Quran 23:12 — Al-Muminoon, verse 12
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We created man from an essence of clay,
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ سُلَالَةٍ مِنْ طِينٍ
walaqad khalaqnā l-insāna min sulālatin min ṭīnin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- We created man of an extraction of clay,
- Muhammad Asad
- NOW, INDEED, We create man out of the essence of clay,
- Sahih International
- And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And indeed | — |
| 2 | خَلَقْنَاkhalaqnā | We created | خلق |
| 3 | ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insāna | the humankind | أنس |
| 4 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 5 | سُلَـٰلَةٍۢsulālatin | an essence | سلل |
| 6 | مِّنmin | of | — |
| 7 | طِينٍۢṭīnin | clay | طين |