Surah Sad 38:71 — translation and meaning

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إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ

Word by Word

إِذْ
idh
When
قَالَ
qala
said
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ
lil'malaikati
to the Angels
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I Am
خَالِقٌ
khaliqun
going to create
بَشَرًا
basharan
a human being
مِّن
min
from
طِينٍ
tinin
clay

Transliteration

Iz qaala Rabbuka lilmalaaa'ikati innee khaaliqum basharam min teen

Translation

[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Remember when your Lord said to the angels: “I am going to create a man from clay, and he is Adam (peace be upon him).

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

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