Surah Al-Insan, Ayah 2 (76:2)

ٱلْإِنْسَان

إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا

Quran 76:2 is ayah 2 of Surah Al-Insan (“The Man”), a Medinan surah of 31 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 578 of the Madani Mushaf.

76:2
إِنَّاخَلَقْنَاٱلْإِنسَٰنَمِننُّطْفَةٍأَمْشَاجٍنَّبْتَلِيهِفَجَعَلْنَٰهُسَمِيعًۢابَصِيرًا٢
innā khalaqnā l-insāna min nuṭ'fatin amshājin nabtalīhi fajaʿalnāhu samīʿan baṣīran

Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing.(2)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
  2. خَلَقْنَاkhalaqnā[We] created
  3. ٱلْإِنسَٰنَl-insānaman
  4. مِنminfrom
  5. نُّطْفَةٍnuṭ'fatina semen-drop
  6. أَمْشَاجٍamshājina mixture
  7. نَّبْتَلِيهِnabtalīhi(that) We test him
  8. فَجَعَلْنَٰهُfajaʿalnāhuso We made (for) him
  9. سَمِيعًۢاsamīʿanhearing
  10. بَصِيرًاbaṣīranand sight

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