Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - 37:153 | |
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Transliteration | Astafa albanati AAala albaneena |
Literal | He chose/purified the daughters on/over the sons. |
Yusuf Ali | Did He (then) choose daughters rather than sons? |
Pickthal | (And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons. |
Arberry | Has He chosen daughters above sons? |
Shakir | Has He chosen daughters in preference to sons? |
Sarwar | Has He chosen daughters in preference to sons?. |
Khalifa | Did He choose the girls over the boys? |
Hilali/Khan | Has He (then) chosen daughters rather than sons? |
H/K/Saheeh | Has He chosen daughters over sons? |
Malik | Would He choose daughters rather than sons?[153] |
QXP | When they say, "He has chosen daughters over sons." |
Maulana Ali | Has He preferred daughters to sons? |
Free Minds | Has He chosen the daughters over the sons? |
Qaribullah | Has He chosen daughters above sons? |
George Sale | Hath he chosen daughters preferably to sons? |
JM Rodwell | Would he have preferred daughters to sons? |
Asad | "He has chosen daughters in preference to sons"! [Cf. 6:100 ("they have invented for Him sons and daughters") and the corresponding notes. See also note on 17:40, as well as 53:19-22 and the corresponding notes.] |
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