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Quran 40:67

Surah Ghafir (The Forgiver), verse 67 of 85 · Juz 24

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا۟ شُيُوخًا ۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَلِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَجَلًا مُّسَمًّى وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Translations of Quran 40:67
EnglishTalal Itani

It is He who created you from dust, then from a seed, then from an embryo, then He brings you out as an infant, then He lets you reach your maturity, then you become elderly—although some of you die sooner—so that you may reach a predetermined age, so that you may understand.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

He it is Who created you from dust, then from a drop (of seed) then from a clot, then bringeth you forth as a child, then (ordaineth) that ye attain full strength and afterward that ye become old men - though some among you die before - and that ye reach an appointed term, that haply ye may understand.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

O odur ki sizi bir topraktan yarattı, sonra bir nufteden, sonra bir alekadan, sonra sizi bir bebek olarak çıkarıyor, sonra kuvvetiniz çağına iresiniz diye büyütüyor, sonra da ihtiyar olasınız diye, içinizden kimi de daha evvel vefat ettirilir, hem de müsemmâ bir ecele iresiniz diye, bir de gerek ki akıl edesiniz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

C’est lui qui vous a créés de poussière, puis d’une goutte de sperme, puis d’un grumeau de sang coagulé ; il vous fait naître enfants, il vous laisse atteindre la force de l’âge, et puis vous laisse devenir vieillards. Tel d’entre vous meurt avant cette époque : ainsi vous atteignez le terme fixé d’avance pour chacun ; tout cela, afin que vous compreniez.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Hij is het, die u het eerste van stof schiep, daarna van zaad en gestold bloed, en u vervolgens als kinderen uit de ingewanden uwer moeders voortbracht; daarna veroorloofde hij u, uwen ouderdom van volle sterkte te bereiken, en vervolgens tot oude menschen op te groeien (maar sommigen van u sterven voor dien leeftijd), en den bepaalden tijd van uw leven te bereiken, opdat gij misschien zoudt begrijpen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

È desso che v’ha creati dalla polvere, poi con una gocciola di sperme, poi da un grumo di sangue coagulato; Egli vi fa nascere fanciulli, vi fa arrivare alla forza dell’età, e poi vi fa divenir vecchi. Alcuno di voi muore pria di quest’epoca; così voi arrivate al termine stabilito per ciascheduno; e tutto ciò, affinchè comprendiate.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.