أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ
A-lakumuz zakaru wa lahul unsaa
What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female?
— An-Najm (ٱلنَّجْم), 53:21

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أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ
A-lakumuz zakaru wa lahul unsaa
What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female?
— An-Najm (ٱلنَّجْم), 53:21
أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰTransliteration: A-lakumuz zakaru wa lahul unsaa
Translation (Yusuf Ali): What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female?
This is verse 21 of Surah An-Najm (ٱلنَّجْم, meaning "The Star"), the 53th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 62 total verses.