Surah Al-Furqan — Verse 54
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وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُۥ نَسَبًا وَصِهْرًا ۗ وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًا
Wahuwa allathee khalaqa mina alma-ibasharan fajaAAalahu nasaban wasihran wakanarabbuka qadeera
Translations of this verse 11
Saheeh International
And it is He who has created from water [i.e., semen] a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation].
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
It is He who creates human beings from fluid, then makes them kin by blood and marriage: your Lord is all powerful!
Marmaduke Pickthall
And He it is Who hath created man from water, and hath appointed for him kindred by blood and kindred by marriage; for thy Lord is ever Powerful.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
It is He Who has created man from water: then has He established relationships of lineage and marriage: for thy Lord has power (over all things).
Mufti Taqi Usmani
And He is the One who created man from water, then made of him relations created by lineage and relations created by marriage. Your Lord is All-Powerful.
Al-Hilali & Khan
And it is He Who has created man from water, and has appointed for him kindred by blood, and kindred by marriage. And your Lord is Ever All-Powerful to do what He wills.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
And He it is Who has created man from water and then produced from him two sorts of kindred: by descent and by marriage. Your Lord is All-Powerful.
Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an
And He it is who out of this [very] water has created man, and has endowed him with [the consciousness of] descent and marriage-tie: for thy Sustainer is ever infinite in His power.
Rowwad · source edition
It is He Who created human beings from water[30], then made between them bonds of kinship and marriage, for your Lord is Most Capable.
Notes
[30] i.e., the zygote (the mixture of sperm and egg).
Noor International · source edition
(54) And it is He who has created from water [i.e., semen] a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation].
Hilali and Khan · source edition
54. And it is He Who has created man from water, and has appointed for him kindred by blood, and kindred by marriage. And your Lord is Ever All-Powerful to do what He wills.