Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:13 — translation and meaning

المؤمنون · Verse 13 / 118 · Page 342

ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاهُ نُطْفَةً فِي قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ

Word by Word

ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
جَعَلْنَاهُ
ja'alnahu
We placed him
نُطْفَةً
nut'fatan
(as) a semen-drop
فِي
fi
in
قَرَارٍ
qararin
a resting place
مَّكِينٍ
makinin
firm

Transliteration

Summa ja'alnaahu nutfatan fee qaraarim makeen

Translation

Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Then I created his progeny who procreate, by way of a drop of sperm that lodges in the womb until birth.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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