The Quran

سورة النّحل

Surah Al-Nahl 16:4

The Bee · Verse 4 of 128

خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُبِينٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

He has created human being from a mere drop of fluid, (a small life germ) then look! what a perspicuous and sound debater he has turned out to be.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

He has created man from a sperm-drop; and behold this same (man) becomes an open disputer!

Ahmed Ali

Man He created from a drop of semen; and still he becomes an open contender.

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Ali Unal

He has created human from (so slight a beginning as) a mere drop of seminal fluid; and yet, he turns into an open, fierce adversary (selfishly disputing against the truth).

Daryabadi

He hath created man from a drop, and Lo! he is a disputer open.

Faridul Haque

He created man from a drop of fluid, yet he is an open quarreller!

Maulana Muhammad Ali

He created man from a small life-germ, and lo! he is an open contender.

Maulvi Sher Ali

HE has created man from a mere drop of fluid, but lo ! he is an open disputer.

Muhammad Asad

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!

Muhammad Musin Khan

He has created man from Nutfah (mixed drops of male and female sexual discharge), then behold, this same (man) becomes an open opponent.

Muhammad Pickthall

He hath created man from a drop of fluid, yet behold! he is an open opponent.

Muhammad Sarwar

He created the human being from a drop of fluid but the human being openly disputes His Word.

Muhammed ali Shakir

He created man from a small seed and lo! he is an open contender.

Rashad Khalifa

He created the human from a tiny drop, then he turns into an ardent opponent.

Shabbir Ahmed

He created the human being out of male and female gametes. They should be humble before their Creator's messages instead of being contentious.