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Surah Ash-Shuraa, Verse 50

سورة الشورى، الآية ٥٠

42:50 Juz 25 Hizb 49 Page 488 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 42:50

أَوْ يُزَوِّجُهُمْ ذُكْرَانًا وَإِنَٰثًا وَيَجْعَلُ مَن يَشَآءُ عَقِيمًا إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ ۝٥٠

Transliteration

aw yuzawwijuhum dhuk'rānan wa-ināthan wayajʿalu man yashāu ʿaqīman innahu ʿalīmun qadīrun

Translation

Or He makes them [both] males and females, and He renders whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is Knowing and Competent.

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Verse 50 of Surah Ash-Shuraa (42:50), a Meccan surah, is in juz 25, on page 488 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 50

Al-Mukhtasar

Or He makes for whoever He wills both males and females and makes whoever He wills barren and childless. He knows what occurs and what will occur in the future. This is on account of the completeness of His knowledge and perfection of His wisdom. Nothing is hidden from Him. He is able to do all things, nothing is outside His ability.

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Other translations of verse 50

or grants them males and females; and He leaves whom He wills barren. Indeed, He is All-Knowing, Most Capable.

Or He bestows both males and females, and He renders barren whom He wills. Verily, He is the All-Knower and is Able to do all things.

Or He mingleth them, males and females, and He maketh barren whom He will. Lo! He is Knower, Powerful.

Or He bestows both males and females, and He leaves barren whom He will: for He is full of Knowledge and Power.

Or He makes them of both sorts, male and female; and He makes whom He pleases barren; surely He is the Knowing, the Powerful.

Or He couples them, (both) male and female and He makes whomever He decides sterile. Surely He is Ever-Knowing, Ever-Determiner.

Verse 50 word by word

  1. أَوْ aw Or
  2. يُزَوِّجُهُمْ yuzawwijuhum He grants them ز و ج
  3. ذُكْرَانًا dhuk'rānan males ذ ك ر
  4. وَإِنَٰثًا wa-ināthan and females أ ن ث
  5. وَيَجْعَلُ wayajʿalu and He makes ج ع ل
  6. مَن man whom
  7. يَشَآءُ yashāu He wills ش ي أ
  8. عَقِيمًا ʿaqīman barren ع ق م
  9. إِنَّهُۥ innahu Indeed, He
  10. عَلِيمٌ ʿalīmun (is) All-Knower ع ل م
  11. قَدِيرٌ qadīrun All-Powerful ق د ر

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  • Maryam 19:21

    قَالَ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ هُوَ عَلَىَّ هَيِّنٌ وَلِنَجْعَلَهُۥٓ ءَايَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَرَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَكَانَ أَمْرًا مَّقْضِيًّا

    He said, "Thus [it will be]; your Lord says, 'It is easy for Me, and We will make him a sign to the people and a mercy from Us. And it is a matter [already] decreed.'"

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