Surah As-Saffat 37:153 — translation and meaning

الصافات · Verse 153 / 182 · Page 451

أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ

Word by Word

أَصْطَفَى
astafa
Has He chosen
الْبَنَاتِ
al-banati
[the] daughters
عَلَى
ala
over
الْبَنِينَ
al-banina
sons

Transliteration

Astafal banaati 'alal baneen

Translation

Has He chosen daughters over sons?

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Would Allah prefer daughters for Himself which you dislike, over sons which you like? Never!

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

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