Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And He it is that created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each in a circuit swimming.

وَهُوَ الَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَۜ كُلٌّ ف۪ي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ
Wahuwa allathee khalaqa allayla wannaharawashshamsa walqamara kullun fee falakin yasbahoon
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1wahuwaAnd He
2alladhī(is) the One Who
3khalaqacreatedخلق
4al-laylathe nightليل
5wal-nahāraand the dayنهر
6wal-shamsaand the sunشمس
7wal-qamaraand the moonقمر
8kulluneachكلل
9in
10falakinan orbitفلك
11yasbaḥūnafloatingسبح
  • Aisha Bewley

    It is He who created night and day and the sun and moon, each one swimming in a sphere.

  • Progressive Muslims

    He is the One who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each swimming in an orbit.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. They swim along each in an orbit.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And He it is that created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each in a circuit swimming.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And He is the One who has created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each swimming in an orbit.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    He is the One who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each swimming in an orbit.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    And He is the One who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon; each floating in its own orbit.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    It is He who created night and day, the sun and the moon, revolving on its orbit.

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

    And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all in an orbit are swimming.

  • Muhammad Asad

    and it is He who has created the night and the day and the sun and the moon - all of them floating through space!

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. They float, each in an orbit.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    It is He Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Each of them is floating in its orbit.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    And He is it Who created the night and the day, the sun and the moon, each describing its own orbit.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    He is the One Who has created the night and the day (by ordering the earth to turn around itself, ) and the sun and the moon which turn on their orbit and float (in the space. )

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And He it is Who has created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each in an orbit floating.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon: all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its rounded course.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    And He is the One Who created the day and the night, the sun and the moon—each travelling in an orbit.

  • Taqi Usmani

    He is the One who has created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each floating in an orbit.

  • Abdul Haleem

    It is He who created night and day, the sun and the moon, each floating in its orbit.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    It is He who created the night and the day, the sun and the moon, each swimming in a sky.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    He it is who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each floating in a sky.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And We made the heaven a guarded canopy; yet from our signs they turn aside!

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And He (is) The One Who created the night and the daytime, and the sun and the moon, each swimming in an orbit.

  • George Sale

    It is He who hath created the night, and the day, and the sun, and the moon; all the celestial bodies move swiftly, each in its respective orb.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And it is He Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon: All (the heavenly bodies) go along, each in its rounded path.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And it is He Who created the night and the day, the sun and the moon. They are all gliding along smoothly in (their respective) orbits.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    It is He who created the night and the day, the sun and the moon, each swimming in an orbit.