أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ
Easy-read (simplified)awalam yara l-'insaanu annaa khalaqnaahu min nutfatin fa'idhaa huwa khaseemun mubeen
DIN 31635ʾawalam yara l-ʾinsānu ʾannā ḫalaqnāhu min nuṭfatin faʾiḏā huwa ḫaṣīmun mubīnun
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Does the human being not consider that We created him from a seed? Yet he becomes a fierce adversary.
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
Hath not man seen that We have created him from a drop of seed? Yet lo! he is an open opponent
Translation 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
Has not man seen that we have created him from a clot? and lo! he is an open opponent
Translation 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
Doth not man perceive that we have created him of the moist germs of life? Yet lo! is he an open caviller
Translation 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
Doth not man know that We have created him of seed? Yet behold, he is an open disputer against the resurrection
Translation 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
A nuk e sheh njeriu se Ne e krijuam atë prej një pikle, ndërkohë që ai bëhet kundërshtar i hapur?!
(আচ্ছা, পুনরুত্থানকে অস্বীকারকারী) মানুষ কি লক্ষ্য করে না যে আমি তাকে এক ফোঁটা শুক্র থেকে সৃষ্টি করেছি? অথচ এরপরই সে (৩৩) প্রকাশ্য এক বিতণ্ডাকারী হয়ে যায়।
Kako čovjek ne vidi da ga Mi od kapi sjemena stvaramo, i opet je otvoreni protivnik,
Kako čovjek ne vidi da ga Mi od kapi sjemena stvaramo, i opet je otvoreni protivnik,
E neɗɗaŋke on yiaani, won'de Min tagirii mo e toɓɓere maniiyu? Kono tawaa mo ko o wennjoowo ɓannguɗo!
ნუთუ არ დაუნახავს ადამიანს, რომ ჩვენ შევქმენით იგი წვეთისაგან [სათესლე სითხისგან], და აი, იგი – აშკარად კამათობს [და ჯიუტად ამტკიცებს, რომ აღდგომა შეუძლებელია!]
Hat denn der Mensch nicht gesehen, dass Wir ihn aus einem Samentropfen erschaffen haben, und doch ist er sogleich ein deutlicher Widersacher.
Δε βλέπει ο άνθρωπος ότι τον δημιουργήσαμε από (αδύναμες) σταγόνες (εκκρίσεων των δύο φύλων), και έπειτα αυτός (γίνεται αλαζονικός και αχάριστος και) διαφωνεί πολύ και ξεκάθαρα (διαψεύδοντας την ανάσταση)!
क्या मनुष्य ने नहीं देखा कि हमने उसे वीर्य से पैदा किया? फिर अचानक वह खुला झगड़ालू बन बैठा।
Ma non vede l’uomo che in verità lo abbiamo creato da un fiotto? Ed ecco che diventa un evidente avverso.
77. Argi žmogus nemato, kad Mes sukūrėme jį iš Nutfah (sumaišytos vyriškųjų ir moteriškųjų lytinių išskyrų – spermos lašų). Ir vis tiek, štai jis (stojasi) kaip atviras priešininkas.
Sila ilmi namaa akka Nuti bishaan saalaa irraa isa uumne hin arginee? Yeroo san (yeroo guddate) inni mormaa ifa ba’aa ta’ee argama.
Неужели человек не видит, что Мы сотворили его из капли — и вот он уже явный спорщик?
Како човек не види да га Ми стварамо од капи семена, и он опет отворени противник,
Kwani mwanadamu haoni ya kwamba Sisi tumemuumba yeye kutokana na tone la manii? Kisha sasa yeye ndiyo amekuwa ndiye mgomvi wa dhahiri!
Inser inte människan att vi har skapat henne av en droppe säd? Ändå ska hon öppet tvista om allt!
İnsan, kendisini bir nutfeden yarattığımızı görmüyor mu? Derken, o apaçık bir düşman kesiliverir.
کیا انسان کو اتنا بھی معلوم نہیں کہ ہم نے اسے نطفے سے پیدا کیا ہے؟ پھر یکایک وہ صریح جھگڑالو بن بیٹھا.
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لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مُّحْضَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)laa yastatee'oona nasrahum wahum lahum jundun muhdaroon
DIN 31635lā yastaṭīʿūna naṣrahum wahum lahum ǧundun muḥḍarūna
The translators word this verse differently
They cannot help them, although they are arrayed as troops for them.
It is not in their power to help them; but they (the worshippers) are unto them a host in arms
They cannot help them; yet are they a host ready for them
No power have they to succour them: yet are their votaries an army at their service
but they are not able to give them any assistance: Yet are they a party of troops ready to defend them
فَلَا يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ إِنَّا نَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)falaa yahzunka qawluhum innaa na'lamu maa yusirroona wamaa yu'linoon
DIN 31635falā yaḥzunka qawluhum ʾinnā naʿlamu mā yusirrūna wamā yuʿlinūna
So let their words not sadden you. We know what they conceal, and what they reveal.
So let not their speech grieve thee (O Muhammad). Lo! We know what they conceal and what proclaim
But let not their speech grieve thee: verily, we know what they conceal and what they display
Let not their speech grieve thee: We know what they hide and what they bring to light
Let not their speech, therefore, grieve thee: We know that which they privately conceal, and that which they publicly discover
36:77 — the verse above
وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِىَ خَلْقَهُۥ قَالَ مَن يُحْىِ ٱلْعِظَٰمَ وَهِىَ رَمِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wadaraba lanaa mathalan wanasiya khalqahu qaala man yuhyee l-'izaama wahiya rameem
DIN 31635waḍaraba lanā maṯalan wanasiya ḫalqahu qāla man yuḥyī l-ʿiẓāma wahiya ramīmun
And he produces arguments against Us, and he forgets his own creation. He says, "Who will revive the bones when they have decayed?"
And he hath coined for Us a similitude, and hath forgotten the fact of his creation, saying: Who will revive these bones when they have rotted away
and he strikes out for us a likeness; and forgets his creation; and says, 'Who shall quicken bones when they are rotten
And he meeteth us with arguments, and forgetteth his creation: "Who," saith he, "shall give life to bones when they are rotten
and he propoundeth unto us a comparison, and forgetteth his creation. He saith, who shall restore bones to life, when they are rotten
قُلْ يُحْيِيهَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَهَآ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَلِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)qul yuhyeehaa lladhee ansha'ahaa awwala marratin wahuwa bikulli khalqin 'aleem
DIN 31635qul yuḥyīhā llaḏī ʾanšaʾahā ʾawwala marratin wahuwa bikulli ḫalqin ʿalīmun
Say, "He who initiated them in the first instance will revive them. He has knowledge of every creation."
Say: He will revive them Who produced them at the first, for He is Knower of every creation
Say, 'He shall quicken them who produced them at first, for every creation does He know
SAY: He shall give life to them who gave them being at first, for in all creation is he skilled
Answer, He shall restore them to life, Who produced them the first time: For He is skilled in every kind of creation
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الْإِنسَانُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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