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وَيَجۡعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡبَنَٰتِ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ
Wa yaj'aloona lillaahil banaati Subhaanahoo wa lahum maa yashtahoon
And they assign daughters for Allah! - Glory be to Him! - and for themselves (sons,- the issue) they desire!
— Al-Nahl (ٱلنَّحْل), 16:57
وَيَجۡعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡبَنَٰتِ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشۡتَهُونَTransliteration: Wa yaj'aloona lillaahil banaati Subhaanahoo wa lahum maa yashtahoon
Translation (Yusuf Ali): And they assign daughters for Allah! - Glory be to Him! - and for themselves (sons,- the issue) they desire!
This is verse 57 of Surah Al-Nahl (ٱلنَّحْل, meaning "The Bees"), the 16th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 128 total verses.