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Surah An-Noor · سُوْرَةُ النُّوْرِ · Juz 18

Q 24:45

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَآبَّةٍ مِّن مَّآءٍ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ بَطْنِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰ رِجْلَيْنِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِى عَلَىٰٓ أَرْبَعٍ ۚ يَخْلُقُ ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Translations

Allah has created every [living] creature from water. And of them are those that move on their bellies, and of them are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.
Sahih International · EN
Et Allah a créé d'eau tout animal. Il y en a qui marche sur le ventre, d'autres marchent sur deux pattes, et d'autres encore marchent sur quatre. Allah crée ce qu'Il veut et Allah est Omnipotent.
Muhammad Hamidullah · FR

Tafsir

And Allah has created everything that walks on the face of the earth from a drop of sperm. Some walk crawling on their bellies, i.e. snakes, while some walk on two feet, i.e. humans and birds, while others walk on four legs, i.e. livestock. Allah creates whatever He wishes, including things mentioned and unmentioned. Indeed, He is capable of everything; Nothing is outside His ability.

Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir al-Quran · Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies
Read Ibn Kathir (Ibn Kathir (abridged, English))
Allah has created every moving creature from water. Of them there are some that creep on their bellies, and some that walk on two legs, and some that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills. Verily, Allah is able to do all things (45) Allah's Power in His Creation of the Animals Allah mentions His complete and almighty power to create all the different kinds of animals with their various forms, colors and ways of moving and stopping, from one kind of water. فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ بَطْنِهِ (Of them there are some that creep on their bellies,) like snakes and so on; وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ رِجْلَيْنِ (and some that walk on two legs,) like humans and birds; وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَىٰ أَرْبَعٍ (and some that walk on four,) like cattle and all kinds of animals. Allah says: يَخْلُقُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ (Allah creates what He wills.) meaning by His power, because what He wills happens and what He does not will does not happen. So he says: إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ (Verily, Allah is able to do all things.)

Arabic text: Tanzil (Uthmani). Translations: Sahih International (en), Muhammad Hamidullah (fr). tanzil.net