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An-Nur 45

Ayah 45 of 64 · Medinan

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَآبَّةٖ مِّن مَّآءٖۖ فَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَمۡشِي عَلَىٰ بَطۡنِهِۦ وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَمۡشِي عَلَىٰ رِجۡلَيۡنِ وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَمۡشِي عَلَىٰٓ أَرۡبَعٖۚ يَخۡلُقُ ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ ٤٥

Allāh has created every [living] creature from water. And of them are those that move on their bellies, and of them are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four. Allāh creates what He wills. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  2. خَلَقَcreatedkhalaqa
  3. كُلَّeverykulla
  4. دَآبَّةٖmoving creaturedābbatin
  5. مِّنfrommin
  6. مَّآءٖۖwatermāin
  7. فَمِنۡهُمOf themfamin'hum
  8. مَّن(is a kind) whoman
  9. يَمۡشِيwalksyamshī
  10. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  11. بَطۡنِهِۦits bellybaṭnihi
  12. وَمِنۡهُمand of themwamin'hum
  13. مَّن(is a kind) whoman
  14. يَمۡشِيwalksyamshī
  15. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  16. رِجۡلَيۡنِtwo legsrij'layni
  17. وَمِنۡهُمand of themwamin'hum
  18. مَّن(is a kind) whoman
  19. يَمۡشِيwalksyamshī
  20. عَلَىٰٓonʿalā
  21. أَرۡبَعٖۚfourarbaʿin
  22. يَخۡلُقُAllah createsyakhluqu
  23. ٱللَّهُAllah createsl-lahu
  24. مَاwhatmā
  25. يَشَآءُۚHe willsyashāu
  26. إِنَّIndeedinna
  27. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  28. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  29. كُلِّeverykulli
  30. شَيۡءٖthingshayin
  31. قَدِيرٞ(is) All-Powerfulqadīrun

Tafsir

And Allah has created everything that walks on the face of the earth from a drop of sperm. Some walk crawling on their bellies, i.e. snakes, while some walk on two feet, i.e. humans and birds, while others walk on four legs, i.e. livestock. Allah creates whatever He wishes, including things mentioned and unmentioned. Indeed, He is capable of everything; Nothing is outside His ability.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran