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Luqman 29

Ayah 29 of 34 · Meccan

أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُولِجُ ٱلَّيۡلَ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِي ٱلَّيۡلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلّٞ يَجۡرِيٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ مُّسَمّٗى وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٞ ٢٩

Do you not see [i.e., know] that Allāh causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term, and that Allāh, of whatever you do, is Aware?

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَلَمۡDo notalam
  2. تَرَyou seetara
  3. أَنَّthatanna
  4. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  5. يُولِجُcauses to enteryūliju
  6. ٱلَّيۡلَthe nightal-layla
  7. فِيintofī
  8. ٱلنَّهَارِthe dayl-nahāri
  9. وَيُولِجُand causes to enterwayūliju
  10. ٱلنَّهَارَthe dayl-nahāra
  11. فِيintofī
  12. ٱلَّيۡلِthe nightal-layli
  13. وَسَخَّرَand has subjectedwasakhara
  14. ٱلشَّمۡسَthe sunl-shamsa
  15. وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖand the moonwal-qamara
  16. كُلّٞeachkullun
  17. يَجۡرِيٓmovingyajrī
  18. إِلَىٰٓforilā
  19. أَجَلٖa termajalin
  20. مُّسَمّٗىappointedmusamman
  21. وَأَنَّand thatwa-anna
  22. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  23. بِمَاof whatbimā
  24. تَعۡمَلُونَyou dotaʿmalūna
  25. خَبِيرٞ(is) All-Awarekhabīrun

Tafsir

Do you not see that Allah shortens the night to lengthen the day, and shortens the day to lengthen the night? He also set the orbits of the sun and the moon, so each moves in its orbit for a fixed length of time. Do you also not see that Allah is aware of everything you do; none of your actions are hidden from Him, and He will requite you for them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran