Surah Az-Zumar, ayah 4
لَّوْ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا لَّٱصْطَفَىٰ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۖ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ
If Allāh had intended to take a son, He could have chosen from what He creates whatever He willed. Exalted is He; He is Allāh, the One, the Prevailing.
Az-Zumar · 39:4
Word by word
- لَّوْlawIf
- أَرَادَarādaAllah (had) intended
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah (had) intended
- أَنanto
- يَتَّخِذَyattakhidhatake
- وَلَدًۭاwaladana son
- لَّٱصْطَفَىٰla-iṣ'ṭafāsurely, He (could) have chosen
- مِمَّاmimmāfrom what
- يَخْلُقُyakhluquHe creates
- مَاmāwhatever
- يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe willed
- سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۖsub'ḥānahuGlory be to Him
- هُوَhuwaHe
- ٱللَّهُl-lahu(is) Allah
- ٱلْوَٰحِدُl-wāḥiduthe One
- ٱلْقَهَّارُl-qahāruthe Irresistible
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