Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
And his friend answered him in the course of their argument: "Wilt thou blaspheme against Him who has created thee out of dust, and then out of a drop of sperm, and in the end has fashioned thee into a [complete] man
M. M. Pickthall
His comrade, when he (thus) spake with him, exclaimed: Disbelievest thou in Him Who created thee of dust, then of a drop (of seed), and then fashioned thee a man
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
His companion said to him, in the course of the argument with him: "Dost thou deny Him Who created thee out of dust, then out of a sperm-drop, then fashioned thee into a man
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
His ˹believing˺ companion replied, while conversing with him, “Do you disbelieve in the One Who created you from dust, then ˹developed you˺ from a sperm-drop, then formed you into a man?
Safi Kaskas
His neighbor said to him in the course of the conversation: "Have you no faith in Him who created you from dust, and then from a fertilized ovum and then shaped you into a man?
Wahiduddin Khan
His companion replied, in the course of their discussion, Do you deny Him who created you from dust, from a small drop of fluid, then formed you into a man
Shakir
His companion said to him while disputing with him: Do you disbelieve in Him Who created you from dust, then from a small seed, then He made you a perfect man
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And his companion said to him while he converses with him: Wert thou ungrateful to Him Who created thee out of earth dust, again, out of seminal fluid and , again, shaped thee into a man?
T.B.Irving
His companion told him while he was discussing things with him: "Have you disbelieved in the One Who created you from dust, then from a drop of semen; then fashioned you into a man?
Abdul Hye
His companion said to him while he was talking to him: “Do you disbelieve in Him Who created you out of dust, then out of semen, then fashioned you into a man?
The Study Quran
His companion said unto him as he conversed with him, “Do you disbelieve in the One Who created you from dust, then from a drop, then fashioned you as a man
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
His companion said to him while conversing with him, “Do you deny the One who created you from dust, then from a drop, and then formed you into a man?
Talal Itani (2012)
His friend said to him, as he conversed with him, 'Are you being ungrateful to Him who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then evolved you into a man
Dr. Kamal Omar
His companion said to him while he counsels him: “Have you bypassed That Who has created you from dust, (and) afterwards from Nutfah , then fashioned you into a male-adult
His companion replied while still conversing with him: "Do you disbelieve in Him Who created you from dust, from a drop of semen, and fashioned you into a perfect man
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
His companion said to him, as he was conversing with him, "Do you disbelieve in Him Who created you of dust, thereafter of a sperm (drop), thereafter molded you as a man
Muhammad Sarwar
His friend said to him, "How can you disbelieve in the One who turned clay into sperm out of which He created you
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Said his companion, as he was conversing with him, .Do you deny Him who created you from dust, then from a drop (of semen), then He made you a perfect man
Shabbir Ahmed
His friend differed with him, "Do you disbelieve in the One Who created you from dust, and then from gametes, and then shaped you into the current human form?"
Dr. Munir Munshey
His companion conversed with him and said, "Aren´t you being ungrateful to the One Who created you; first from dust then from a drop of semen, and then shaped you into a man?"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
His companion said to him, during the argument with him: "Do you reject Him Who created you from dust, then out of a sperm-drop, then made you into a man
His companion said to him while he was conversing with him, "Have you disbelieved in He who created you from dust and then from a sperm-drop and then proportioned you [as] a man
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
His friend said to him while discussing with him: "Have you disbelieved in the One who created you from dirt, then from a seed, then He evolved you into a man"
Abdel Haleem
His companion retorted, ‘Have you no faith in Him who created you from dust, from a small drop of fluid, then shaped you into a man
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
His fellow said unto him, while he spake with him: hast thou disbelieved in Him Who created thee of dust, then of a sperm, and formed thee a man
Ahmed Ali
Disputing with him, his companion said: "Do you disbelieve in Him who created you from dust, then a drop of semen, then formed you into a man
Aisha Bewley
His companion, with whom he was debating, said to him, ´Do you then disbelieve in Him who created you from dust, then from a drop of sperm, and then formed you as a man?
Ali Ünal
His companion said to him, while he was arguing with him: "Do you (expressing such ingratitude) disbelieve in Him Who created you from earth, then out of a mere drop of seminal fluid, then fashioned you into a perfect man
Ali Quli Qara'i
His companion said to him, as he conversed with him: ‘Do you disbelieve in Him who created you from dust, then from a drop of [seminal] fluid, then fashioned you as a man
Hamid S. Aziz
His neighbour, while he disputed with him, exclaimed, "Disbelieve you in Him who created you from dust, and then from a drop, then fashioned you into a man
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
His friend said to him while talking to him: “Do you disbelieve in the One Who created you from dust, then from fertilized egg (zygote), then He shaped you as a man?
