Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, The Embellishment — Verse 18
43:18 · az-Zukhruf
Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, The Embellishment 43:18
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أَوَ مَن یُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِی ٱلۡحِلۡیَةِ وَهُوَ فِی ٱلۡخِصَامِ غَیۡرُ مُبِینࣲ ١٨
awaman yunasha-u fī l-ḥil'yati wahuwa fī l-khiṣāmi ghayru mubīni
‘Someone who is brought up amongst trinkets, who cannot put together a clear argument?’
(Do they then like for Allah) a creature who is brought up in ornaments (women) and is unable to make itself clear in dispute?
Hath He taken to Himself that which is reared in ornaments, and is in contention not plain
Can one who has been raised on ornaments and cannot present her case coolly in a dispute (be associated with God?
Or do you attribute the one brought up in ornaments (daughters), who you consider is unable to engage in an argument (to Allah)!
´What! Someone brought up among pretty trinkets who cannot produce a cogent argument!´
‘What! One who is brought up amid ornaments and is inconspicuous in contests?’
"What! (Am I to have a daughter –) one who is brought up in adornments, and unable to be clear in disputation?"
(Is he your god) who is brought up in the midst of ornaments and who is unable to make a clear expression (to an argument) and a plain speech in disputation (and discussions)
What, one who is reared amid ornaments and, when the time of altercation comes, is not to be seen
Or (do they assign to God) someone who is raised in luxury, and who is unclear in the debate?
How dare they to assign a baby girl, wrapped up in ornaments and unable even to talk, as God’s daughter
One who is to be reared to be a trophy, and finds themselves torn by inner conflict
(thinking) “What! Someone brought up amid adornments and, in conflict, cannot be evident?”
What! one brought up amongst ornaments, and who is always in contention without obvious cause
And (do they chose for Him) one who is brought up among ornaments, and cannot express herself clearly in debate
Is he then the one who is raised in the ornament and while he is in the course of the argument does not make things evident.
Do they therefore attribute unto God female issue, which are brought up among ornaments, and are contentious without cause
What! (Liken they Allah to) that which is bred among ornaments and which in disputes cannot make itself plain (or give an account of itself)
(As such they attribute to Allah) who is brought up among ornaments but when disputes arise are powerless
What! make they a being to be the offspring of God who is brought up among trinkets, and is ever contentious without reason
“What then? Such a one who is reared in ornaments and that who is not clear (when pleading) in a disputation.” [The anti-women comments proceed from misguided people]
Is whoever is brought up amid glitter one who is without clarity when he is in an altercation?
Is a (female) [that you regard as] raised with trinkets and defenseless in a fight [comparable to Allah]?
Do they ascribe to Allah, the female gender who is brought up among trinkets and is unable to make herself clear in disputation
Do they assign to Allah one who grows up amidst ornaments and is not well-versed in the art of disputation
Is one decked with ornaments and unable to make plain speech in disputes (a partner with God)
What ! ( do they assign to Allah daughters ) who are brought up in ornaments and who are without clarity during a dispute?
[The man given the news of a daughter born to him thinks, "Am I now saddled with an offspring] to be brought up in jewellery?" And he lapses into a dilemma [whether to keep the child alive or kill her. Refer Verses :, ]
And (will Allah make her His offspring for partnership and assistance in His affairs) who is raised in refinery and is not bold (in giving her opinion expressly) in a contention (owing to her mild, modest and feminine temperament)
"What good is an offspring that is brought up to be beautiful, and cannot help in a fight"
"What good is an offspring that is brought up to be beautiful, and cannot help in a fight?
What good is an offspring that is brought up to be beautiful, and cannot help in a fight?
Is who (is) being brought up/originated in the ornament/decoration (luxuriated i.e.: girls and those effeminate and unmanly) and he is in the dispute/controversy/argument not evident/shown
“What! [Am I to have a daughter -] one who is to be reared [only] for the sake of ornament?” and thereupon he finds himself torn by a vague inner conflict
Is he who is brought up amid ornaments and in adversariness is without (demonstrable) evidence (to be associated with Allah)
(Liken they then to Allah) that which is bred up in outward show, and in dispute cannot make itself plain
Does God choose for Himself the kind of children who grow up wearing ornaments and who are not strong enough to defend their rights
Is it that (Allah has chosen) those (as His offspring) who are grown up in ornaments and who cannot express themselves in debate clearly
Do they ascribe to Allâh one who is reared amid ornaments and incapable of making plain speech in disputes?
(You associate with Allah) the offspring that is brought up adorned with jewelry, and cannot assert itself during (times of) conflict (and battle)
Do they ascribe to Allâh one who is reared amid ornaments and incapable of making plain speech in disputes?
Is it befitting to ascribe to Allah a creature who is born and raised surrounded by ornaments and articles of personal decoration and fails to defend an argument
“What!” One who is brought up in fine jewellery and incapable of presenting a case clearly.
˹Do they attribute to Him˺ those who are brought up in fineries and are not commanding in disputes?
Someone brought up amongst pleasantries - and he cannot sustain the argument.
Or would they ascribe to God females who adorn themselves with trinkets and are powerless in disputation
(They say,) "What is good about an offspring that is brought up to be beautiful, and cannot help in war?"
what [am I to have a daughter], someone to be brought up in ornaments but cannot help in a fight?
what [am I to have a daughter], someone to be brought up in ornaments but cannot help in a fight?
“Or who was engendered in the sweet creation medium (Embryo), and he is in the dispute not obviously defined (Male or Female)?”
(He says), "What! That which has to be raised in ornaments?" And then he finds himself in an inner conflict (whether to let the daughter live or bury her in the dust! (16:58-59.
What! that which is made in ornaments and which in contention is unable to make plain speech
Do they assign to ALLAH one who is nurtured among ornaments, and who is not able to give clear expression to an argument in disputation
“What! One who is reared amid ornaments and is incoherent in dispute?
Then, is one brought up in pettiness, and unable to give clear account in a dispute (to have the likeness to Allah)
“An entity nurtured amidst ornaments?” And he suppresses inner conflicts.
'Someone brought up to be beautiful, and unable to help in a fight?'
So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allah ]
And is he who is brought up among the ornaments, and he in the altercation is not clear?
Is then one brought up among trinkets, and unable to give a clear account in a dispute (to be associated with God)
Is then one brought up among trinkets, and unable to give a clear account in a dispute (to be associated with Allah)