Quran 96:2 — Al-Alaq, verse 2
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He created man from a clinging form.
خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
khalaqa l-insāna min ʿalaqin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- created Man of a blood-clot.
- Muhammad Asad
- created man out of a germ-cell
- Sahih International
- Created man from a clinging substance.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | خَلَقَkhalaqa | He created | خلق |
| 2 | ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insāna | man | أنس |
| 3 | مِنْmin | from | — |
| 4 | عَلَقٍʿalaqin | a clinging substance | علق |