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Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 4 (39:4)

ٱلزُّمَر

لَّوْ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا لَّٱصْطَفَىٰ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ ۖ هُوَ …

Quran 39:4 is ayah 4 of Surah Az-Zumar (“The Troops”), a Meccan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 458 of the Madani Mushaf.

39:4
لَّوْأَرَادَٱللَّهُأَنيَتَّخِذَوَلَدًالَّٱصْطَفَىٰمِمَّايَخْلُقُمَايَشَآءُ ۚسُبْحَٰنَهُۥ ۖهُوَٱللَّهُٱلْوَٰحِدُٱلْقَهَّارُ٤
law arāda l-lahu an yattakhidha waladan la-iṣ'ṭafā mimmā yakhluqu mā yashāu sub'ḥānahu huwa l-lahu l-wāḥidu l-qahāru

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.(4)

Word by word

  1. لَّوْlawIf
  2. أَرَادَarādaAllah (had) intended
  3. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah (had) intended
  4. أَنanto
  5. يَتَّخِذَyattakhidhatake
  6. وَلَدًاwaladana son
  7. لَّٱصْطَفَىٰla-iṣ'ṭafāsurely, He (could) have chosen
  8. مِمَّاmimmāfrom what
  9. يَخْلُقُyakhluquHe creates
  10. مَاmāwhatever
  11. يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe willed
  12. سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ ۖsub'ḥānahuGlory be to Him
  13. هُوَhuwaHe
  14. ٱللَّهُl-lahu(is) Allah
  15. ٱلْوَٰحِدُl-wāḥiduthe One
  16. ٱلْقَهَّارُl-qahāruthe Irresistible

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