# 53. Surah An-Najm, Verse 21 - **Surah:** 53. Surah An-Najm (The Star) — سورة النجم - **Verse:** 21 / 62 · **Juz:** 27 · **Mushaf page:** 525 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-21 ## Arabic اَلَـكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الْاُنْثٰى ## Transcription Alakumu aththakaru walahual-ontha ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley Do you have males and He females? ### Progressive Muslims Do you have the males, while He has the females ### Shabbir Ahmed Why - for yourselves you would prefer only sons, whereas to Him you assign daughters! ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation Have you the males, and He the females? ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation Do you have the males, while He has the females? ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Do you have sons, while He has these as daughters? ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Are there sons for you, and daughters for Him? ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) Is the male for you and for Him the female? ### Muhammad Asad Why - for yourselves [you would choose only] male offspring, whereas to Him [you assign] female: ### Marmaduke Pickthall Are yours the males and His the females? ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Shall you have the male issues, and He the female issues?[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] That is, you held these goddesses as daughters of Allah, Lord of the worlds, and did not consider while inventing this absurd creed that as for yourselves you regarded the birth of a daughter as disgraceful, and desired to have only male children, but as for Allah you assign to Him only daughters. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab Have you chosen the idol you designated as male and left to Allah what you designated as female! ### Bijan Moeinian Do you choose sons [and kill your new born girls as you consider them disgraceful] while calling these things as God’s daughters? ### Al-Hilali & Khan Is it for you the males and for Him the females? ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female? ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Do you ˹prefer to˺ have sons while ˹you attribute˺ to Him daughters?[1] ### Taqi Usmani Is it that you have males and He (Allah) has females? ### Abdul Haleem are you to have the male and He the female? ### Arthur John Arberry What, have you males, and He females? ### E. Henry Palmer Shall there be male offspring for Him and female for you? ### Hamid S. Aziz What! For you the males and for Him the females! ### Mahmoud Ghali Do you have the male (s) and He the female (s)? ### George Sale Have ye male children, and God female? ### Syed Vickar Ahamed What (silliness)! For you (yourselves) the male sex, and for Him, the female? ### Amatul Rahman Omar What (an ignoble idea you have)! Are you to have sons and He daughters? ### Ali Quli Qarai Are you to have males and He females? ### Gültekin Onan Erkek (evlat) sizin, dişi O'nun mu? ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Erkek sizin de dişi Onun mu?! ### İbni Kesir Demek erkekler sizin, dişiler O'nun mu? ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Size erkek ona dişi öyle mi? ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Size erkek, O'na dişi öylemi? ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Erkek sizin, dişi O'nun mu? ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Erkek (evlat) sizin, dişi O'nun mu? ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali - Demek ki erkek size, dişi Allah'a, öyle mi? O zaman bu, insafsızca bir taksim! ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Erkek size de, dişi O'na mı? ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Neden kendiniz için (yalnız) erkek çocuklar (istersiniz de) O'na kız çocuklar (isnad edersiniz?) ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Erkekler sizin dişiler O'nun mu? ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Demek erkek size, kadın Allah'a mı? ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Erkek size, dişi Allah'a mı? ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Erkekler size kızlar O'na, öyle mi? ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Erkek sizin, dişi O'nun mu? ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Erkekler sizin de dişiler O'nun mu? ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali (Size göre bunlar Allah'ın kızlarıdır.) Erkekler sizin olsun, kızlar da Allah'ın, öyle mi? ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Erkek(ler) sizin de dişi(ler) mi O'nun? ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Erkek sizin, dişi O'nun mu? ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Erkek sizin, dişi O'nun mu? ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Erkekler sizin de kızlar Allah'ın mı?[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] [Nahl 16/57,](https://quran.so/16/57) [İsra 17/40,](https://quran.so/17/40) [Saffat 37/149](https://quran.so/37/149)-[150,](https://quran.so/37/150) [Zuhruf 43/16,](https://quran.so/43/16) [Tur 52/39.](https://quran.so/52/39) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | أَلَكُمُ — alakumu | Is for you | — | | 2 | ٱلذَّكَرُ — l-dhakaru | the male | ذكر — Zal-Kef-Ra | | 3 | وَلَهُ — walahu | and for Him | — | | 4 | ٱلْأُنثَىٰ — l-unthā | the female | انث — Elif-Nun-Se | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-20.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-22.md Retrieved: 2026-08-15 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.