The Bee 16:57

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Arabic English Morphology
And they assign V
لِلَّهِ lillahi
to Allah Noun
daughters Noun
سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ sub'ḥānahu
Glory be to Him Noun
وَلَهُم walahum
And for them Noun
مَّا
(is) what Noun
they desire V

They assign daughters to God––may He be exalted!––and the [sons] they desire to themselves

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَیَجۡعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡبَنَـٰتِ سُبۡحَـٰنَهُۥ وَلَهُم مَّا یَشۡتَهُونَ ۝٥٧

wayajʿalūna lillahi l-banāti sub'ḥānahu walahum mā yashtahūn