يُقَلِّبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبۡرَةٗ لِّأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرِ ٤٤
Allāh alternates the night and the day. Indeed in that is a lesson for those who have vision.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- يُقَلِّبُAllah alternatesyuqallibu
- ٱللَّهُAllah alternatesl-lahu
- ٱلَّيۡلَthe nightal-layla
- وَٱلنَّهَارَۚand the daywal-nahāra
- إِنَّIndeedinna
- فِيinfī
- ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
- لَعِبۡرَةٗsurely is a lessonlaʿib'ratan
- لِّأُوْلِيfor those who have visionli-ulī
- ٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرِfor those who have visionl-abṣāri
Tafsir
Allah alternates between the length of the day and night. Indeed, in that alternation is a lesson in the power of Allah and His oneness, for those who have foresight.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran