Surah An-Najm 53:21 — translation and meaning

النجم · Verse 21 / 62 · Page 526

أَلَكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الْأُنثَى

Word by Word

أَلَكُمُ
alakumu
Is for you
الذَّكَرُ
al-dhakaru
the male
وَلَهُ
walahu
and for Him
الْأُنثَى
al-untha
the female

Transliteration

A-lakumuz zakaru wa lahul unsaa

Translation

Is the male for you and for Him the female?

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O idolaters, do you have boys whom you like, whilst He (may He be glorified) has girls which you dislike?

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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