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Al-Ma'arij 40

Ayah 40 of 44 · Meccan

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ ٤٠

So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings1 that indeed We are able

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā), who determines the point at which the sun, moon and stars rise and set according to season and every position of observation.

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَلَآBut nayfalā
  2. أُقۡسِمُI swearuq'simu
  3. بِرَبِّby (the) Lordbirabbi
  4. ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ(of) the risingsl-mashāriqi
  5. وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِand the settingswal-maghāribi
  6. إِنَّاthat Weinnā
  7. لَقَٰدِرُونَ(are) surely Ablelaqādirūna

Tafsir

Allah takes an oath on the Lord of the rising places of the sun and the moon. Indeed, Allah is the Capable.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran