ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةٗ فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ٣٨
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allāh] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- ثُمَّThenthumma
- كَانَhe waskāna
- عَلَقَةٗa clinging substanceʿalaqatan
- فَخَلَقَthen He createdfakhalaqa
- فَسَوَّىٰand proportionedfasawwā
Tafsir
Thereafter he was a piece of coagulated blood. Then Allah created him and made his form proportionate.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran