Quran 75:37 — Al-Qiyaama, verse 37
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Was he not just a drop of spilt-out sperm,
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِنْ مَنِيٍّ يُمْنَىٰ
alam yaku nuṭ'fatan min maniyyin yum'nā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Was he not a sperm-drop spilled?
- Muhammad Asad
- Was he not once a [mere] drop of sperm that had been spilt,
- Sahih International
- Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَلَمْalam | Was not | — |
| 2 | يَكُyaku | he | كون |
| 3 | نُطْفَةًۭnuṭ'fatan | a semen-drop | نطف |
| 4 | مِّنmin | of | — |
| 5 | مَّنِىٍّۢmaniyyin | semen | مني |
| 6 | يُمْنَىٰyum'nā | emitted | مني |