Quran 16:4 — An-Nahl, verse 4
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He created man from a drop of fluid, and yet man openly challenges Him.
خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُبِينٌ
khalaqa l-insāna min nuṭ'fatin fa-idhā huwa khaṣīmun mubīnun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He created man of a sperm-drop; and, behold, he is a manifest adversary.
- Muhammad Asad
- He creates man out of a [mere] drop of sperm: and lo! this same being shows himself endowed with the power to think and to argue!
- Sahih International
- He created man from a sperm-drop; then at once he is a clear adversary.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | خَلَقَkhalaqa | He created | خلق |
| 2 | ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insāna | the human kind | أنس |
| 3 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 4 | نُّطْفَةٍۢnuṭ'fatin | a minute quantity of semen | نطف |
| 5 | فَإِذَاfa-idhā | then behold | — |
| 6 | هُوَhuwa | he | — |
| 7 | خَصِيمٌۭkhaṣīmun | (is) an opponent | خصم |
| 8 | مُّبِينٌۭmubīnun | clear | بين |