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An-Nahl (The Bee)

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خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍۢ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ﴿٤

Translation (Sahih International)

He created man from a sperm-drop; then at once, he is a clear adversary.

Word-by-word meaning

خَلَقَkhalaqaHe created
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānathe human kind
مِنminfrom
نُّطْفَةٍۢnuṭ'fatina minute quantity of semen
فَإِذَاfa-idhāthen behold
هُوَhuwahe
خَصِيمٌۭkhaṣīmun(is) an opponent
مُّبِينٌۭmubīnunclear

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allah is the One Who has created the Heavens, the Earth, and ManAllah tells us about His creation of the upper realm, which is the heavens, and the lower realm, which is the earth, and everything in them. They have been created for a true purpose, not in vain, so thatلِيَجْزِىَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَيِجْزِى الَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُواْ بِالْحُسْنَى(He may requite those who do evil with that which they have done (i.e.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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