Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

By the sky full of pathways

وَالسَّمَٓاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِۙ
Wassama-i thati alhubuk
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1wal-samāiBy the heavenسمو
2dhātifull of
3l-ḥubukipathwaysحبك
  • Aisha Bewley

    By Heaven with its oscillating orbits,

  • Progressive Muslims

    By the sky that is clear.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Witness is the sky with starry orbits.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    By the sky full of pathways

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    By the heaven that is woven.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    By the sky with orbits.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Despite the perfectly created sky.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    The heavens webbed-with-tracks is witness

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    By the heaven containing pathways,

  • Muhammad Asad

    CONSIDER the firmament full of starry paths!

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    By the heaven full of paths,

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    By the heaven with its numerous forms:

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    By the heaven with its infinite expanse, its spheres, its imposing elevation and the inlaid patterns of bright gold:

  • Bijan Moeinian

    In spit of the fact that you observe the majestic heaven, which God has created with many trajectories in it,…

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    By the heaven full of paths,

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    ˹And˺ by the heavens in their marvellous design!

  • Taqi Usmani

    By the sky, having paths,

  • Abdul Haleem

    by the sky with its pathways,

  • Arthur John Arberry

    By heaven with all its tracks

  • E. Henry Palmer

    By the heaven possessed of paths;

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Swear by the heaven (sky) full of paths (orbits).

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And (by) the heaven comprising interwoven tracks,

  • George Sale

    By the heaven furnished with paths;

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    By the sky with (its) numerous paths (through it),

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And I call to witness the sky with (its) numerous orbits (of celestial bodies),

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    By the sky full of adornment ,