Surah Al-Insan (الانسان) • The Man

Quran 76:2

76:2

إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا

innā khalaqnā l-insāna min nuṭ'fatin amshājin nabtalīhi fajaʿalnāhu samīʿan baṣīran

Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing.

— Saheeh International

We created man from a drop of mingled fluid to put him to the test; We gave him hearing and sight;

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Verily, We have created man from Nutfah (drops) of mixed semen (sexual discharge of man and woman), in order to try him: so We made him hearer and seer.

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

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Word by Word

إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
خَلَقْنَاkhalaqnā[We] created
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānaman
مِنminfrom
نُّطْفَةٍnuṭ'fatina semen-drop
أَمْشَاجٍۢamshājina mixture
نَّبْتَلِيهِnabtalīhi(that) We test him
فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُfajaʿalnāhuso We made (for) him
سَمِيعًۢاsamīʿanhearing
بَصِيرًاbaṣīranand sight