Quran 43:16

Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 16

Verse 16 of 89 in Surah Az-Zukhruf (الزخرف), chapter 43 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?
TamilJan Trust Foundation
அல்லது, தான் படைத்ததிலிருந்து அவன் தனக்கென பெண்மக்களை எடுத்துக் கொண்டு, உங்களுக்கு ஆண் மக்களை தேர்ந்தெடுத்து விட்டானா?
SinhalaRuwwad Center
එසේ නැතහොත් ඔහු මවන දැයින් ඔහු ගැහැනු දරුවන් ගෙන නුඹලාට ඔහු පිරිමි දරුවන් තෝරා දුන්නේ ද?
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
کیا اللہ تعالیٰ نے اپنی مخلوق میں سے بیٹیاں تو خود رکھ لیں اور تمہیں بیٹوں سے نوازا.(1)
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
それともあなたがたはかれが創られたものの中から(天使を)娘として選び,あなたがたは男児だけ授かるとでも言うのか。(いやそうではない。)
ChineseMa Jian
难道他从自己所创造的众生中自取女儿,而以男儿专归你们吗?

Tafsir of 43:16

Condemnation of the Idolators' attribution of Offspring to Allah Here Allah speaks of the lies and fabrications of the idolators, when they devoted some of their cattle to their false gods and some to Allah, as He described in Surat Al-An`am where He said: وَجَعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ مِمَّا ذَرَأَ مِنَ الْحَرْثِ وَالاٌّنْعَامِ نَصِيباً فَقَالُواْ هَذَا لِلَّهِ بِزَعْمِهِمْ وَهَذَا لِشُرَكَآئِنَا فَمَا كَانَ لِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ فَلاَ يَصِلُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ يَصِلُ إِلَى شُرَكَآئِهِمْ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ (And they assign to Allah share of the tilth and cattle which He has created, and they say: "This is for Allah" according to their claim, "and this is for our partners." But the share of their partners reaches not Allah, while the share of Allah reaches their partners! Evil is the way they judge!) (6:136).…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 43:16 — Surah Az-Zukhruf Verse 16