Let man consider what he was created from.
Does the Qur'an say semen comes from between the backbone and the ribs (86:6-7)?
Key findingsEditorial
One finding for each passage this study carries, in the order the study reads them. Each is the reason that passage was signed into the study, in full and unedited - including, where the renderings disagree, the disagreement.
- 01 86:5 The passage opens with a call to consider what man is made from. Itani has "Let man consider what he was created from".
- 02 86:6–7 At 86:6 Itani has "gushing liquid", and Pickthall has "a gushing fluid". At 86:7 Itani has "Issuing from between the backbone and the breastbones", Pickthall has "from between the loins and ribs", Rodwell has "from the loins and breastbones", and Sale has "from the loins, and the breast-bones".
- 03 32:8 Pickthall has "a draught of despised fluid", and Palmer has "an extract of despicable water". The verse names the fluid but no place it comes from.
- 04 77:20–21 At 77:20 Pickthall has "Did We not create you from a base fluid", and at 77:21 Itani has "Then lodged it in a secure place". The pair names the fluid and where it is kept, not where it comes from.
In plain wordsEditorial written by the editors, not a translation
The question asks whether 86:6-7 says that semen comes from between the backbone and the ribs. The five renderings name the fluid at 86:6 and where it issues from at 86:7.
At 86:6 Itani has "gushing liquid", Pickthall has "a gushing fluid", and Palmer has "water poured forth". The word semen is not used at these verses in any of the five.
At 86:7 Itani has "Issuing from between the backbone and the breastbones", and Pickthall has "from between the loins and ribs". The wording of the question is close to these two. Palmer prints the loins and the breast bones with "between"; Rodwell and Sale print the loins and the breastbones without that word.
The five do not say whose backbone, loins or breastbones these are, and they say nothing more of the fluid's path. At 32:8 and 77:20-21 the fluid is named as despised or base, and as lodged in a safe place; no source is named there.
Whether this wording agrees with anatomy is a comparison outside these five renderings. This study shows what they print and stops there.
Scope of this study
This platform shows the verse, its easy-read line, its translations, a plain-words reading, and each verse among its neighbours. It does not supply occasion of revelation, interpretation (tafsir) or history, and it never invents them.
What this rests on
Opens with 86:5, widening across 4 passages in all.
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The versesSource fact 4 passages, each with every cleared translation
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86:5
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)falyanzuri l-'insaanu mimma khuliq
DIN 31635falyanẓuri l-ʾinsānu mimma ḫuliqa
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So let man consider from what he is created
Then let man look from what he is created
Let man then reflect out of what he was created
Let a man consider, therefore, of what he is created
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
Pra, le të vështrojë njeriu prej çfarë është krijuar!
অতএব মানুষের চিন্তা করে দেখা উচিত, তাকে কী থেকে সৃষ্টি করা হয়েছে?
Neka čovjek pogleda od čega je stvoren!
Neka čovjek pogleda od čega je stvoren!
Yo neɗɗo ndaar ko o takraa ko.
მაშ, შეხედოს ადამიანმა, რისგან არის შექმნილი!
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
Ας δει λοιπόν ο άνθρωπος (που διαψεύδει την Ανάσταση) από τι δημιουργήθηκε!
अतः इनसान को देखना चाहिए कि वह किस चीज़ से पैदा किया गया है?
che l’uomo guardi ciò da cui è creato!
5. Tad lai žmogus pažvelgia, iš ko jis buvo sukurtas.
Namni maal irraa akka uumame haa ilaalu.
Пусть же человек посмотрит, из чего он сотворён.
Па нека човек погледа од чега је створен!
Hebu na ajitazame mwanadamu ameumbwa kwa kitu gani?
Så låt människan tänka efter: av vad har hon skapats?
Öyleyse, insan neyden yaratıldığına bir baksın.
انسان کو دیکھنا چاہئے کہ وه کس چیز سے پیدا کیا گیا ہے.
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ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
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Easy-read (simplified)an-najmu th-thaaqib
DIN 31635an-naǧmu ṯ-ṯāqibu
The Piercing Star.
The piercing Star
The star of piercing brightness
Tis the star of piercing radiance
It is the star of piercing brightness
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)in kullu nafsin lammaa 'alayhaa haafiz
DIN 31635ʾin kullu nafsin lammā ʿalayhā ḥāfiẓun
There is no soul without a Protector over it.
No human soul but hath a guardian over it
Verily, every soul has a guardian over it
Over every soul is set a guardian
Every soul hath a guardian set over it
86:5 — the verse above
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)khuliqa min maa'in daafiq
DIN 31635ḫuliqa min māʾin dāfiqin
The translators word this verse differently
He was created from gushing liquid.
He is created from a gushing fluid
he is created from water poured forth
He was created of the poured-forth germs
He is created of seed poured forth
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
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Easy-read (simplified)yakhruju min bayni s-sulbi wat-taraa'ib
DIN 31635yaḫruǧu min bayni ṣ-ṣulbi wat-tarāʾibi
Issuing from between the backbone and the breastbones.
That issued from between the loins and ribs
that comes out from between the loins and the breast bones
Which issue from the loins and breastbones
issuing from the loins, and the breast-bones
86:6–7
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)khuliqa min maa'in daafiq
DIN 31635ḫuliqa min māʾin dāfiqin
The translators word this verse differently
He was created from gushing liquid.
Compare translations (4)
He is created from a gushing fluid
he is created from water poured forth
He was created of the poured-forth germs
He is created of seed poured forth
Sources
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يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
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Easy-read (simplified)yakhruju min bayni s-sulbi wat-taraa'ib
DIN 31635yaḫruǧu min bayni ṣ-ṣulbi wat-tarāʾibi
Issuing from between the backbone and the breastbones.
Compare translations (4)
That issued from between the loins and ribs
that comes out from between the loins and the breast bones
Which issue from the loins and breastbones
issuing from the loins, and the breast-bones
Sources
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- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
86:6 Është krijuar prej një lëngu që hidhet me vrull
86:7 e që del ndërmjet boshtit kurrizor dhe brinjëve
86:6 তাকে সৃষ্টি করা হয়েছে দ্রুতবেগে নির্গত পানি (বীর্য) থেকে।
86:7 যা নির্গত হয় (পুরুষের) মেরুদন্ড ও (নারীর) বুকের হাঁড়ের মধ্য থেকে।
86:6 Stvoren je od tekućine koja izbija u mlazu,
86:7 koja između kičme i grudi izlazi,
86:6 Stvoren je od tekućine koja izbija u mlazu,
86:7 koja između kičme i grudi izlazi,
86:6 O tagaama ko e ndiyam nduñotoɗam.
86:7 Ɗam yalta ke'eci gorko e ƴi'e ɓernde debba.
86:6 იგი შექმნილია გადმოღვრადი სითხისგან.
86:7 ის გამოდის მამაკაცის წელისგან და ქალის გულმკერდის ძვლებიდან.
86:6 Er wurde aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
86:7 das zwischen der Lende (des Mannes) und dem Brustknochen (der Frau) hervorkommt.
86:6 Δημιουργήθηκε από νερό (σπέρμα) που σπεύδει (προς τη μήτρα).
86:7 Που εκφύεται από τη σπονδυλική στήλη και τα πλευρά.
86:6 वह एक उछलने वाले पानी से पैदा किया गया है।
86:7 जो पीठ और सीने की हड्डियों के बीच से निकलता है।
86:6 Creato da un liquido gettato,
86:7 che fuoriesce tra i lombi e le costole.
86:6 6. Jis buvo sukurtas iš skysčio, išsiveržiančio,
86:7 7. išsiskiriančio tarp stuburo ir krūtinkaulio.
86:6 Bishaan (hormaataa) utaalaa irraa uumame.
86:7 Jidduu dugdaatiifi qomaatii kan ba’u.
86:6 Он сотворён из изливающейся жидкости,
86:7 которая выходит между позвоночником и рёбрами.
86:6 Створен је од течности која избија у млазу,
86:7 која између кичме и груди излази,
86:6 Ameumbwa kwa maji yatokayo kwa kuchupa.
86:7 Yatokayo baina ya mifupa ya mgongo na mbavu.
86:6 Hon har skapats av en utströmmande vätska
86:7 som tränger fram mellan ryggrad och bröstben.
86:6 Fışkırıp çıkan bir sudan yaratıldı.
86:7 Bu su, bel ile kaburga kemikleri arasından çıkar.
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إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)in kullu nafsin lammaa 'alayhaa haafiz
DIN 31635ʾin kullu nafsin lammā ʿalayhā ḥāfiẓun
There is no soul without a Protector over it.
No human soul but hath a guardian over it
Verily, every soul has a guardian over it
Over every soul is set a guardian
Every soul hath a guardian set over it
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)falyanzuri l-'insaanu mimma khuliq
DIN 31635falyanẓuri l-ʾinsānu mimma ḫuliqa
Let man consider what he was created from.
So let man consider from what he is created
Then let man look from what he is created
Let man then reflect out of what he was created
Let a man consider, therefore, of what he is created
86:6–7 — the verse above
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)innahu 'alaa raj'ihi laqaadir
DIN 31635ʾinnahu ʿalā raǧʿihi laqādirun
He is certainly able to return him.
Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
Verily, He is able to send him back again
Well able then is God to restore him to life
Verily God is able to restore him to life
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
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Easy-read (simplified)yawma tublaa s-saraa'ir
DIN 31635yawma tublā s-sarāʾiru
On the Day when the secrets are disclosed.
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out
on the day when the secrets shall be tried
On the day when all secrets shall be searched out
the day whereon all secret thoughts and actions shall be examined into
32:8
Why this passage is in the study finding 03
ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسْلَهُۥ مِن سُلَٰلَةٍ مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma ja'ala naslahu min sulaalatin min maa'in maheen
DIN 31635ṯumma ǧaʿala naslahu min sulālatin min māʾin mahīnin
The translators word this verse differently
Then made his reproduction from an extract of an insignificant fluid.
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Then He made his seed from a draught of despised fluid
then He made his stock from an extract of despicable water
Then ordained his progeny from germs of life, from sorry water
and afterwards made his posterity of an extract of despicable water
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
Pastaj Ai krijoi pasardhësit e tij prej një pike të një lëngu të përbuzur
তারপর তিনি তার বংশধর সৃষ্টি করেছেন তুচ্ছ পানির নির্যাস (বীর্য) থেকে।
a potomstvo njegovo stvara od kapi hude tekućine,
a potomstvo njegovo stvara od kapi hude tekućine,
refti o waɗi geñngol makko ngol, e sortondiral, immorde ndihal [maniiyu] lo'oɗam;
შემდეგ მისი შთამომავლობა (გამრავლებადი) შექმნა უმნიშვნელო სითხის წვეთიდან [მამაკაცის თესლისგან].
Hierauf machte Er seine Nachkommenschaft aus einem Auszug aus verächtlichem Wasser.
Έπειτα δημιούργησε τους απογόνους του από εκκρίσεις αδύναμου υγρού (και των δύο φύλων).
फिर उसके वंश को एक तुच्छ पानी के निचोड़ (वीर्य) से बनाया।
poi ne fece discendenza da un fluido debole;
8. Tada Jis padarė jo palikuonis iš niekingo vandens lašo (vyro ir moters lytinių išskyrų).
Sana booda sanyii isaa dhangala'aa bishaan laafaa irraa ta’e irraa godhe.
Затем Он создал его потомство из сгустка презренной жидкости.
а онда је учинио да његово потомство настаје од узорка безначајне течности,
Na kisha akajaalia uzao wake utokane na kizazi cha maji dhaifu yanayodharauliwa.
Sedan lät han hans efterkommande bli till genom en oansenlig vätska.
Sonra onun soyunu bayağı bir sudan olan bir özden (nutfeden) yarattı.
پھر اس کی نسل ایک بے وقعت پانی کے نچوڑ سے چلائی.[1]
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ذَٰلِكَ عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
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Easy-read (simplified)dhaalika 'aalimu l-ghaybi wash-shahaadati l-'azeezu r-raheem
DIN 31635ḏālika ʿālimu l-ġaybi waš-šahādati l-ʿazīzu r-raḥīmu
That is the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, the Powerful, the Merciful.
Such is the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, the Mighty, the Merciful
That is He who knows the unseen and the visible; the mighty, the merciful
This is He who knoweth the unseen and the seen; the Mighty, the Merciful
This is He who knoweth the future, and the present; the mighty, the merciful
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ مِن طِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)alladhee ahsana kulla shay'in khalaqahu wabada'a khalqa l-'insaani min teen
DIN 31635allaḏī ʾaḥsana kulla šayʾin ḫalaqahu wabadaʾa ḫalqa l-ʾinsāni min ṭīnin
He who perfected everything He created, and originated the creation of man from clay.
Who made all things good which He created, and He began the creation of man from clay
who has made the best of the creation of everything, and produced the creation of man from clay
Who hath made everything which he hath created most good; and began the creation of man with clay
It is He who hath made every thing which He hath created exceeding good; and first created man of clay
32:8 — the verse above
ثُمَّ سَوَّىٰهُ وَنَفَخَ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِهِۦ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)thumma sawwaahu wanafakha feehi min roohihi waja'ala lakumu s-sam'a wal-'absaara wal-'af'idata qaleelan maa tashkuroon
DIN 31635ṯumma sawwāhu wanafaḫa fīhi min rūḥihi waǧaʿala lakumu s-samʿa wal-ʾabṣāra wal-ʾafʾidata qalīlan mā taškurūna
Then He proportioned him, and breathed into him of His Spirit. Then He gave you the hearing, and the eyesight, and the brains-but rarely do you give thanks.
Then He fashioned him and breathed into him of His Spirit; and appointed for you hearing and sight and hearts. Small thanks give ye
then He fashioned him and breathed into him of His spirit, and made for you hearing and eyesight and hearts;- little is it that ye give thanks
Then shaped him, and breathed of His Spirit into him, and gave you hearing and seeing and hearts: what little thanks do ye return
and then formed him into proper shape, and breathed of his spirit into him; and hath given you the senses of hearing and seeing, and hearts to understand. How small thanks do ye return
وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا ضَلَلْنَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَءِنَّا لَفِى خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍۭ بَلْ هُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّهِمْ كَٰفِرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)waqaaloo a'idhaa dalalnaa fee l-'ardi a'innaa lafee khalqin jadeedin bal hum biliqaa'i rabbihim kaafiroon
DIN 31635waqālū ʾaʾiḏā ḍalalnā fī l-ʾarḍi ʾaʾinnā lafī ḫalqin ǧadīdin bal hum biliqāʾi rabbihim kāfirūna
And they say, "When we are lost into the earth, shall we be in a new creation?" In fact, they deny the meeting with their Lord.
And they say: When we are lost in the earth, how can we then be re-created? Nay but they are disbelievers in the meeting with their Lord
And they say, 'When we are lost in the earth, shall we then become a new creation?' Nay! in the meeting of their Lord they disbelieve
And they say, "What! when we shall have lain hidden in the earth, shall we become a new creation?" Yea, they deny that they shall meet their Lord
And they say, when we shall lie hidden in the earth, shall we be raised thence a new creature? Yea, they deny the meeting of their Lord at the resurrection
77:20–21
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أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)alam nakhluqkkum min maa'in maheen
DIN 31635ʾalam naḫluqkkum min māʾin mahīnin
Did We not create you from an insignificant fluid?
Compare translations (4)
Did We not create you from a base fluid
Did we not create you from contemptible water
Have we not created you of a sorry germ
Have We not created you of a contemptible drop of seed
Sources
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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- https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=uthmani&outType=xml
- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)faja'alnaahu fee qaraarin makeen
DIN 31635faǧaʿalnāhu fī qarārin makīnin
The translators word this verse differently
Then lodged it in a secure place?
Compare translations (4)
Which We laid up in a safe abode
and place it in a sure depository
Which we laid up in a secure place
which We placed in a sure repository
Sources
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Receipts Tanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) · Uthmani, Version 1.1
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- Uthmani, Version 1.1
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- Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- Commercial use
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- contradictory
- Licence text
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- cleared
- Retrieved
- 24 August 2026
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- Located at
- https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=uthmani&outType=xml
- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
77:20 A nuk ju krijuam prej një lëngu të përbuzur,
77:21 të cilin e vumë në një vend të sigurt (në mitër),
77:20 আমি কি তোমাদেরকে তুচ্ছ পানি (বীর্য) থেকে সৃষ্টি করিনি?
77:21 অতঃপর তা আমি রেখেছি সুরক্ষিত আধারে (গর্ভাশয়ে)
77:20 Zar vas od neznatne tekućine ne stvaramo,
77:21 koju na pouzdano mjesto stavljamo
77:20 Zar vas od neznatne tekućine ne stvaramo,
77:21 koju na pouzdano mjesto stavljamo
77:20 Mbele min tagaani mon e ndiyam koyɗam.
