43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 16

Or has He selected daughters from among His creation, while He has left you with the sons

What! Has He taken daughters out of what He Himself created and grants you sons of your choice?

If He has taken of what He creates daughters, and chosen for you sons,

Or has He selected daughters from among His creation, while He has left you with the sons?

Or has He selected daughters from among His creation, while He has left you with the sons?

Has He then taken daughters from what He has created and chosen sons for you?

Has He chosen from among His creations daughters for Himself, while blessing you with sons?

Or has He taken from those He has created daughters for Himself, and assigned sons to you?

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

Or [do you think], perchance, that out of all His creation He has chosen for Himself daughters, and favoured you with sons?

Or chooseth He daughters of all that He hath created, and honoureth He you with sons?

Or did He adopt from among His creatures the females and committed to you people the males?

[They say] God has chosen females (whom He has created at first place) as His daughters while bless them with sons [as they consider having a female child is a matter of sham!]

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

What! has He taken daughters out of what He himself creates, and granted to you sons for choice?

Has He taken ˹angels as His˺ daughters from what He created, and favoured you ˹O pagans˺ with sons?

Is it that He has adopted daughters from those whom He has created, and chosen you for (having) sons?

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

Or has He taken to Himself, from that He creates, daughters, and favoured you with sons?

Has He taken of what He creates daughters, and chosen sons for you?

What! Has He taken daughters to Himself out of what He Himself creates and chosen you to have sons?

Or even has He taken to Him, from what He creates, daughters and has elected for you (only) sons?

Hath God taken daughters out of those beings which He hath created; and hath He chosen sons for you?

Or has He (Allah) chosen daughters from what He Himself creates, and given to you sons of choice?

Or has He taken to Himself daughters from the things He Himself has created (as the pagans describe the angels to be God's daughters) and has chosen you for (honouring with) the sons.

Did He adopt daughters from what He creates while He preferred you with sons?