سُوْرَةُ الدَّهْرِ
Surah Al-Insaan (76) — Ayah 2
إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا ﴿2﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, We have created man from Nutfah (drops) of mixed semen (sexual discharge of man and woman), in order to try him: so We made him hearer and seer.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, We
خَلَقْنَا
khalaqnā
[We] created
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ
l-insāna
man
مِن
min
from
نُّطْفَةٍ
nuṭ'fatin
a semen-drop
أَمْشَاجٍۢ
amshājin
a mixture
نَّبْتَلِيهِ
nabtalīhi
(that) We test him
فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ
fajaʿalnāhu
so We made (for) him
سَمِيعًۢا
samīʿan
hearing
بَصِيرًا
baṣīran
and sight
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2. We created man from a mixed drop of sperm (from male and female), which We kept turning [2], then We made him hearing and seeing [3].
[2] That is, the father's sperm was separate, the mother's was separate, and from the union of these two sperms, conception took place in the mother's womb. Then We did not let this mixed sperm remain in the same state. Otherwise, it would have decayed there. Rather, We kept turning it and, by passing this sperm through various stages in the mother's womb, made it into a living, breathing human being.
[3]
What Superiority Does Man Have Over Other Living Beings?
All living creatures besides man—almost all of them—also hear and see. But they are not "Sami'" (hearing) and "Basir" (seeing) . Only man is "Sami'" and "Basir." And these very things are the greatest means for man to acquire knowledge. Man observes things and listens to certain sounds, then reflects upon them, makes analogies and deductions, and then draws conclusions from them. Whereas other living beings, despite seeing and hearing, cannot do any of these things.
[2] That is, the father's sperm was separate, the mother's was separate, and from the union of these two sperms, conception took place in the mother's womb. Then We did not let this mixed sperm remain in the same state. Otherwise, it would have decayed there. Rather, We kept turning it and, by passing this sperm through various stages in the mother's womb, made it into a living, breathing human being.
[3]
What Superiority Does Man Have Over Other Living Beings?
All living creatures besides man—almost all of them—also hear and see. But they are not "Sami'" (hearing) and "Basir" (seeing) . Only man is "Sami'" and "Basir." And these very things are the greatest means for man to acquire knowledge. Man observes things and listens to certain sounds, then reflects upon them, makes analogies and deductions, and then draws conclusions from them. Whereas other living beings, despite seeing and hearing, cannot do any of these things.
