Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:14 — translation and meaning

المؤمنون · Verse 14 / 118 · Page 342

ۚ ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا النُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْمُضْغَةَ عِظَامًا فَكَسَوْنَا الْعِظَامَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَاهُ خَلْقًا آخَرَ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ

Word by Word

ۚ
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
خَلَقْنَا
khalaqna
We created
النُّطْفَةَ
al-nut'fata
the semen-drop
عَلَقَةً
alaqatan
(into) a clinging substance
فَخَلَقْنَا
fakhalaqna
then We created
الْعَلَقَةَ
al-'alaqata
the clinging substance
مُضْغَةً
mud'ghatan
(into) an embryonic lump
فَخَلَقْنَا
fakhalaqna
then We created
الْمُضْغَةَ
al-mud'ghata
the embryonic lump
عِظَامًا
izaman
(into) bones
فَكَسَوْنَا
fakasawna
then We clothed
الْعِظَامَ
al-'izama
the bones
لَحْمًا
lahman
(with) flesh
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
أَنشَأْنَاهُ
anshanahu
We produce it
خَلْقًا
khalqan
(as) a creation
آخَرَ
akhara
another
فَتَبَارَكَ
fatabaraka
So blessed is
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
أَحْسَنُ
ahsanu
(the) Best
الْخَالِقِينَ
al-khaliqina
(of) the Creators

Transliteration

Summa khalaqnan nutfata 'alaqatan fakhalaqnal 'alaqata mudghatan fakhalaq nal mudghata 'izaaman fakasawnal 'izaama lahman summa anshaanaahu khalqan aakhar; fatabaarakal laahu ahsanul khaaliqeen

Translation

Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah, the best of creators.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

I then created the lodged drop of sperm into a red clot of blood, which I then created into a piece of flesh, which I then created into hard bones. I then covered those bones with flesh and then developed it into a completely different creation, by blowing a soul into it and bringing it out into life. Praised is Allah, the best of creators!

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

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