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إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ
Transliteration:
Ith qala rabbuka lilmala-ikati innee khaliqun basharan min teenin
Word by Word:
When said your Lord to the Angels, "Indeed, going to create a human being from clay.
Translations:
[For,] lo, thy Sustainer said unto the angels: Behold, I am about to create a human being out of clay;
Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man from clay:
When thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to create a mortal out of mire,
When thy Lord said to the angels: Surely I am going to create a mortal from dust.
[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.