Quran 71:17 — Nooh, verse 17
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
how God made you spring forth from the earth like a plant,
وَاللَّهُ أَنْبَتَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا
wal-lahu anbatakum mina l-arḍi nabātan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And God caused you to grow out of the earth,
- Muhammad Asad
- "'And God has caused you to grow out of the earth in [gradual] growth; and thereafter He will return you to it [in death]:
- Sahih International
- And Allāh has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | And Allah | أله |
| 2 | أَنۢبَتَكُمanbatakum | has caused you to grow | نبت |
| 3 | مِّنَmina | from | — |
| 4 | ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 5 | نَبَاتًۭاnabātan | (as) a growth | نبت |