākum bi-l-banīna
What! has He taken daughters out of what He himself creates, and granted to you sons for choice?
— Abdullah Yusufali
Did He adopt daughters from what He creates while He preferred you with sons?