Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
who makes most excellent everything that He creates. Thus, He begins the creation of man out of clay
M. M. Pickthall
Who made all things good which He created, and He began the creation of man from clay
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He Who has made everything which He has created most good: He began the creation of man with (nothing more than) clay
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Who has perfected everything He created. And He originated the creation of humankind from clay.
Safi Kaskas
He perfected everything which He created, and began the creation of the human being from clay;
Wahiduddin Khan
who gave everything its perfect form. He originated the creation of man from clay
Shakir
Who made good everything that He has created, and He began the creation of man from dust
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Who did everything that He created well. And He began the creation of the human being from clay.
T.B.Irving
Who makes everything He creates so fine! He started out by creating man from clay;
Abdul Hye
It is He Who has made everything good that He has created. He began the creation of human from clay,
The Study Quran
Who made beautiful all that He created, and Who began the creation of man from clay
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
He who perfected everything that He created and began the creation of man from clay.
Talal Itani (2012)
He who perfected everything He created, and originated the creation of man from clay
Dr. Kamal Omar
Who has made perfect everything He has created. And He initiated the creation of man from clay
It is He Who has given the best form to everything that He has created. He originated the creation of man from clay
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Who perfected in the fairest (shape) everything He created; and He began the creation of man of clay
Muhammad Sarwar
It is He Who created everything in the best manner and began the creation of the human being from clay
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
who made well whatever He created, and started the creation of man from clay
Shabbir Ahmed
Who created everything in perfect balance. Thus He initiated the creation of man (kind) from hydrated inorganic matter
Dr. Munir Munshey
It is He Who perfected thoroughly and excellently everything He brought into existence. The creation of man began with clay
Syed Vickar Ahamed
He Who has made everything in which He has created most Good: And He began the creation of man with clay
Who perfected everything which He created and began the creation of man from clay
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
The One who perfected everything He created and He began the creation of the human from mud
Abdel Haleem
who gave everything its perfect form. He first created man from clay
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Who hath made everything exceeding good which He hath created. And He originated the creation of man from clay
Ahmed Ali
Who made all things He created excellent; and first fashioned man from clay
Aisha Bewley
He who has created all things in the best possible way. He commenced the creation of man from clay;
Ali Ünal
He Who makes excellent everything that He creates; and He originated the creation of humankind from clay
Ali Quli Qara'i
who perfected everything that He created, and commenced man’s creation from clay
Hamid S. Aziz
Who made good everything that He has created, and He began the creation of man from dust
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
The One Who created everything well, and He began the creation of the human being from clay,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
He Who has improved everything that He has created. And He began the creation of humanity with nothing more than mud
Musharraf Hussain
He created everything perfectly; He began the creation of the first human from clay,
Maududi
He Who excelled in the creation of all that He created. He originated the creation of man from clay
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
The One who perfected everything He created and He began the creation of man from clay
Mohammad Shafi
Who perfected everything He created, and He created the first man from dust
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
He, Who whatever He made, made best, and He began the creation of man from the clay.
He is the One who perfected everything He created, and started the creation of the human from clay.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
who perfected everything He created. He originated the creation of the human from clay
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Who made beautiful everything that He created, and He began the creation of man from dust
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Who bettered every thing He created it, and He started/began the human's/mankind's creation from mud/clay
Bijan Moeinian
God is the One Who created everything in its best possible outcome. He created man from the matter
Faridul Haque
The One Who created all things excellent, and Who initiated the creation of man from clay
Sher Ali
Who has made perfect everything HE has created. And HE began the creation of man from clay
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
He is the One Who endowed everything He created with perfection and virtue. And He initiated the genesis of man from clay (i.e., inorganic matter);
Amatul Rahman Omar
Who made perfectly well all that He created. And He originated the creation of a human being from clay
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Who made everything He has created good, and He began the creation of man from clay
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
He who has made everything that He has created in excellence and He began the creation of the human being from clay.
Munir Mezyed
Who perfected everything which He created. Then He began with the creation of man from clay.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
The One who beautified everything He created and originated the creation of man from clay.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
He has made everything created in excellence. He began the creation of humanity with clay.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Who has made excellent everything He created, and He originated the creation of man from clay,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Who makes everything He creates so fine! He started out by creating man from clay;
Samy Mahdy
The One who excelled everything that He created and started the human creation from clay.
Sayyid Qutb
who makes most excellent everything that He creates. He begins the creation of man out of clay;
Ahmed Hulusi
It is He who has created everything perfectly! He began the creation of man from clay (the eggs).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
He Who made best everything that He created, and He began the creation of man from clay
Who just perfected everything He created and brought into being and He started the material part of man from clay
Mir Aneesuddin
Who made good everything which He created, and He began the creation of man from clay,
The Wise Quran
The one who made good everything He has created, and He began the creation of man from clay;