Man He created from a drop of semen; and still he becomes an open contender.
He created man from a drop of fluid, yet he is an open quarreller!
He created man of a sperm-drop; and, behold, he is a manifest adversary.
He creates man out of a [mere] drop of sperm: and lo! this same being shows himself endowed with the power to think and to argue!
He hath created man from a drop, and Lo! he is a disputer open.
He has created man from Nutfah (mixed drops of male and female sexual discharge), then behold, this same (man) becomes an open opponent.
He created the human being from a drop of fluid, yet he becomes an open adversary.
He created man out of a mere drop of fluid, and lo! he turned into an open wrangler.
He has created man from a Nutfah, then behold, this same (man) becomes an open opponent.
He hath created man from a drop of fluid, yet behold! he is an open opponent.
He created man from a drop of [seminal] fluid, and, behold, he is an open contender!
He created mankind from a sperm drop, yet he is a clear adversary.
He created man from a sperm-drop; then at once, he is a clear adversary.
He created the human being from a drop of fluid but the human being openly disputes His Word.
He created man from a small seed and lo! he is an open contender.
Khalaqa alins<u>a</u>na min nu<u>t</u>fatin fai<u>tha</u> huwa kha<u>s</u>eemun mubeen<b>un</b>
He created man out of a [mere] drop of sperm: yet he shows himself to be openly contentious!
He has created man from a sperm-drop; and behold this same (man) becomes an open disputer!
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ
He created man from a despised drop of fluid who then progressed from one form to another until he became a harsh contender using falsehood to attempt to invalidate with it the truth, being an obvious opponent in his arguing.
He created man from a despised drop of fluid who then progressed from one form to another until he became a harsh contender using falsehood to attempt to invalidate with it the truth, being an obvious opponent in his arguing.
<p>Commentary</p><p>The verses affirm the Oneness of Allah through the great signs of the creation of the universe. The first such creation pointed to is the creation of the heavens and the earth. Then comes the creation of human beings whom Allah Ta’ ala has made the ones who are served by the whole universe. How did man originate? The text says that he was created from an insignificant drop. at happened then was: فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ (and soon he turned into a quarrelsome person expressing himself openly). In other words, when the elementally weak man was endowed with strength and speech, he turned into a critic of the Creator Himself disputing His Being and Attributes publicly.</p>
CommentaryThe verses affirm the Oneness of Allah through the great signs of the creation of the universe. The first such creation pointed to is the creation of the heavens and the earth. Then comes the creation of human beings whom Allah Ta’ ala has made the ones who are served by the whole universe. How did man originate? The text says that he was created from an insignificant drop. at happened then was: فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ (and soon he turned into a quarrelsome person expressing himself openly). In other words, when the elementally weak man was endowed with strength and speech, he turned into a critic of the Creator Himself disputing His Being and Attributes publicly.