Surah Sad 38:72 — translation and meaning

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فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِي فَقَعُوا لَهُ سَاجِدِينَ

Word by Word

فَإِذَا
fa-idha
So when
سَوَّيْتُهُ
sawwaytuhu
I have proportioned him
وَنَفَخْتُ
wanafakhtu
and breathed
فِيهِ
fihi
into him
مِن
min
of
رُّوحِي
ruhi
My spirit
فَقَعُوا
faqa'u
then fall down
لَهُ
lahu
to him
سَاجِدِينَ
sajidina
prostrating

Transliteration

Fa-iza sawwaituhoo wa nafakhtu feehi mir roohee faqa'oo lahoo saajideen

Translation

So when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

So once I have proportioned his form, made his appearance right and blown My spirit into him, prostrate to him”.

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

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