And the sun runs towards its destination. Such is the design of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
What does the Qur'an say about the sun, the moon, and their orbits - and does it name a centre?
Key findingsEditorial
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- 01 36:38–40 And the sun runneth on unto a resting-place for him - that is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise. And for the moon We have appointed mansions till she return like an old shrivelled palm-leaf. It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor doth the night outstrip the day; they float each in an orbit. In as ONE PASSAGE because the three verses are one argument: the sun's course, the moon's stations, and then the rule that governs both. ALSO CARRIED by Does the Qur'an teach that the sun orbits the earth - and does it say what the sun moves around?, with a different reason there.
- 02 21:33 He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon; they float, each in an orbit. In because it is the bare statement with no narrative around it, and because the swimming or floating verb is the one the whole image rests on. ALSO CARRIED by Does the Qur'an teach that the sun orbits the earth - and does it say what the sun moves around?, with a different reason there.
- 03 13:2 God it is Who raised up the heavens without visible supports, then mounted the Throne, and compelled the sun and the moon to be of service, each running unto an appointed term. In because it introduces the appointed term - the courses are described as having an end, not only a path.
- 04 31:29 Hast thou not seen how God causeth the night to pass into the day, and hath subdued the sun and the moon, each running unto an appointed term? In because it joins the alternation of night and day to the courses in a single sentence. ALSO CARRIED by What does the Qur'an say about night and day 'wrapping' each other?, with a different reason there.
In plain wordsEditorial written by the editors, not a translation
Four passages, and this study reports them and stops. The arguments built on them in both directions - that they anticipate modern astronomy, or that they teach a geocentric cosmos - are handled in Did the Qur'an predict modern science - and does any verse say it is making a prediction? and Does the Qur'an teach that the sun orbits the earth - and does it say what the sun moves around? Here the verses are allowed to say what they say.
They say the sun runs to a resting-place appointed for it (36:38). They say the moon has appointed stations, and that it returns thin and curved LIKE AN OLD SHRIVELLED PALM-LEAF (36:39), which is the only simile in the set and an exact one for a waning crescent. They say the sun does not overtake the moon and the night does not outstrip the day, and that each floats in an orbit (36:40, 21:33).
The verb in 21:33 and 36:40 is the one that carries the image. Sale, Rodwell, Palmer and Pickthall render it float and swim; the Arabic is the word for moving through water. Whatever the text is describing, it is describing it as swimming rather than as rolling or being carried.
13:2 and 31:29 add the other recurring term: each runs to an APPOINTED TERM. The courses are given an end as well as a path, and both verses set them under the language of being compelled or subdued to service.
Two things the text does not do. It does not name a centre - no verse says what the sun or the moon goes around. And it does not treat the arrangement as permanent: the appointed term is stated twice.
31:29 also belongs to What does the Qur'an say about night and day 'wrapping' each other?; it is carried in both with different reasons, because the sentence genuinely does two jobs.
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What this rests on
Opens with 36:38–40, widening across 4 passages in all.
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36:38–40
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
وَٱلشَّمْسُ تَجْرِى لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَا ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)wash-shamsu tajree limustaqarrin lahaa dhaalika taqdeeru l-'azeezi l-'aleem
DIN 31635waš-šamsu taǧrī limustaqarrin lahā ḏālika taqdīru l-ʿazīzi l-ʿalīmi
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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And the sun runneth on unto a resting-place for him. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise
and the sun runs on to a place of rest for it; that is the ordinance of the mighty, the wise
And the Sun hasteneth to her place of rest. This, the ordinance of the Mighty, the Knowing
And the sun hasteneth to his place of rest. This is the disposition of the mighty, the wise God
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وَٱلْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلْعُرْجُونِ ٱلْقَدِيمِ
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Easy-read (simplified)wal-qamara qaddarnaahu manaazila hattaa 'aada kal-'urjooni l-qadeem
DIN 31635wal-qamara qaddarnāhu manāzila ḥattā ʿāda kal-ʿurǧūni l-qadīmi
And the moon: We have disposed it in phases, until it returns like the old twig.
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And for the moon We have appointed mansions till she return like an old shrivelled palm-leaf
And the moon, we have ordered for it stations, until it comes again to be like an old dry palm branch
And as for the Moon, We have decreed stations for it, till it change like an old and crooked palm branch
And for the moon have We appointed certain mansions, until she change and return to be like the old branch of a palm-tree
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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لَا ٱلشَّمْسُ يَنۢبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تُدْرِكَ ٱلْقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيْلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَكُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)laa sh-shamsu yanbaghee lahaa an tudrika l-qamara walaa llaylu saabiqu n-nahaari wakullun fee falakin yasbahoon
DIN 31635lā š-šamsu yanbaġī lahā ʾan tudrika l-qamara walā llaylu sābiqu n-nahāri wakullun fī falakin yasbaḥūna
The sun is not to overtake the moon, nor is the night to outpace the day. Each floats in an orbit.
Compare translations (4)
It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor doth the night outstrip the day. They float each in an orbit
Neither is it proper for it to catch up the moon, nor for the night to outstrip the day, but each one floats on in its sky
To the Sun it is not given to overtake the Moon, nor doth the night outstrip the day; but each in its own sphere doth journey on
It is not expedient that the sun should overtake the moon in her course; neither doth the night outstrip the day: But each of these luminaries moveth in a peculiar orbit
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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36:38 Dielli udhëton drejt cakut të vet. Ky është përcaktimi i të Gjithëfuqishmit, të Gjithëdijshmit.
36:39 Hënës i kemi caktuar faza, derisa ajo të kthehet si degë e vjetër hurme.
36:40 Diellit nuk i takon që ta arrijë Hënën e as natës që ta kalojë ditën. Secili lundron në orbitën e vet.
36:38 আর (আল্লাহর তাওহীদের আরেকটি নিদর্শন হলো) সূর্য ভ্রমণ করে তার নির্দিষ্ট কক্ষপথে, এটা মহাপরাক্রমশালী সর্বজ্ঞ (আল্লাহ) কর্তৃক নির্ধারণ।
36:39 আর চাঁদের জন্য আমি নির্ধারণ করেছি মানযিলসমূহ(১৯), অবশেষে সেটি খেজুরের শুষ্ক পুরাতন শাখার মত হয়ে যায়।
36:40 সূর্যের জন্য সম্ভব নয় চাঁদের নাগাল পাওয়া, আর রাতের জন্য সম্ভব নয় দিনকে অতিক্রম করা। আর প্রত্যেকেই নিজ নিজ কক্ষপথে ভেসে বেড়ায়।
36:38 I Sunce se kreće do svog odredišta, to je odredba Silnog i Sveznajućeg.
36:39 I Mjesecu smo odredili položaje, i on se uvijek ponovo vraća kao stari savijeni palmin prut.
36:40 Niti Sunce može dostići Mjesec niti noć može prestići dan, svi oni u svemiru plove.
36:38 I Sunce se kreće do svoga odredišta, to je odredba Silnog i Sveznajućeg.
36:39 I Mjesecu smo odredili položaje, i on se uvijek ponovo vraća kao stari savijeni palmin prut.
36:40 Niti Sunce može dostići Mjesec niti noć može prestići dan, svi oni u svemiru plove.
36:38 E na'ange ngen, hinge doga haa e ñiiɓirde magge; ɗum ko eɓɓoore pooluɗo, gannduɗo On.
36:39 E lewru ndun, Min eɓɓani ndu jipporde, haa ndu waɗtinira wa baaŋal tamaro kiiɗngal.
36:40 Wonaa na'ange ngen woni ko haanini hewtitagol lewru ndun, wonaa jemma on woni ko aditotoo ñalaema on; kala majji non, ko e laawol mum woni dokde.
36:38 და (ასევე ნიშანია მათთვის ის, რომ) მზე მიედინება თავისი საცხოვრისისკენ. ასეთი არის დადგენილება (ალლაჰის) ყოვლდაძლიერისა, ყოვლისმცოდნისა.
36:39 და (ასევე ნიშანია ის, რომ) მთვარე ჩვენ განვსაზღვრეთ მისი ფაზებით, ვიდრე ის (ახლიდან) არ დაბრუნდება (იმ სახით), როგორც ძველი ფინიკის ტოტი [როგორც ახალი მთვარე].
36:40 მზეს არ შეშვენის [არ შეუძლია], რომ დაეწიოს მთვარეს, და ვერც ღამე დაასწრებს დღეს, და თითოეული [მზე, მთვარე და ვარსკვლავები] თავის ორბიტაზე დაცურავს [მოძრაობს].
36:38 Und die Sonne läuft zu einem für sie bestimmten Aufenthaltsort. Dies ist die Anordnung des Allmächtigen und des Allwissenden.
36:39 Und dem Mond haben Wir das rechte Maß in Himmelspunkten festgesetzt, bis er wieder wie ein alter Rispenstiel (einer Palme) wird.
36:40 Weder ziemt es der Sonne, den Mond einzuholen, noch wird die Nacht dem Tag zuvorkommen; alle laufen in einer (jeweils eigenen) Umlaufbahn.
36:38 Και ότι ο ήλιος τρέχει σε μία καθορισμένη τροχιά (για έναν καθορισμένο χρόνο, μέχρι την Ημέρα της Ανάστασης). Αυτό είναι που το έχει ορίσει ο Αλ-‘Αζείζ (Παντοδύναμος, Ανίκητος), ο Αλ-‘Αλείμ (Παντογνώστης).
36:39 Και ότι για το φεγγάρι έχουμε ορίσει συγκεκριμένες φάσεις (ημισέληνο, πανσέληνο κλπ.), έως ότου επιστρέψει (σε ημισέληνο στην αρχή του σεληνιακό μήνα) σαν ένα παλιό ξεραμένο κοτσάνι χουρμαδιάς.
36:40 Δεν επιτρέπεται στον ήλιο να προλάβει το Φεγγάρι (με το να εμφανιστεί τη νύχτα και να αφαιρέσει το φως του), ούτε επιτρέπεται στη νύχτα να ξεπερνά την ημέρα. Όλα τους κολυμπούν με ακρίβεια στις τροχιές τους.
36:38 तथा सूर्य अपने नियत ठिकाने की ओर चला जा रहा है। यह प्रभुत्वशाली, सब कुछ जानने वाले (अल्लाह) का निर्धारित किया हुआ है।
36:39 तथा चाँद की हमने मंज़िलें निर्धारित कर दी हैं। यहाँ तक कि वह फिर खजूर की पुरानी सूखी टेढ़ी टहनी के समान हो जाता है।
36:40 न तो सूर्य ही से हो सकता है कि चाँद को जा पकड़े और न रात ही दिन से पहले आने वाली है। और सब एक-एक कक्षा में तैर रहे हैं।
36:38 E il sole, che corre alla sua meta: ciò è prestabilito dal Potente, il Sapiente.
36:39 E la luna – di cui abbiamo realizzato le fasi – finché torna ricurva come il gambo di un grappolo di palma avvizzito.
36:40 Il sole non deve raggiungere la luna, e la notte non deve precedere il giorno, e tutti navigano nella propria orbita.
36:38 38. Ir saulė juda savo nustatytu kursu (nustatytą) terminą. Tai yra Visa Galingojo, Visa Žinančiojo Įsakymas.
36:39 39. Ir mėnulis, Mes nustatėme jam fazes, kol galiausiai jis grįžta kaip senas sudžiūvęs kreivas datulės stiebas.
36:40 40. Tai ne saulei pasivyti mėnulį, nei naktis aplenkia dieną. Jie visi plaukia, kiekvienas orbita.
36:38 Aduun hanga buufata isheef taheetti deemti, Sun murtee (Rabbii) injifataa, beekaati.
36:39 Ji'a buufataalee isaa goonee jirra. hanga inni akka damee meexxii dullattiitti deebi’utti (deemsifne). [4]
36:40 Aduun baatii dhaqqabuun isheef hin ta’u; halkanis guyyaa hin dursu, Hunduu sarara keessa (daaku).
36:38 И солнце движется к своему местопребыванию. Таково предустановление Могущественного, Знающего.
36:39 И луну — Мы установили для неё стоянки, пока она не станет подобна старой пальмовой ветви.
36:40 Ни солнцу не подобает догонять луну, ни ночь не опережает день. И каждый из них плывёт по своему небосводу.
36:38 И Сунце се креће до свога станишта, то је одредба Силнога и Свезнајућег.
36:39 И Месецу смо одредили положаје; и он се увек поново враћа као стари савијени палмин прут.
36:40 Нити Сунце може Месец да достигне, нити ноћ дан да претекне, сви они у свемиру плове.
36:38 Na jua linakwenda kwa kiwango chake. Hayo ni makadirio ya Mwenye nguvu, Mwenye kujua vyema.
36:39 Na mwezi tumeupimia vituo, mpaka unakuwa kama karara kongwe.
36:40 Haliwi jua kuufikia mwezi, wala usiku kuupita mchana. Na vyote vinaogelea katika njia zao.
36:38 Och även solen på sin färd mot sitt bestämda mål – ett beslut från den Allsmäktige, den Allvetande.
36:39 Och likaså månen, för vilken vi fastställt faser [som den passerar] tills den åter blir lik en gammal, krökt dadelklase.
36:40 Solen kan inte hinna ifatt månen och inte heller kan natten hinna före dagen – var och en färdas i sin egen omloppsbana.
36:38 Güneş de kendi yörüngesinde akıp gitmektedir. İşte bu, Azîz ve Alîm olan Allah'ın takdiridir.
36:39 Ay için de birtakım menziller (yörüngeler) tayin ettik. Nihayet o, eğri hurma dalı gibi (hilâl) olur da geri döner.
36:40 Ne Güneş Ay'a yetişebilir, ne de gece gündüzü geçebilir. Her biri bir yörüngede yüzmektedir.
36:38 اور سورج کے لئے جو مقرره راه ہے وه اسی پر چلتا رہتا ہے[1] ۔ یہ ہے مقرر کرده غالب، باعلم اللہ تعالیٰ کا.
36:39 اور چاند کی ہم نے منزلیں مقررکر رکھی ہیں[1] ، یہاں تک کہ وه لوٹ کر پرانی ٹہنی کی طرح ہو جاتا ہے.[2]
36:40 نہ آفتاب کی یہ مجال ہے کہ چاند کو پکڑے[1] اور نہ رات دن پرآگے بڑھ جانے والی ہے[2]، اور سب کے سب آسمان میں تیرتے پھرتے ہیں.[3]
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سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنۢبِتُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَمِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)subhaana lladhee khalaqa l-'azwaaja kullahaa mimmaa tunbitu l-'ardu wamin anfusihim wamimmaa laa ya'lamoon
DIN 31635subḥāna llaḏī ḫalaqa l-ʾazwāǧa kullahā mimmā tunbitu l-ʾarḍu wamin ʾanfusihim wamimmā lā yaʿlamūna
Glory be to Him who created all the pairs; of what the earth produces, and of their own selves, and of what they do not know.
Glory be to Him Who created all the sexual pairs, of that which the earth groweth, and of themselves, and of that which they know not
Celebrated be the praises of Him who created all kinds, of what the earth brings forth, and of themselves, and what they know not of
Glory be to Him, who hath created all the sexual pairs of such things as Earth produceth, and of mankind themselves; and of things beyond their ken
Praise be unto Him who hath created all the different kinds, both of vegetables, which the earth bringeth forth, and of their own species, by forming the two sexes, and also the various sorts of things which they know not
وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظْلِمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'aayatun lahumu llaylu naslakhu minhu n-nahaara fa'idhaa hum muzlimoon
DIN 31635waʾāyatun lahumu llaylu naslaḫu minhu n-nahāra faʾiḏā hum muẓlimūna
Another sign for them is the night: We strip the day out of it-and they are in darkness.
A token unto them is night. We strip it of the day, and lo! they are in darkness
And a sign to them is the night, from which we strip off the day, and lo! they are in the dark
A sign to them also is the Night. We withdraw the day from it, and lo! they are plunged in darkness
The night also is a sign unto them: We withdraw the day from the same, and behold, they are covered with darkness
36:38–40 — the verse above
وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمْ أَنَّا حَمَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'aayatun lahum annaa hamalnaa dhurriyyatahum fee l-fulki l-mashhoon
DIN 31635waʾāyatun lahum ʾannā ḥamalnā ḏurriyyatahum fī l-fulki l-mašḥūni
Another sign for them is that We carried their offspring in the laden Ark.
And a token unto them is that We bear their offspring in the laden ship
And a sign for them is that we bear their seed in a laden ship
It is also a sign to them that we bare their posterity in the full-laden Ark
It is a sign also unto them, that We carry their offspring in the ship filled with merchandize
وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّن مِّثْلِهِۦ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ
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DIN 31635waḫalaqnā lahum min miṯlihi mā yarkabūna
And We created for them the like of it, in which they ride.
And have created for them of the like thereof whereon they ride
and we have created for them the like thereof whereon to ride
And that we have made for them vessels like it on which they embark
and that We have made for them other conveniencies like unto it, whereon they ride
21:33
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وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wahuwa lladhee khalaqa llayla wan-nahaara wash-shamsa wal-qamara kullun fee falakin yasbahoon
DIN 31635wahuwa llaḏī ḫalaqa llayla wan-nahāra waš-šamsa wal-qamara kullun fī falakin yasbaḥūna
It is He who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon; each floating in an orbit.
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And He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. They float, each in an orbit
He it is who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each floating in a sky
And He it is who hath created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each moving swiftly in its sphere
It is He who hath created the night, and the day, and the sun, and the moon; all the celestial bodies move swiftly, each in its respective orb
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Ai është që krijoi natën e ditën dhe Diellin e Hënën. Secili lundron në orbitën e vet.
আর একমাত্র আল্লাহই রাত ও দিন এবং সূর্য ও চাঁদ সৃষ্টি করেছেন। প্রত্যেকেই তার নিজ নিজ কক্ষপথে বিচরণ করে।
I On je Taj Koji je stvorio noć i dan, i Sunce i Mjesec, i svi oni u svemiru plove.
I On je Taj Koji je stvorio noć i dan, i Sunce i Mjesec, i svi oni u svemiru plove.
Ko Kaŋko woni On Takɗo jemma on e ñalawma on e na'ange nge e lewru ndun kala majji hiɗi fubboo(lummboo) ka fuluku.
იგია [ალლაჰი], ვინც შექმნა ღამე და დღე, მზე და მთვარე. თითოეული მათგანი თავის ორბიტაზე დაცურავს.
Und Er ist es, Der die Nacht und den Tag, die Sonne und den Mond erschaffen hat; alles gleitet in einer (jeweils eigenen) Umlaufbahn.
Αυτός είναι που έπλασε τη νύχτα και την ημέρα, και τον ήλιο και το φεγγάρι. Όλα (τα ουράνια σώματα) κολυμπούν σε τροχιά.
और वही है, जिसने रात और दिन, तथा सूरज और चाँद बनाए। सब एक-एक कक्षा में तैर रहे हैं।[16]
E Lui è Colui che creò la notte e il giorno, e il sole e la luna: ognuno segue la propria orbita.
33. Ir Jis yra Tas, Kuris sukūrė naktį ir dieną, ir saulę ir mėnulį, kiekvieną iš jų slenkantį orbita.
Inni Isa halkaniifi guyyaa, aduufi baatii uumeedha; hunduu orbitii (karaa) (isaanii) keessa daaku (deemu).
И Он — Тот, Кто сотворил ночь и день, и солнце, и луну: каждый плывёт по своему небесному пути.
И ноћ и дан Његово су дело, и Сунце и Месец, и сви они у свемиру плове.
Na Yeye ndiye aliyeumba usiku na mchana na jua na mwezi, vyote katika anga vinaogelea.
Det är han som har skapat natten och dagen; solen och månen. Var och en färdas i sin fastställda bana.
O, geceyi ve gündüzü, Güneş'i ve Ay'ı yaratandır. Her biri bir yörüngede yüzmektedir.
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وَجَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمْ وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجًا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)waja'alnaa fee l-'ardi rawaasiya an tameeda bihim waja'alnaa feehaa fijaajan subulan la'allahum yahtadoon
DIN 31635waǧaʿalnā fī l-ʾarḍi rawāsiya ʾan tamīda bihim waǧaʿalnā fīhā fiǧāǧan subulan laʿallahum yahtadūna
And We placed on earth stabilizers, lest it sways with them, and We placed therein signposts and passages, that they may be guided.
And We have placed in the earth firm hills lest it quake with them, and We have placed therein ravines as roads that haply they may find their way
And we placed on the earth firm mountains lest it should move with them, and He made therein open roads for paths, haply they may be guided
And we set mountains on the earth lest it should move with them, and we made on it broad passages between them as routes for their guidance
And We placed stable mountains on the earth, lest it should move with them; and We made broad passages between them for paths, that they might be directed in their journeys
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا وَهُمْ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)waja'alnaa s-samaa'a saqfan mahfoozan wahum 'an aayaatihaa mu'ridoon
DIN 31635waǧaʿalnā s-samāʾa saqfan maḥfūẓan wahum ʿan ʾāyātihā muʿriḍūna
And We made the sky a protected ceiling; yet they turn away from its wonders.
And we have made the sky a roof withheld (from them). Yet they turn away from its portents
and we made the heaven a guarded roof; yet from our signs they turn aside
And we made the heaven a roof strongly upholden; yet turn they away from its signs
And We made the heaven a roof well supported. Yet they turn aside from the signs thereof, not considering that they are the workmanship of God
21:33 — the verse above
وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ ٱلْخُلْدَ أَفَإِي۟ن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِدُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ja'alnaa libasharin min qablika l-khulda afa'in mitta fahumu l-khaalidoon
DIN 31635wamā ǧaʿalnā libašarin min qablika l-ḫulda ʾafaʾin mitta fahumu l-ḫālidūna
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We did not grant immortality to any human being before you. Should you die, are they then the immortal?
We appointed immortality for no mortal before thee. What! if thou diest, can they be immortal
We never made for any mortal before thee immortality; what, if thou shouldst die, will they live on for aye
At no time have we granted to man a life that shall last for ever: if thou then die, shall they live for ever
We have not granted unto any man before thee, eternal permanency in this world; if thou die therefore, will they be immortal
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِٱلشَّرِّ وَٱلْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)kullu nafsin dhaa'iqatu l-mawti wanablookum bish-sharri wal-khayri fitnatan wa'ilaynaa turja'oon
DIN 31635kullu nafsin ḏāʾiqatu l-mawti wanablūkum biš-šarri wal-ḫayri fitnatan waʾilaynā turǧaʿūna
Every soul will taste death. We burden you with adversity and prosperity-a test. And to Us you will be returned.
Every soul must taste of death, and We try you with evil and with good, for ordeal. And unto Us ye will be returned
Every soul shall taste of death! we will test them with evil and with good, as a trial; and unto us shall they return
Every soul shall taste of death: and for trial will we prove you with evil and with good; and unto Us shall ye be brought back
Every soul shall taste of death: And We will prove you with evil, and with good, for a trial of you; and unto Us shall ye return
13:2
Why this passage is in the study finding 03
ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى رَفَعَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّكُمْ تُوقِنُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)allaahu lladhee rafa'a s-samaawaati bighayri 'amadin tarawnahaa thumma stawaa 'alaa l-'arshi wasakhkhara sh-shamsa wal-qamara kullun yajree li'ajalin musamman yudabbiru l-'amra yufassilu l-'aayaati la'allakum biliqaa'i rabbikum tooqinoon
DIN 31635allāhu llaḏī rafaʿa s-samāwāti biġayri ʿamadin tarawnahā ṯumma stawā ʿalā l-ʿarši wasaḫḫara š-šamsa wal-qamara kullun yaǧrī liʾaǧalin musamman yudabbiru l-ʾamra yufaṣṣilu l-ʾāyāti laʿallakum biliqāʾi rabbikum tūqinūna
God is He who raised the heavens without pillars that you can see, and then settled on the Throne. And He regulated the sun and the moon, each running for a specified period. He manages all affairs, and He explains the signs, that you may be certain of the meeting with your Lord.
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Allah it is Who raised up the heavens without visible supports, then mounted the Throne, and compelled the sun and the moon to be of service, each runneth unto an appointed term; He ordereth the course; He detaileth the revelations, that haply ye may be certain of the meeting with your Lord
God it is who has raised the heavens without columns that ye can see; then He made for the throne, and subjected the sun and the moon; each one runs on to a stated and appointed time; He governs the affair, details the signs;- haply of the meeting with your Lord ye will be sure
It is God who hath reared the Heavens without pillars thou canst behold; then mounted his throne, and imposed laws on the sun and moon: each travelleth to its appointed goal. He ordereth all things. He maketh his signs clear, that ye may have firm faith in a meeting with your Lord
It is God who hath raised the heavens without visible pillars; and then ascended his throne, and compelled the sun and the moon to perform their services: Every of the heavenly bodies runneth an appointed course. He ordereth all things. He sheweth his signs distinctly, that ye may be assured ye must meet your Lord at the last day
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Allahu është Ai që ngriti qiejt pa shtylla që mund t'i shihni e pastaj u ngrit mbi Arsh. Ai nënshtroi Diellin dhe Hënën, të cilat lundrojnë për një kohë të caktuar. Ai drejton çështjet dhe i shpjegon hollësisht shenjat, në mënyrë që të bindeni se do ta takoni Zotin tuaj.
