Quran 38:71 — Saad, verse 71
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Your Lord said to the angels, ‘I will create a man from clay.
إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِنْ طِينٍ
idh qāla rabbuka lil'malāikati innī khāliqun basharan min ṭīnin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- When thy Lord said to the angels, 'See, I am creating a mortal of a clay.
- Muhammad Asad
- [For,] lo, thy Sustainer said unto the angels: “Behold, I am about to create a human being out of clay;
- Sahih International
- [So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِذْidh | When | — |
| 2 | قَالَqāla | said | قول |
| 3 | رَبُّكَrabbuka | your Lord | ربب |
| 4 | لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikati | to the Angels | ملك |
| 5 | إِنِّىinnī | Indeed, I Am | — |
| 6 | خَـٰلِقٌۢkhāliqun | going to create | خلق |
| 7 | بَشَرًۭاbasharan | a human being | بشر |
| 8 | مِّنmin | from | — |
| 9 | طِينٍۢṭīnin | clay | طين |