Quran 23:13 — Al-Muminoon, verse 13
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
then We placed him as a drop of fluid in a safe place,
ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاهُ نُطْفَةً فِي قَرَارٍ مَكِينٍ
thumma jaʿalnāhu nuṭ'fatan fī qarārin makīnin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- then We set him, a drop, in a receptacle secure,
- Muhammad Asad
- and then We cause him to remain as a drop of sperm in [the wombs] firm keeping,
- Sahih International
- Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging [i.e., the womb].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ثُمَّthumma | Then | — |
| 2 | جَعَلْنَـٰهُjaʿalnāhu | We placed him | جعل |
| 3 | نُطْفَةًۭnuṭ'fatan | (as) a semen-drop | نطف |
| 4 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 5 | قَرَارٍۢqarārin | a resting place | قرر |
| 6 | مَّكِينٍۢmakīnin | firm | مكن |