আল্লাহই সেই সত্তা, যিনি আকাশসমূহকে স্তম্ভ ছাড়াই উত্তোলন করেছেন, যেমনটি তোমরা দেখছ। তারপর তিনি আরশের ওপর উঠেছেন। আর তিনি সূর্য ও চন্দ্রকে (তাঁর সৃষ্টির উপকারের জন্য নির্দিষ্ট বিধানের) অনুগত করেছেন। এর প্রত্যেকটি নির্দিষ্ট সময় পর্যন্ত চলবে। তিনি সবকিছু পরিচালনা করেন। তিনি (তাঁর ক্ষমতার প্রমাণ বহনকারী) নিদর্শনসমূহ বিস্তারিতভাবে বর্ণনা করেন, যাতে তোমাদের রবের সাক্ষাতের ব্যাপারে তোমরা দৃঢ়বিশ্বাসী হতে পার।
Allah je nebesa, vidite ih, bez stubova podigao, i onda se nad Aršom uzvisio, i Sunce i Mjesec potčinio; svako se kreće do roka određenog. On upravlja svim i potanko izlaže dokaze kako biste u susret s Gospodarom svojim čvrsto bili uvjereni.
Allah je nebesa, vidite ih, bez stubova podigao, i onda se nad Aršom uzvisio, i Sunce i Mjesec podčinio; sve se kreće do roka određenog. On upravlja svim i potanko izlaže dokaze kako biste u susret s Gospodarom svojim čvrsto bili uvjereni.
Ko Alla woni ɓamtuɗo kammuuli ɗin doose ɗe on nji'ataa. refti O fotondiri ka dow 'Arshi, O elti naange ngeen e lewru ndun: kala majji no doga haa e lajal innaangal. Hino toppitoo fiyaakuuji ɗin, Homo fensita aayeeje ɗeen belejo'o on njanante kawwroygol e Joomi mon.
ალლაჰი – არის იგი, ვინც ზეცები აღამაღლა [შვიდი ზეცა] სვეტების გარეშე, როგორც ხედავთ. შემდეგ ამაღლდა 'არშზე (როგორც ეს მხოლოდ მის სიდიადეს შეშვენის) და დაიმორჩილა მზე და მთვარე: თითოეული მათგანი [მზე და მთვარე] მოძრაობს დანიშნულ ვადამდე [განკითხვის დღემდე, როდესაც ეს სამყარო არსებობას შეწყვეტს]. ის განაგებს [ყოველივე არსებულის საქმეებს] (თავისი სიბრძნისამებრ), ხსნის (ხალხისთვის) (თავის) ნიშნებს (რომლებიც მიუთითებს მის ძალასა და იმაზე, რომ მხოლოდ ის არის ჭეშმარიტი ღმერთი), რათა დარწმუნდეთ თქვენს უფალთან შეხვედრაში!
Allah ist es, Der die Himmel ohne Stützen, die ihr sehen könnt(et), emporgehoben hat und Sich hierauf über den Thron erhob. Und Er hat die Sonne und den Mond dienstbar gemacht - jedes läuft auf eine festgesetzte Frist. Er regelt die Angelegenheit, (und) er legt die Zeichen ausführlich dar, auf dass ihr von der Begegnung mit eurem Herrn Gewissheit habet.
Ο Αλλάχ είναι Αυτός που ύψωσε τους ουρανούς χωρίς στύλους (όπως) τους βλέπετε, και έπειτα ανέβηκε πάνω από τον Θρόνο (με τρόπο που ταιριάζει στη Μεγαλοπρέπειά Του). Υπέταξε τον ήλιο και τη σελήνη (για τα συμφέροντά σας), και το καθένα τους τρέχει (στην πορεία του) για ένα ορισμένο χρόνο. Διευθετεί (ο Αλλάχ) όλες τις υποθέσεις (όπως θέλει) και εξηγεί λεπτομερώς τα Σημάδια (που δείχνουν τη Δύναμή Του), μήπως και να είστε σίγουροι για τη συνάντηση με τον Κύριό σας (στη Μέλλουσα Ζωή).
अल्लाह वह है, जिसने आकाशों को बिना स्तंभों के ऊँचा किया, जिन्हें तुम देखते हो। फिर वह अर्श (सिंहासन) पर बुलंद हुआ। तथा सूरज और चाँद को वशीभूत किया। प्रत्येक एक नियत समय के लिए चल रहा है। वह हर काम की व्यवस्था करता है। वह निशानियों को विस्तार से बयान करता है, ताकि तुम अपने पालनहार से मिलने का विश्वास कर लो।
Allāh è Colui che innalzò i cieli senza colonne visibili, poi s’adagiò sul Trono e asservì il sole e la luna, e ognuno di essi orbita per un certo tempo. Dispone gli ordini e chiarisce i Segni, perché siate certi dell’incontro col vostro Dio.
2. Allahas yra Tas, Kuris iškėlė dangus be jokių jums matomų ramsčių. Tada Jis iškilo virš (istava) Sosto (iš tikrųjų, tokiu būdu, kuris pritinka Jo Didybei). Tada jis pavergė saulę ir mėnulį (tęsti sukimąsi), kiekvieną besitęsiantį (savame kelyje) nustatytą terminą. Jis vadovauja ir reguliuoja visus reikalus. Jis smulkiai paaiškina Ajat (įrodymus, įkalčius, eilutes, pamokas, ženklus, apreiškimus ir t.t.) tam, kad jūs užtikrintai patikėtumėte susitikimu su savo Viešpačiu.
Rabbiin Isa samii (torban) utubaa malee olfuudhe (uumeedha); isin ishee ni agartu. eegasii Arshii irratti (akka Isaaf maluun) ol ta’e. Aduufi baatiis ni laaffise, Hundinuu hanga beellama murtaa’eetti yaa’u, amrii gara gaggalcha. mallattoolee addaan baasa Akka isin qunnamuu Rabbii keessanii mirkaneeffattaniif jecha.
Аллах — Тот, Кто воздвиг небеса без опор, которые вы видите. Затем Он вознёсся на Трон и подчинил солнце и луну — каждое [из них] движется до назначенного срока. Он управляет делами и разъясняет знамения, — быть может, вы убедитесь во встрече с вашим Господом.
Аллах је небеса, видите их, подигао без стубова, и онда се узвисио над Престољем, и потчинио Сунце и Месец; свако се креће до одређеног рока. Он свиме управља и потанко излаже доказе како бисте у сусрет са својим Господаром били чврсто уверени.
Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye aliyeziinua juu mbingu bila ya nguzo mnazoziona, kisha akainuka akawa juu ya Kiti cha Enzi, na akatiisha jua na mwezi, kila kimoja kinakwenda kwa muda maalumu. Anaendesha mambo, na anazipambanua Ishara kwa kina ili mpate kuwa na yakini ya kukutana na Mola wenu Mlezi.
Gud är den som reste himlarna utan synligt stöd, och därefter höjde han sig över tronen. Han har underordnat solen och månen; var och en löper till en bestämd tidpunkt. Han styr allt och han klargör tecknen för att ni ska få visshet om mötet med er Herre.
Allah, gökleri gördüğünüz gibi herhangi bir direk olmadan yükselten, sonra Arş’a istiva eden, Güneş'e de Ay'a da emrine boyun eğdirendir. Bunların hepsi belli bir zamana kadar akıp gitmektedir. O, her işi yerli yerince düzenler, ayetleri ayrı ayrı açıklar ki, Rabbinize kavuşacağınıza kesin olarak iman edesiniz.
اللہ وه ہے جس نے آسمانوں کو بغیر ستونوں کے بلند کر رکھا ہے کہ تم اسے دیکھ رہے ہو۔ پھر وه عرش پر قرار پکڑے ہوئے ہے[1] ، اسی نے سورج اور چاند کو ماتحتی میں لگا رکھا ہے۔ ہر ایک میعاد معین پر گشت کر رہا ہے[2]، وہی کام کی تدبیر کرتا ہے وه اپنے نشانات کھول کھول کر بیان کر رہا ہے کہ تم اپنے رب کی ملاقات کا یقین کر لو.
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الٓمٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)alif laam meem raa tilka aayaatu l-kitaabi walladhee unzila ilayka min rabbika l-haqqu walaakinna akthara n-naasi laa yu'minoon
DIN 31635ʾalif lām mīm rā tilka ʾāyātu l-kitābi wallaḏī ʾunzila ʾilayka min rabbika l-ḥaqqu walākinna ʾakṯara n-nāsi lā yuʾminūna
Alif, Lam, Meem, Ra. These are the signs of the Scripture. What is revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, but most people do not believe.
Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra. These are verses of the Scripture. That which is revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the Truth, but most of mankind believe not
A. L. M. R. Those are the signs of the Book, and that which is sent down to thee from thy Lord is the truth; but most people will not believe
ELIF. LAM. MIM. RA. These, the signs of the Book! And that which hath been sent down to thee from thy Lord is the very truth: But the greater part of men will not believe
AL. M. R. These are the signs of the book of the Koran: And that which hath been sent down unto thee from thy Lord, is the truth; but the greater part of men will not believe
13:2 — the verse above
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى مَدَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنْهَٰرًا وَمِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ جَعَلَ فِيهَا زَوْجَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ يُغْشِى ٱلَّيْلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wahuwa lladhee madda l-'arda waja'ala feehaa rawaasiya wa'anhaaran wamin kulli th-thamaraati ja'ala feehaa zawjayni thnayni yughshee llayla n-nahaara inna fee dhaalika la'aayaatin liqawmin yatafakkaroon
DIN 31635wahuwa llaḏī madda l-ʾarḍa waǧaʿala fīhā rawāsiya waʾanhāran wamin kulli ṯ-ṯamarāti ǧaʿala fīhā zawǧayni ṯnayni yuġšī llayla n-nahāra ʾinna fī ḏālika laʾāyātin liqawmin yatafakkarūna
And it is He who spread the earth, and placed in it mountains and rivers. And He placed in it two kinds of every fruit. He causes the night to overlap the day. In that are signs for people who reflect.
And He it is Who spread out the earth and placed therein firm hills and flowing streams, and of all fruits He placed therein two spouses (male and female). He covereth the night with the day. Lo! herein verily are portents for people who take thought
And He it is who has stretched out the earth and placed therein firm mountains and rivers, and of every fruit has He placed therein two kinds. He makes the night cover the day;- verily, in that are signs unto a people who reflect
And He it is who hath outstretched the earth, and placed on it the firm mountains, and rivers: and of every fruit He hath placed on it two kinds: He causeth the night to enshroud the day. Verily in this are signs for those who reflect
It is He who hath stretched forth the earth, and placed therein stedfast mountains, and rivers; and hath ordained therein of every fruit two different kinds. He causeth the night to cover the day. Herein are certain signs unto people who consider
وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قِطَعٌ مُّتَجَٰوِرَٰتٌ وَجَنَّٰتٌ مِّنْ أَعْنَٰبٍ وَزَرْعٌ وَنَخِيلٌ صِنْوَانٌ وَغَيْرُ صِنْوَانٍ يُسْقَىٰ بِمَآءٍ وَٰحِدٍ وَنُفَضِّلُ بَعْضَهَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فِى ٱلْأُكُلِ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wafee l-'ardi qita'un mutajaawiraatun wajannaatun min a'naabin wazar'un wanakheelun sinwaanun waghayru sinwaanin yusqaa bimaa'in waahidin wanufaddilu ba'dahaa 'alaa ba'din fee l-'ukuli inna fee dhaalika la'aayaatin liqawmin ya'qiloon
DIN 31635wafī l-ʾarḍi qiṭaʿun mutaǧāwirātun waǧannātun min ʾaʿnābin wazarʿun wanaḫīlun ṣinwānun waġayru ṣinwānin yusqā bimāʾin wāḥidin wanufaḍḍilu baʿḍahā ʿalā baʿḍin fī l-ʾukuli ʾinna fī ḏālika laʾāyātin liqawmin yaʿqilūna
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On earth are adjacent terrains, and gardens of vines, and crops, and date-palms, from the same root or from distinct roots, irrigated with the same water. We make some taste better than others. In that are proofs for people who reason.
