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Ar-Rahman 5

Ayah 5 of 78 · Medinan

ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ بِحُسۡبَانٖ ٥

The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱلشَّمۡسُThe sunal-shamsu
  2. وَٱلۡقَمَرُand the moonwal-qamaru
  3. بِحُسۡبَانٖby (precise) calculationbiḥus'bānin

Tafsir

He fixed a perfectly calculated course for the sun and moon, to teach people the number of years and calculation.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran