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Al-Anbya 33

Ayah 33 of 112 · Meccan

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلّٞ فِي فَلَكٖ يَسۡبَحُونَ ٣٣

And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَهُوَAnd Hewahuwa
  2. ٱلَّذِي(is) the One Whoalladhī
  3. خَلَقَcreatedkhalaqa
  4. ٱلَّيۡلَthe nightal-layla
  5. وَٱلنَّهَارَand the daywal-nahāra
  6. وَٱلشَّمۡسَand the sunwal-shamsa
  7. وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖand the moonwal-qamara
  8. كُلّٞeachkullun
  9. فِيinfī
  10. فَلَكٖan orbitfalakin
  11. يَسۡبَحُونَfloatingyasbaḥūna

Tafsir

Allah alone is the One Who created the night for relaxation, created the day for earning one’s livelihood, created the sun as a sign of day, and the moon as a sign of night. The sun and moon both run in their specific orbits, without moving away or side-tracking.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran