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Muhammad Asad   
and that it is He who creates the two kinds - the male and the female –
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And that He created the two pairs, the male and the female
Safi Kaskas   
that He creates the two mates - the male and female

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Arabic   
وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوۡجَیۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ۝٤٥
Transliteration (2021)   
wa-annahu khalaqa l-zawjayni l-dhakara wal-unth
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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
And that He created the pairs, the male and the female

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
and that it is He who creates the two kinds - the male and the female –
M. M. Pickthall   
And that He createth the two spouses, the male and the female
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
That He did create in pairs,- male and female
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
And He created the pairs—males and females—
Safi Kaskas   
that He creates the two mates - the male and female
Wahiduddin Khan   
and that He Himself created the two sexes: male and female
Shakir   
And that He created pairs, the male and the femal
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
and it is He, He created the pairs, the male and the female
T.B.Irving   
He has created both sexes, male and female,
Abdul Hye   
that it is He Who created in pairs, the male and the female,
The Study Quran   
and that He creates the two—male and female
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
And that it is He who created the two pairs—male and female.
Talal Itani (2012)   
And that it is He who created the two kinds—the male and the female
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And that He created two kinds, male and female
M. Farook Malik   
that it is He Who has created in pairs, the male and the female
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And that He created the two pairs, the male and the female
Muhammad Sarwar   
It is He who has created spouses, male and female
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
and that He creates the pairs, male and female
Shabbir Ahmed   
- viii And that He it is Who creates the two companions, the male and the female (pairs and opposites among His creation)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
And He it is, Who created (you in) pairs _ male and female
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And that He created in pairs— Male and female
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And that He creates the two mates - the male and female
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
And He is the One who has created the pair, the male and the female.
Abdel Haleem   
that He Himself created the two sexes, male and female
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And that He createth the pair, the male and the female
Ahmed Ali   
That He created pairs, male and female
Aisha Bewley   
that He created the two sexes — male and female —
Ali Ünal   
And He creates the pairs, the male and the female
Ali Quli Qara'i   
and that it is He who created the mates, the male and the female
Hamid S. Aziz   
And that He created pairs, the male and the femal
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And that He created the two types, the male and the female,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
That He created in pairs, male and female
Musharraf Hussain   
He created the male and the female,
Maududi   
and He it is Who created the two kinds, the male and the female
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And He is the One who has created the pair, the male and the female
Mohammad Shafi   
And He it is Who created the couple of the male and the femal

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And that it is He who made pairs male and female.
Rashad Khalifa   
He is the One who created the two kinds, male and female -
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
and that it is He who created pairs, the male and the female
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And that He creates pairs, the male and the female
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And that He created the pairs/couples , the male and the female
Bijan Moeinian   
Know that God is the One Who has created male…
Faridul Haque   
And that it is He Who has created the two pairs, male and female
Sher Ali   
And that HE creates the pairs, male and female
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And that He is the One Who has created the two genders, male and female
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And that He Himself created the two species - male and female
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And that He (Allah) creates the pairs, male and female

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
and that He Himself created the two kinds, male and female
George Sale   
and that He createth the two sexes, the male and the female
Edward Henry Palmer   
and that He created pairs, male and female
John Medows Rodwell   
And that He hath created the sexes, male and female
N J Dawood (2014)   
that God created the two sexes, the male and the female

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
And that He indeed created the pairs, the male and the female.
Munir Mezyed   
And He is the One Who creates the pairs, male and female,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And that He created male and female in pairs.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
[They witnessed] that He created in pairs –male and female—…
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
and that He created the two spouses—the male and the female,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
He has created both sexes, male and female,
Samy Mahdy   
And that He is who created the two mates, the male and the female.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Indeed, it is HU who creates the two sexes, male and female...
Mir Aneesuddin   
and that He created the pairs, the male and the female
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
And that it is He Who created the two sex divisions of organic beings and distinguished them as male and female
The Wise Quran   
And that He, He created pairs, the male and the female,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
That He did create in pairs,- male and female
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And that He created the pairs, the male and the femal
OLD Transliteration   
Waannahu khalaqa alzzawjayni alththakara waal-ontha