Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Who made good everything He created, and began the creation of man from clay;

اَلَّـذ۪ٓي اَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ وَبَدَاَ خَلْقَ الْاِنْسَانِ مِنْ ط۪ينٍۚ
Allathee ahsana kulla shay-inkhalaqahu wabadaa khalqa al-insani min teen
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1alladhīThe One Who
2aḥsanamade goodحسن
3kullaeveryكلل
4shayinthingشيا
5khalaqahuHe createdخلق
6wabada-aand He beganبدا
7khalqa(the) creationخلق
8l-insāni(of) manانس
9minfrom
10ṭīninclayطين
  • Aisha Bewley

    He who has created all things in the best possible way. He commenced the creation of man from clay;

  • Progressive Muslims

    The One who perfected everything He created and He began the creation of the human from mud.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Who created everything in perfect balance. Thus He initiated the creation of man (kind) from hydrated inorganic matter.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    Who made good everything He created, and began the creation of man from clay;

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    The One who perfected everything He created and He began the creation of man from clay.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    The One who perfected everything He created and He began the creation of the human from clay.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    He is the One who perfected everything He created, and started the creation of the human from clay.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Who made all things He created excellent; and first fashioned man from clay,

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    Who perfected everything which He created and began the creation of man from clay.

  • Muhammad Asad

    who makes most excellent everything that He creates. Thus, He begins the creation of man out of clay;

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Who made all things good which He created, and He began the creation of man from clay;

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    He Who excelled in the creation of all that He created.* He originated the creation of man from clay,

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Who just perfected everything He created and brought into being and He started the material part of man from clay.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    God is the One Who created everything in its best possible outcome. He created man from the matter.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Who made everything He has created good and He began the creation of man from clay.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    He Who has made everything which He has created most good: He began the creation of man with (nothing more than) clay,

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Who has perfected everything He created. And He originated the creation of humankind from clay.

  • Taqi Usmani

    who made well whatever He created, and started the creation of man from clay.

  • Abdul Haleem

    who gave everything its perfect form. He first created man from clay,

  • Arthur John Arberry

    who has created all things well. And He originated the creation of man out of clay,

  • E. Henry Palmer

    who has made the best of the creation of everything, and produced the creation of man from clay;

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    This is the Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Mighty the Merciful,

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Who perfected in the fairest (shape) everything He created; and He began the creation of man of clay.

  • George Sale

    It is He who hath made every thing which He hath created exceeding good; and first created man of clay,

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    He Who has made everything in which He has created most Good: And He began the creation of man with clay,

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Who made perfectly well all that He created. And He originated the creation of a human being from clay.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    who perfected everything that He created, and commenced man’s creation from clay.