Surah An-Nur (النور) • The Light

Quran 24:45

24:45

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَآبَّةٍ مِّن مَّآءٍ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ بَطْنِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ رِجْلَيْنِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰٓ أَرْبَعٍ ۚ يَخْلُقُ ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

wal-lahu khalaqa kulla dābbatin min māin famin'hum man yamshī ʿalā baṭnihi wamin'hum man yamshī ʿalā rij'layni wamin'hum man yamshī ʿalā arbaʿin yakhluqu l-lahu mā yashāu inna l-laha ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun

Allāh has created every [living] creature from water. And of them are those that move on their bellies, and of them are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four. Allāh creates what He wills. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

— Saheeh International

and God created each animal out of [its own] fluid: some of them crawl on their bellies, some walk on two legs, and some on four. God creates whatever He will; God has power over everything.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Allâh has created every moving (living) creature from water. Of them there are some that creep on their bellies, and some that walk on two legs, and some that walk on four. Allâh creates what He wills. Verily Allâh is Able to do all things.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
كُلَّkullaevery
دَآبَّةٍۢdābbatinmoving creature
مِّنminfrom
مَّآءٍۢۖmāinwater
فَمِنْهُمfamin'humOf them
مَّنman(is a kind) who
يَمْشِىyamshīwalks
عَلَىٰʿalāon
بَطْنِهِۦbaṭnihiits belly
وَمِنْهُمwamin'humand of them
مَّنman(is a kind) who
يَمْشِىyamshīwalks
عَلَىٰʿalāon
رِجْلَيْنِrij'laynitwo legs
وَمِنْهُمwamin'humand of them
مَّنman(is a kind) who
يَمْشِىyamshīwalks
عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
أَرْبَعٍۢۚarbaʿinfour
يَخْلُقُyakhluquAllah creates
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah creates
مَاmāwhat
يَشَآءُۚyashāuHe wills
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
عَلَىٰʿalāon
كُلِّkullievery
شَىْءٍۢshayinthing
قَدِيرٌۭqadīrun(is) All-Powerful