أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ
Astafal banaati 'alal baneen
Did He (then) choose daughters rather than sons?
— As-Saffah (ٱلصَّافَّات), 37:153

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أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ
Astafal banaati 'alal baneen
Did He (then) choose daughters rather than sons?
— As-Saffah (ٱلصَّافَّات), 37:153
أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَTransliteration: Astafal banaati 'alal baneen
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Did He (then) choose daughters rather than sons?
This is verse 153 of Surah As-Saffah (ٱلصَّافَّات, meaning "Those Ranges in Ranks"), the 37th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 182 total verses.