Quran 55:14 — Ar-Rahmaan, verse 14
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He created mankind out of dried clay, like pottery,
خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِ
khalaqa l-insāna min ṣalṣālin kal-fakhāri
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He created man of a clay like the potter's,
- Muhammad Asad
- He has created man out of sounding clay, like pottery,
- Sahih International
- He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | خَلَقَkhalaqa | He created | خلق |
| 2 | ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insāna | the man | أنس |
| 3 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 4 | صَلْصَـٰلٍۢṣalṣālin | clay | صلصل |
| 5 | كَٱلْفَخَّارِkal-fakhāri | like the pottery | فخر |