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Ash-Shuraa (The Consultation)

Verse 49of 53

لِّلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ يَهَبُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ إِنَٰثًۭا وَيَهَبُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ٱلذُّكُورَ﴿٤٩

Translation (Sahih International)

To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He creates what he wills. He gives to whom He wills female [children], and He gives to whom He wills males.

Word-by-word meaning

لِّلَّهِlillahiTo Allah
مُلْكُmul'ku(belongs the) dominion
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚwal-arḍiand the earth
يَخْلُقُyakhluquHe creates
مَاwhat
يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe wills
يَهَبُyahabuHe grants
لِمَنlimanto whom
يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
إِنَـٰثًۭاināthanfemales
وَيَهَبُwayahabuand He grants
لِمَنlimanto whom
يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
ٱلذُّكُورَl-dhukūra[the] males

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah tells us that He is the Creator, Sovereign and Controller of the heavens and the earth.Whatever he wills happens, and whatever He does not will does not happen. He gives to whomsoever He wills and withholds from whomsoever he wills; none can withhold what He gives, and none can give what He withholds, and He creates whatever He wills.يَهَبُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ إِنَـثاً(He bestows female upon whom He wills.) means, He gives them daughters only.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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