Quran 16:57 Word by Word & Translations
16:57 Word by Word (2021)
16:57 Arabic
16:57 Transliteration
And they assign to Allah daughters. Glory be to Him! And for them (is) what they desire.
16:57 Arabic
وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلْبَنَٰتِ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
16:57 Transliteration
WayajAAaloona lillahi albanati subhanahu walahum ma yashtahoona
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And they assign daughters to God; be He glorified; and to them is what they desire
Abdel Haleem
They assign daughters to God––may He be exalted!––and the [sons] they desire to themselves
Abdul Hye
And they assign daughters to Allah! Glorified is He. To themselves what they desire (sons).
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And they appoint for Allah daughters --hallowed be He! -- and for themselves that which they desire
Ahmed Ali
They attribute daughters to God, the glorious, but for themselves whatsoever they please
Ahmed Hulusi
And they assign their daughters for Allah... HU is Subhan (beyond such assumptions)! And what they like (their sons) for themselves...
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they appoint daughters for Allah, Holy is He, and for themselves, they have what they desire.
Aisha Bewley
They allot daughters to Allah glory be to Him! while they have what they want!
Ali Ünal
And they assign daughters to God – All-Glorified is He (above having children) – and to themselves sons
Ali Quli Qara'i
And they attribute daughters to Allah —immaculate is He— while they will have what they desire
Amatul Rahman Omar
And they assign daughters to Allah; Holy is He, whereas they (wish to) have for themselves what they desire
Arthur John Arberry
And they assign to God daughters; glory be to Him! -- and they have their desire
Bakhtiari Nejad
And they assign daughters to God, He is flawless, and (they assign) for themselves what they desire.
Bijan Moeinian
They consider their goddesses as the daughters of God! How funny of them to assign something to God that they resent to have
Bilal Muhammad 2018
And they assign daughters to God. Glory belongs to Him, but their desires are selfish
Corpus.Quran
And they assign to Allah daughters Glory be to Him And for them (is) what they desire
Dr. Kamal Omar
And people assign daughters unto Allah — Glorified be He (above all that they associate as partners to Him) — and select (sons) unto themselves what they desire
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And they assign daughters to God! Glory be to Him! And for themselves, that for which they lust.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And they (the disbelievers and polytheists) ascribe daughters to Allah—Glory be to Him (He is far above that)!—and for themselves they prefer what they desire (i.e., sons)
Dr. Munir Munshey
For Allah they imagine daughters. Exalted is He! And for themselves (sons), which they prefer
Edward Henry Palmer
They make for God daughters;- celebrated be His praise!- and for themselves they like them not
Faridul Haque
And they assign daughters to Allah - Purity is to Him! - and assign for themselves what they wish
Fode Drame
And they attribute daughters to Allah. Glory be on to Him. And for themselves [they take] that which they desire [the sons].
George Sale
They attribute daughters unto God; -- far be it from him! -- but unto themselves children of the sex which they desire
Hamid S. Aziz
They assign for Allah daughters - Glory be to Him - and for themselves they desire them not (or desire sons)
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They ascribe daughters to Allah exaltations to Him! But they themselves would have what they desire
Hilali - Khan
And they assign daughters unto Allah! Glorified (and Exalted) be He above all that they associate with Him! . And unto themselves what they desire
Irving/Hegab
They (even) assign daughters to Allah (God). Glory be to Him! They themselves have what they desire (sons).
John Medows Rodwell
And they ascribe daughters unto God! Glory be to Him! But they desire them not for themselves
Linda "iLham" Barto
(The pagans) imagine daughters for Allah! Glory to Him! For themselves, they would have what they want.
Maududi
They assign daughters to Allah - glory be to Him - whereas they assign to themselves what they truly desire
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they ascribe daughters to Allah. Glory be to Him! And for themselves is what they desire
Mir Aneesuddin
And they assign daughters to Allah, far it is from His Glory, and for themselves what they will.
Mohammad Shafi
And they arbitrarily attribute daughters (angels) to Allah. HE is too glorious to have any such creaturely attribute. And, for themselves, they would have what they desire (sons)
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And they make/create/put to God the daughters, His praise/glory, and for them what they lust/desire/crave
Muhammad Asad
And [thus, too,] they ascribe daughters unto God, who is limitless in His glory - whereas for themselves [they would choose, if they could, only] what they desire
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And they make up to Allah daughters. All Extolment be to Him! And they have whatever they lust for
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And they assign unto Allah daughters - Be He Glorified! - and unto themselves what they desire
Muhammad Sarwar
They ascribe daughters to God, God is too Exalted to have daughters, but they can have whatever they want
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They ascribe daughters to Allah - Pure is He - and for themselves is what they desire
Munir Mezyed
They assign daughters to Allâh- Glory be to Him- and to themselves what they desire.
MunirMezyed2023
Lo! They even assign daughters to Allâh- All Glory Be To Him- and to themselves what they desire.
Musharraf Hussain
They assign daughters for Allah, glory to Him, for themselves they want sons!
Mustafa Khattab 2018
And they attribute ˹angels as˺ daughters to Allah—glory be to Him!—the opposite of what they desire for themselves.
Mustaqim
And they assign daughters to Allah, glorified is He, and for them is what they desire?
N J Dawood 2014
They foist daughters upon God (glory be to Him!) but for themselves they choose what they desire
Rashad Khalifa
They even assign daughters to GOD, be He glorified, while they prefer for themselves what they like.
Safi Kaskas
They also ascribe daughters to God-- May He be exalted in His glory--and they chose for themselves whatever they desire.
Samy Mahdy
And they set up for Allah the daughters, glorified is Him, and for themselves what they are desiring.
Shabbir Ahmed
They ascribe daughters to Allah. Glory be to Him! And to themselves they choose what they desire (sons)
Shakir
And they ascribe daughters to Allah, glory be to Him; and for themselves (they would have) what they desire
Sher Ali
And they ascribe daughters to ALLAH - Holy is HE - while they themselves have what they desire
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they give daughters for Allah! Glory be to Him! Far above (is He) than what they associate with Him— And for themselves (they give sons—) what they desire
T.B.Irving
They (even) assign daughters to God. Glory be to Him! They themselves have what they desire.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And they attribute to God daughters, exalted is He; while for themselves, what they desire.
Talal Itani (2012)
And they attribute to God daughters—exalted is He—and for themselves what they desire
The Study Quran
And they assign unto God daughters—glory be to Him!—while they have that which they desire
The Wise Quran
And they assign to God daughters; - glory be to Him - and for them is what they desire.
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And they attribute to Allah daughters - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire
Wahiduddin Khan
They assign daughters to Godglory be to Him!but for themselves [sons] that they desire to have
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And they assign daughters for Allah! - Glory be to Him! - and for themselves (sons,- the issue) they desire