خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطۡفَةٖ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٞ مُّبِينٞ ٤
He created man from a sperm-drop; then at once1 he is a clear adversary.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 As soon as he becomes strong and independent.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- خَلَقَHe createdkhalaqa
- ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَthe human kindl-insāna
- مِنfrommin
- نُّطۡفَةٖa minute quantity of semennuṭ'fatin
- فَإِذَاthen beholdfa-idhā
- هُوَhehuwa
- خَصِيمٞ(is) an opponentkhaṣīmun
- مُّبِينٞclearmubīnun
Tafsir
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.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran