Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[For,] lo, thy Sustainer said unto the angels: “Behold, I am about to create a human being out of clay
M. M. Pickthall
When thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to create a mortal out of mire
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man from clay
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
˹Remember, O Prophet˺ when your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to create a human being from clay.
Safi Kaskas
[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, " I am going to create a human being from clay,
Wahiduddin Khan
Your Lord said to the angels, I am about to create a human being out of clay
Shakir
When your Lord said to the angels; Surely I am going to create a mortal from dust
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Thy Lord said to the angels: Truly, I am one who is Creator of a mortal from clay.
T.B.Irving
When I have fashioned him and breathed some of My spirit into him, drop down on your knees before him."
Abdul Hye
(Remember) when your Lord said to the angels: “Surely, I am going to create a man from clay,
The Study Quran
[Remember] when thy Lord said unto the angels, “Behold! I am creating a human being from clay
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
When your Lord told the angels, “I am creating a human being from clay.
Talal Itani (2012)
Your Lord said to the angels, 'I am creating a human being from clay
Dr. Kamal Omar
When your Nourisher-Sustainer said to the angels: “Verily, I am about to create a human out of clay
Behold when your Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create a man from clay
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
(Remember) as your Lord said to the Angels, "Surely I am creating a mortal of a clay
Muhammad Sarwar
When your Lord told the angels, "I will create a mortal out of clay
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
When your Lord said to the angels, .I am going to create man from clay
Shabbir Ahmed
(The disputations began ever since mankind came into being.) When your Lord said to the angels, "Behold, I am about to create a human being out of clay. (Angels = Laws in the Universe (15:26-41))
Dr. Munir Munshey
Your Lord said to the angels, "I am really going to create man from clay."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
(Remember), your Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man from clay
[So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
For your Lord said to the Angels: "I am creating a human being from clay."
Abdel Haleem
Your Lord said to the angels, ‘I will create a man from clay
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Recall what time thy Lord said Unto the angels: verily I am about to create a human being from clay
Ahmed Ali
When your Lord said to the angels: "I am going to create a man from clay
Aisha Bewley
Your Lord said to the angels, ´I am going to create a human being out of clay.
Ali Ünal
(Remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "I am creating a mortal out of clay (to set him on the earth as vicegerent)
Ali Quli Qara'i
When your Lord said to the angels, ‘Indeed I am about to create a human being out of clay
Hamid S. Aziz
Behold, your Lord said to the angels; Surely I am going to create a mortal from dust (or clay)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
When your Lord said to the angels: “I am creator of a human being from clay,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Behold, your Lord said to the angels, “I am about to create the human being from mud
Musharraf Hussain
Remember when your Lord said to the angels, “I am creating a human being from clay.
Maududi
When your Lord said to the angels: "Verily I am creating a human being from clay
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
For your Lord said to the angels: "I am creating a human being from clay.
Mohammad Shafi
When your Lord said to the angels, "I am indeed about to create a human being out of clay."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
When your Lord said to the angels, I shall make man from the clay.
Your Lord said to the angels, "I am creating a human being from clay.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
When your Lord said to the angels: 'I am creating a human from clay
Maulana Muhammad Ali
When thy Lord said to the angels: Surely I am going to create a mortal from dust
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
When your Lord said to the angels: "That I am creating a human from mud/clay ."
Bijan Moeinian
Your Lord said to the Angels: “I am going to create [the body of] a human being from clay (the matter).”
Faridul Haque
(Remember) When your Lord said to the angels, “I will create a human from clay.”
Sher Ali
Call to mind when thy Lord said to the angels, I am about to create man from clay
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(Recall) when your Lord said to the angels: ‘I am about to create a human organism from (moist) clay
Amatul Rahman Omar
(Call to mind) when your Lord said to the angels, `I am about to create a human being from clay
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
(Remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "Truly, I am going to create man from clay"
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
When your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to create a human out of clay.
Munir Mezyed
And (mention) when your Lord said to the Angels: "Verily, I am going to create a mortal from wet clay.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And when your Lord said to the angels: I am creating a human from clay.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Your Lord said to the angels, “Truly, I am going to create humanity from clay.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Recall when Yoursg Lord said to the angels, “Indeed, I am creating a human being from clay.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Once your Lord told the angels: "I am about to create a human being out of clay.
Samy Mahdy
When Your Lord said for the angels, “I am creating a humankind from clay.
Sayyid Qutb
Your Lord said to the angels: 'I am about to create a human being out of clay;
Ahmed Hulusi
And when your Rabb said to the angels, “Indeed, I will create a human being from clay (water plus minerals).”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
When your Lord said to the angels: I am about to create a mortal out of mire.
For once did Allah make a proclamation to the angels of a great event. He said: "I am in the process of creating a human from clay"
Mir Aneesuddin
When your Fosterer said to the angels, “I am creating man from clay,
The Wise Quran
When your Lord said to the angels, 'Indeed, I am about to create a mortal from clay;