43:16
أَمِ اتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَاكُم بِالْبَنِينَ
Transliteration:
Ami ittakhatha mimma yakhluqu banatin waasfakum bialbaneena
Word by Word:
Or has He taken of what, He has created, daughters and He has chosen (for) you sons.
Translations:
Or [do you think], perchance, that out of all His creation He has chosen for Himself daughters, and favoured you with sons?
What! has He taken daughters out of what He himself creates, and granted to you sons for choice?
Or chooseth He daughters of all that He hath created, and honoureth He you with sons?
Or has He taken daughters to Himself of what He creates and chosen you to have sons?
Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?