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
His neighbor said to him in the course of the discussion, “Do you deny Him Who created you out of dust, then out of a zygote, then fashioned you into a human being
Musharraf Hussain
His friend said to him as they argued, “How can you deny the One who created you from dust and then from a drop of sperm?
Maududi
While conversing with him his neighbour exclaimed: "Do you deny Him Who created you out of dust, then out of a drop of sperm, and then fashioned you into a complete man
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
His friend said to him while discussing with him: "Have you disbelieved in the One who has created you from dust, then from a seed, then He evolved you into a man?"
Mohammad Shafi
His companion answered, "Do you deny Him Who created you from dust, then from a tiny seed of fertilized ovum and then shaped you into a man?"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
His companion replied to him while arguing with him, 'do you disbelieve in Him Who created you from dust then from a purified drop of water, then made you a right man?'
His friend said to him, as he debated with him, "Have you disbelieved in the One who created you from dust, then from a tiny drop, then perfected you into a man?
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
His companion said, during his conversation with him: 'What, do you disbelieve in Him who created you from dust, then from a spermdrop, and then fashioned you into a man
Maulana Muhammad Ali
His companion said to him, while arguing with him: Disbelievest thou in Him Who created thee of dust, then of a small life-germ, then he made thee a perfect man
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
His companion/friend said to him and he is discussing/debating with him: "Did you disbelieve with Who created you from dust/earth then from a drop/male's or females' secretion , then He straightened you (into) a man?"
Bijan Moeinian
His friend replied: “Shame on you; Do you disbelieve in Him Who originally created you from the earth, then raised you from a tiny embryo into a grown up man?”
Faridul Haque
His companion debating with him answered, "What! You disbelieve in Him Who has created you from dust, then from a drop of liquid, and then created you as a complete man?"
Sher Ali
His companion said to him while he was arguing with him, `Dost thou not believe in HIM who created thee first from dust, then fashioned thee into a perfect man
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
His companion, whilst exchanging views with him, said to him: ‘Have you denied (the Lord) Who has created you (first) from clay, and then from a drop of vital fluid, and then accomplished you (physically) into a full-grown man
Amatul Rahman Omar
His companion said to him, while he was arguing with him, `Do you disbelieve in Him Who created you (first) from dust and then from a sperm drop, then He fashioned you into a (perfect) man
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
His companion said to him, during the talk with him: "Do you disbelieve in Him Who created you out of dust (i.e. your father Adam), then out of Nutfah (mixed semen drops of male and female discharge), then fashioned you into a man
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And his companion said to him as he conversed with him, “Do you disbelieve in the One who created you from dust and then from liquid and then formed you into a complete man.
Munir Mezyed
His companion said to him, as he conversed with him: “Have you failed to acknowledge and worship the One Who created you out of dust, then out of a minute quantity of semen, then fashioned you into a man?
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
His companion said to him, challenging him, do you reject the One who created you from soil, then from a sperm, then shaped you into a man?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
His companion said to him during the argument, “Do you deny He who created you from the dust and then from a sperm, and then formed you into a man?
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
His fellow said to him as he conversed with him, “Have you denied the One who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then formed you as a man?
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
His companion told him while he was discussing things with him: "Have you disbelieved in the One Who created you from dust, then from a drop of semen; then fashioned you into a man?
Samy Mahdy
His friend said for him, while he conversed with him, “Have you disbelieved with the one who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then He normalized you, a man?
Sayyid Qutb
His friend replied in the course of their discussion: 'Do you deny Him who has created you out of dust, and then out of a drop of sperm, and in the end fashioned you into a man?
Ahmed Hulusi
His friend said to him, “Are you denying your essence? He created you from dust, then created you from a sperm drop and then made you into a conscious man!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
His companion said to him, as he was conversing with him; 'Do you disbelieve in Him Who created you from dust then from a sperm-drop, then He fashioned you a (complete) man?
Discoursing him on this point, his fellow the poor man said to him: "Do you not think you have presumed upon Providence and transgressed His authority" "He created you from dust then from a constituent part of fluid emitted, then He fashioned you and imparted to you the shape of a man!"
Mir Aneesuddin
His companion said to him while he conversed with him, "Are you ungrateful to Him Who created you from the soil then from the sperm then granted equilibrium to you (in the form of) a man?