And the sun runs towards its destination. Such is the design of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
Does the Qur'an teach that the sun orbits the earth - and does it say what the sun moves around?
Key findingsEditorial
One finding for each passage this study carries, in the order the study reads them. Each is the reason that passage was signed into the study, in full and unedited - including, where the renderings disagree, the disagreement.
- 01 36:38–40 And the sun runneth on unto a resting-place for him ... 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 claim is made from 36:38 alone and answered by 36:40, which puts the sun and the moon in the SAME construction - each in its own orbit - so that whatever the verse asserts of the sun it asserts equally of the moon. DUAL-PLACED with What does the Qur'an say about the sun, the moon, and their orbits - and does it name a centre?, where the reason is descriptive.
- 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 states the same thing without any narrative around it: sun and moon alike, each in an orbit, and no centre named. DUAL-PLACED with What does the Qur'an say about the sun, the moon, and their orbits - and does it name a centre?, where the reason is descriptive.
In plain wordsEditorial written by the editors, not a translation
The text says the sun moves. It does not say what it moves around, and that is the whole of the answer.
36:38 says the sun runs to a resting-place appointed for it. 21:33 and 36:40 say the sun and the moon each float in an orbit. No verse in these renderings names a centre, and no verse says the sun goes round the earth.
The structure of 36:38-40 is what makes the claim hard to sustain. The sun runs; the moon has appointed stations; and then 36:40 puts them in one sentence - it is not for the sun to overtake the moon, and each floats in an orbit. Whatever the passage predicates of the sun it predicates of the moon in the same breath. Since the moon does orbit the earth, that one sentence cannot be read as a claim about the sun that is false and about the moon that is true. It is a statement that both are in appointed motion.
This cuts both ways, and the study says so. It removes the geocentrism the question alleges. It equally removes the counter-claim - popular in the other direction - that these verses anticipate the sun's motion through the galaxy. Neither reading is in the words. The text says: appointed motion, a resting-place, an orbit each, and no collision.
The plain descriptive reading is the one the study offers, and readers who want it without the controversy should go to What does the Qur'an say about the sun, the moon, and their orbits - and does it name a centre?, which carries the same verses with descriptive reasons and makes no claim in either direction. The claim side is handled in Did the Qur'an predict modern science - and does any verse say it is making a prediction?
Whether the first hearers understood these words within a geocentric picture of the cosmos is a HISTORICAL question about seventh-century astronomy, and the academic-historical layer is not built. That is a stated absence.
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What this rests on
Opens with 36:38–40, widening across 2 passages in all.
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The versesSource fact 2 passages, each with every cleared translation
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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
Compare translations (4)
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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EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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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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وَٱلْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلْعُرْجُونِ ٱلْقَدِيمِ
Easy-read · not authoritative
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.
Compare translations (4)
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
Sources
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- Convention
- 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
Sources
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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- https://tanzil.net/pub/download/index.php?quranType=uthmani&outType=xml
- Convention
- 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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Other languages (18)
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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Easy-read (simplified)wakhalaqnaa lahum min mithlihi maa yarkaboon
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
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
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
Sources
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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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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Other languages (18)
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
The translators word this verse differently
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
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Read across the four public-domain translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 36:38-40, 21:33, 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.
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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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