Surah An-Nahl Ayah 4

An-Nahl · Ayah 4 · Juz 14 · Page 267

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطۡفَةٖ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٞ مُّبِينٞ ٤

Khalaqal-insāna min nuṭfatin fa idhā huwa khaṣīmum mubīn.

He created man from a sperm-drop; then at once1 he is a clear adversary.

Translation: Sahih International

Footnotes (1)
  1. As soon as he becomes strong and independent.

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Word by word8 words

  • خَلَقَHe created
  • ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَthe human kind
  • مِنfrom
  • نُّطۡفَةٖa minute quantity of semen
  • فَإِذَاthen behold
  • هُوَhe
  • خَصِيمٞ(is) an opponent
  • مُّبِينٞclear

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Juz
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Page
267
Hizb
27