Surah Ar-Rahman (الرحمن) • The Beneficent

Quran 55:14

55:14

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ

khalaqa l-insāna min ṣalṣālin kal-fakhāri

He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.

— Saheeh International

He created mankind out of dried clay, like pottery,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of pottery.

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

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Word by Word

خَلَقَkhalaqaHe created
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānathe man
مِنminfrom
صَلْصَـٰلٍۢṣalṣālinclay
كَٱلْفَخَّارِkal-fakhārilike the pottery