Quran 96:5 — Al-Alaq, verse 5
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
who taught man what he did not know.
عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
ʿallama l-insāna mā lam yaʿlam
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- taught Man that he knew not.
- Muhammad Asad
- taught man what he did not know!
- Sahih International
- Taught man that which he knew not.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | عَلَّمَʿallama | Taught | علم |
| 2 | ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insāna | man | أنس |
| 3 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 4 | لَمْlam | not | — |
| 5 | يَعْلَمْyaʿlam | he knew | علم |