77:21 Min mbaɗi ɗam e rannga kuɓandiinga.
77:20 ნუთუ ჩვენ არ შეგქმენით (ო, ურწმუნოებო) უმნიშვნელო სითხიდან [მამრობითი სპერმიდან]?
77:21 და მოვათავსეთ იგი [ეს სითხე] უსაფრთხო ადგილას [ქალის საშვილოსნოში].
77:20 Haben Wir euch (denn) nicht aus verächtlichem Wasser erschaffen,
77:21 das Wir dann in einem festen Aufenthaltsort haben sein lassen,
77:20 Μα δεν σας πλάσαμε (ω! άπιστοι) από ασήμαντο νερό (σπέρμα);
77:21 Έπειτα το κάναμε να τοποθετηθεί σε έναν ασφαλή τόπο (τη μήτρα),
77:20 क्या हमने तुम्हें एक तुच्छ पानी से पैदा नहीं किया?
77:21 फिर हमने उसे एक सुरक्षित ठिकाने में रखा।
77:20 Non vi abbiamo forse generati da un liquido debole,
77:21 che abbiamo posto in un luogo ben protetto,
77:20 20. Argi Mes nesukūrėme jūsų iš niekingo skysčio (spermos)
77:21 21. ir patalpinome tai tvirtoje buveinėje (t. y. gimdoje)
77:20 Sila Nuti bishaan dadhabaa (maniyyii) irraa isin hin uumnee?
77:21 Bakka mijaa'aa keessas isa goone. [4]
77:20 Разве Мы не сотворили вас из ничтожной жидкости,
77:21 и не поместили её в надёжном месте
77:20 Зар вас од незнатне текућине не стварамо,
77:21 коју на поуздано место стављамо
77:20 Kwani hatukukuumbeni kwa maji ya kudharauliwa?
77:21 Kisha tukayaweka mahali pa utulivu madhubuti?
77:20 Har vi inte skapat er av en oansenlig droppe
77:21 och placerat den i ett tryggt förvar
77:20 Sizi basit bir sudan yaratmadık mı?
77:21 Ve onu sağlam bir yere yerleştirmedik mi?
77:20 کیا ہم نے تمہیں حقیر پانی سے (منی سے) پیدا نہیں کیا.
77:21 پھر ہم نے اسے مضبوط ومحفوظ جگہ میں رکھا.[1]
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كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)kadhaalika naf'alu bil-mujrimeen
DIN 31635kaḏālika nafʿalu bil-muǧrimīna
This is how We deal with the guilty.
Thus deal We ever with the guilty
Thus do we with the sinners
Thus deal we with the evil doers
Thus do We deal with the wicked
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)waylun yawma'idhin lilmukadhdhibeen
DIN 31635waylun yawmaʾiḏin lilmukaḏḏibīna
The translators word this verse differently
Woe on that Day to the rejecters.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day
Woe on that day for those who say it is a lie
Woe on that day to those who charged with imposture
Woe be, on that day, unto them who accused the prophets of imposture
77:20–21 — the verse above
إِلَىٰ قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)ilaa qadarin ma'loom
DIN 31635ʾilā qadarin maʿlūmin
The translators word this verse differently
For a known term?
For a known term
unto a certain decreed term
Till the term decreed for birth
until the fixed term of delivery
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْقَٰدِرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)faqadarnaa fani'ma l-qaadiroon
DIN 31635faqadarnā faniʿma l-qādirūna
The translators word this verse differently
We measured precisely. We are the best to measure.
Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging
for we are able and well able too
Such is our power! and, how powerful are We
And We were able to do this: For We are most powerful
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it1 of the 1 paragraphs signed with this study
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
The question quotes 86:6-7, so the set starts there, with 86:5, which opens the passage. 32:8 and 77:20-21 are carried because they also name the fluid man is made from; they show what the text says, or does not say, about its source. Probes were run on all five renderings, whole word. 'backbone|loins|spine' returns 14 lines at 4 verses, and 'ribs|breast-bones?|breastbones?|breast' returns 39 lines at 21 verses. 86:7 is the only verse found by both. 'semen' returns 1 line, at a verse that does not speak of the fluid's source. This study does not compare the text with anatomy; that comparison lies outside the five renderings.
Sources & method
Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
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