And in the Earth are neighbouring tracts, vineyards and ploughed lands, and date-palms, like and unlike, which are watered with one water. And we have made some of them to excel others in fruit. Lo! herein verily are portents for people who have sense
And on the earth are neighbouring portions, and gardens of grapes and corn and palms growing together (from one root) and not growing together; they are watered with one water, yet we distinguish one over the other as food;- verily, in that are signs unto a people who have sense
And on the earth hard by each other are its various portions: gardens of grapes and corn, and palm trees single or clustered. Though watered by the same water, yet some make we more excellent as food than other: Verily in all this are signs for those who understand
And in the earth are tracts of land of different natures, though bordering on each other; and also vineyards, and seeds, and palm-trees springing several from the same root, and singly from distinct roots. They are watered with the same water, yet We render some of them more excellent than others to eat. Herein are surely signs unto people who understand
31:29
Why this passage is in the study finding 04
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُولِجُ ٱلَّيْلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِىٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)alam tara anna llaaha yooliju llayla fee n-nahaari wayooliju n-nahaara fee llayli wasakhkhara sh-shamsa wal-qamara kullun yajree ilaa ajalin musamman wa'anna llaaha bimaa ta'maloona khabeer
DIN 31635ʾalam tara ʾanna llāha yūliǧu llayla fī n-nahāri wayūliǧu n-nahāra fī llayli wasaḫḫara š-šamsa wal-qamara kullun yaǧrī ʾilā ʾaǧalin musamman waʾanna llāha bimā taʿmalūna ḫabīrun
Have you not seen how God merges the night into the day, and merges the day into the night? That He subjected the sun and the moon, each running for a stated term? And that God is Cognizant of everything you do?
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Hast thou not seen how Allah causeth the night to pass into the day and causeth the day to pass into the night, and hath subdued the sun and the moon (to do their work), each running unto an appointed term; and that Allah is Informed of what ye do
Dost thou not see that God joins on the night to the day, and joins on the day to the night, and has subjected the sun and the moon, - each of them runs on unto an appointed time? and that God of what ye do is well aware
Seest thou not that God causeth the night to come in upon the day, and the day to come in upon the night? and that he hath subjected the sun and the moon to laws by which each speedeth along to an appointed goal? and that God therefore is acquainted with that which ye do
Dost thou not see that God causeth the night to succeed the day, and causeth the day to succeed the night, and compelleth the sun and the moon to serve you? Each of those luminaries hasteneth in its course to a determined period: And God is well-acquainted with that which ye do
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A nuk e sheh se Allahu është Ai që fut natën në ditë dhe fut ditën në natë, se Ai nënshtroi Diellin dhe Hënën, të cilat lundrojnë për një kohë të caktuar, dhe se Allahu e di mirë çfarë veproni?!
তুমি কি দেখনি যে, আল্লাহ রাতকে দিনের মধ্যে প্রবেশ করান এবং দিনকে রাতের মধ্যে প্রবেশ করান? আর তিনি সূর্য ও চাঁদকে (তোমাদের কল্যাণে) নিয়োজিত করেছেন। প্রত্যেকেই (নির্ধারিত কক্ষ পথে) চলছে, একটি সুনির্দিষ্ট সময় পর্যন্ত। আর নিশ্চয় তোমরা যা করো, আল্লাহ সে সম্পর্কে সম্পূর্ণ অবহিত।
Kako ne vidiš da Allah uvodi noć u dan i uvodi dan u noć, i da je potčinio Sunce i Mjesec – svako se kreće do roka određenog – i da Allah dobro zna ono što radite?
Kako ne vidiš da Allah uvodi noć u dan i uvodi dan u noć, i da je podčinio Sunce i Mjesec – svako se kreće do roka određenog – i da Allah dobro zna ono što radite?
E a yiaani won'de Alla no naatna jemma on e ndeer ñalawra on, O naatna ñalawma kadi e ndeer jemma on, O eltii kadi na'ange ngen e lewru ndun, kala majji no doga haa e lajal innaangal? E won'de Alla ko kumpitiiɗo ko ngolloton kon.
ნუთუ ვერ ხედავ, რომ ალლაჰს შეჰყავს ღამე დღეში და შეჰყავს დღე ღამეში [ცვლის დღისა და ღამის ხანგრძლივობას წელიწადის დროების მიხედვით], და მან დაიმორჩილა მზე და მთვარე: თითოეული მათგანი მოძრაობს დადგენილ ვადამდე [სამსჯავროს დღის დადგომამდე, როდესაც ეს სამყარო არსებობას შეწყვეტს], ... და რომ ალლაჰმა იცის ყველაფერი, რასაც თქვენ აკეთებთ?!
Hast du denn nicht gesehen, dass Allah die Nacht in den Tag übergehen und den Tag in die Nacht übergehen lässt und die Sonne und den Mond dienstbar gemacht hat, (und so) läuft jedes auf eine festgesetzte Frist zu, und dass Allah dessen, was ihr tut, kundig ist?
Δε βλέπεις (ω, Προφήτη) ότι ο Αλλάχ εισάγει τη νύχτα στην ημέρα, και εισάγει την ημέρα στη νύχτα (δηλ. αυξάνει και μειώνει τις ώρες τους, το χειμώνα και το καλοκαίρι), και ότι έχει υποτάξει τον ήλιο και το φεγγάρι (για να σας ωφελήσουν), και ο καθένας τους τρέχει (στην τροχιά του) για ένα καθορισμένο χρόνο, και ότι ο Αλλάχ για ό,τι κάνετε έχει απεριόριστη γνώση;
In verità non vedi che Allāh fa penetrare la notte nel giorno e fa penetrare il giorno nella notte? E ha coordinato il sole e la luna – ciascuno orbita in modo da seguire un percorso definito – e in verità Allāh di ciò che fate è Conoscitore.
29. Argi tu nematai (Muchammedai ﷺ), kad Allahas įlieja naktį į dieną (t. y. nakties valandų skaičiaus mažėjimas yra pridedamas prie dienos valandų) ir įlieja dieną į naktį (t. y. dienos valandų skaičiaus mažėjimas yra pridedamas prie nakties valandų), ir pavergė saulę ir mėnulį, kiekvieną judantį savo kursu nustatytą terminą, ir kad Allahas yra Visa Išmanantis apie tai, ką tu darai.
Sila hingarree Rabbiin halkan guyyaa keessa seensisa, guyyaas halkan keessa seensisa, aduufi ji’as laaffise. hundumtuu hanga beellama beekamaatti nideeman. Rabbiin wanta isin hojjattan hunda keessa beekaadha.
Разве ты не видишь, что Аллах вводит ночь в день и вводит день в ночь, и Он подчинил солнце и луну: каждый движется к установленному сроку, и что Аллах сведущ о том, что вы совершаете?
Зар не видиш да Аллах уводи ноћ у дан и дан у ноћ, и да је потчинио Сунце и Месец - свако се креће до одређеног рока - и да Аллах добро зна оно што радите?!
Kwani huoni kwamba Mwenyezi Mungu huuingiza usiku katika mchana, na huuingiza mchana katika usiku, na amedhalilisha jua na mwezi? Vyote hivyo vinakwenda mpaka wakati uliowekwa. Na Mwenyezi Mungu anazo habari za mnayoyatenda.
Inser ni inte att det är Gud som låter natten övergå i dagen och dagen övergå i natten, och att han har underordnat solen och månen – var och en löper till en bestämd tidpunkt – och att Gud är väl medveten om vad ni gör?
Görmedin mi ki, Allah geceyi gündüze, gündüzü de geceye katıyor? Güneş'i ve Ay'ı sizin hizmetinize sunmuştur. Her biri belli bir süreye (kadar) akıp gider. Allah, yaptığınız her şeyden haberdardır.
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وَلَوْ أَنَّمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقْلَٰمٌ وَٱلْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهُۥ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ سَبْعَةُ أَبْحُرٍ مَّا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمَٰتُ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)walaw annamaa fee l-'ardi min shajaratin aqlaamun wal-bahru yamudduhu min ba'dihi sab'atu abhurin maa nafidat kalimaatu llaahi inna llaaha 'azeezun hakeem
DIN 31635walaw ʾannamā fī l-ʾarḍi min šaǧaratin ʾaqlāmun wal-baḥru yamudduhu min baʿdihi sabʿatu ʾabḥurin mā nafidat kalimātu llāhi ʾinna llāha ʿazīzun ḥakīmun
If all the trees on earth were pens, filled by the ocean, with seven more oceans besides, the Words of God would not run out. God is Majestic and Wise.
And if all the trees in the earth were pens, and the sea, with seven more seas to help it, (were ink), the words of Allah could not be exhausted. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise
And were the trees that are in the earth pens, and the sea (ink) with seven more seas to swell its tide, the words of God would not be spent; verily, God is mighty, wise
If all the trees that are upon the earth were to become pens, and if God should after that swell the sea into seven seas of ink, His words would not be exhausted: for God is Mighty, Wise
If whatever trees are in the earth were pens, and he should after that swell the sea into seven seas of ink, the words of God would not be exhausted; for God is mighty, and wise
مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ إِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)maa khalqukum walaa ba'thukum illaa kanafsin waahidatin inna llaaha samee'un baseer
DIN 31635mā ḫalqukum walā baʿṯukum ʾillā kanafsin wāḥidatin ʾinna llāha samīʿun baṣīrun
Your creation and your resurrection are only as a single soul. God is Hearing and Seeing.
Your creation and your raising (from the dead) are only as (the creation and the raising of) a single soul. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower
Your creation and your rising again are but as that of one soul; verily, God both hears and sees
Your creation and your quickening hereafter, are but as those of a single individual. Verily, God Heareth, Seeth
Your creation and your resuscitation are but as the creation and resuscitation of one soul: Verily God both heareth and seeth
31:29 — the verse above
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)dhaalika bi'anna llaaha huwa l-haqqu wa'anna maa yad'oona min doonihi l-baatilu wa'anna llaaha huwa l-'aliyyu l-kabeer
DIN 31635ḏālika biʾanna llāha huwa l-ḥaqqu waʾanna mā yadʿūna min dūnihi l-bāṭilu waʾanna llāha huwa l-ʿaliyyu l-kabīru
The translators word this verse differently
That is because God is the Reality, and what they worship besides Him is falsehood, and because God is the Exalted, the Supreme.
That (is so) because Allah, He is the True, and that which they invoke beside Him is the False, and because Allah, He is the Sublime, the Great
That is because God, He is true, and because what ye call on beside Him is falsehood, and because God, He is the high, the great
This, for that God is the truth; and that whatever ye call upon beside Him is a vain thing; and that God - He is the High, the Great
This is declared concerning the divine knowledge and power, for that God is the true being, and for that whatever ye invoke, besides him, is vanity; and for that God is the high, the great God
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱلْفُلْكَ تَجْرِى فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ بِنِعْمَتِ ٱللَّهِ لِيُرِيَكُم مِّنْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦٓ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)alam tara anna l-fulka tajree fee l-bahri bini'mati llaahi liyuriyakum min aayaatihi inna fee dhaalika la'aayaatin likulli sabbaarin shakoor
DIN 31635ʾalam tara ʾanna l-fulka taǧrī fī l-baḥri biniʿmati llāhi liyuriyakum min ʾāyātihi ʾinna fī ḏālika laʾāyātin likulli ṣabbārin šakūrin
Have you not seen how the ships sail through the sea, by the grace of God, to show you of His wonders? In that are signs for every persevering, thankful person.
Hast thou not seen how the ships glide on the sea by Allah's grace, that He may show you of His wonders? Lo! therein indeed are portents for every steadfast, grateful (heart)
Dost thou not see that the ship rides on in the sea by the favour of God, that He may show you of His signs? verily, in that are signs to every grateful person
Seest thou not how the ships speed on in the sea, through the favour of God, that he may shew you of his signs? for herein are signs to all patient, grateful ones
Dost thou not see that the ships run in the sea, through the favour of God, that he may shew you of his signs? Verily herein are signs, unto every patient, grateful person
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it5 of the 6 paragraphs signed with this study; the paragraph naming what it does not answer is at the top of the page
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
Read across the four public-domain translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 36:38-40, 21:33, 13:2, 31:29, in full, and nothing else. This study consults no , no , no occasion of revelation and no biography, because none is yet available in an edition whose usage rights can be verified. Itani 2012, the fifth translation shown with these verses, was not consulted for this study.
How this set was arrived at. The verses were found by a word search of the four public-domain translations, using terms chosen by the editor and listed here as they were searched - sun + moon + course; sun + moon + swim; sun + moon + float; orbit; sphere; appointed + course. The search was a way of finding passages, not a judgement about what they mean: that several translators chose the same English word is not evidence about the Arabic. A different choice of terms gives a different set.
What was returned and not carried. 1 verse(s) the search qualified are recorded as not carried, rather than silently discarded: 35:13. The reason for each was not recorded.
Verses carried by more than one study. Some passages here also serve another study. Each carries its own reason in each place, and the reason states where else it appears.
Where the translations part company, named rather than resolved. How differently the translations word each verse is shown on that verse's page, and the study names the differences it turns on rather than choosing between them.
Sources & method
Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
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- 5 September 2026
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- 17 September 2026
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