# Quran 6:9 — Surah Al-An'am (The Cattle), Verse 9

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
وَلَوۡ جَعَلۡنَٰهُ مَلَكٗا لَّجَعَلۡنَٰهُ رَجُلٗا وَلَلَبَسۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّا يَلۡبِسُونَ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَلَوْ جَعَلْنٰهُ مَلَكًا لَّجَعَلْنٰهُ رَجُلًا وَّلَلَبَسْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ مَّا یَلْبِسُوْنَ ۟

## Transliteration
Wa law ja'alnaahu malakal laja'alnaahu rajulanw wa lalabasnaa 'alaihim maa yalbisoon

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> If We had made it an angel, We should have sent him as a man, and We should certainly have caused them confusion in a matter which they have already covered with confusion.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-An'am 6:9 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Al-An'am is a meccan surah with 165 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-an-am.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/6/8.md
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