Qur'an 16:4

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Qur'an 16:4 Classical Arabic The Qur'an

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ

He hath created man from a drop of fluid, yet behold! he is an open opponent.

English: Pickthall (1930)

Original: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), Copyright © 2007-2021 Tanzil Project — tanzil.net (verbatim) · CC BY 3.0 (verbatim copies only)

Translation: M. M. Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), via Project Gutenberg #16955 · Public domain (published 1930; US term expired 31 Dec 2025; author d. 1936)

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Qur'an 16:4 — Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), Copyright © 2007-2021 Tanzil Project — tanzil.net (verbatim) (CC BY 3.0 (verbatim copies only))