Quran 14:33 — Ibrahim, verse 33
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He has made the sun and the moon useful to you, steady on their paths; He has made the night and day useful to you
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ دَائِبَيْنِ ۖ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ
wasakhara lakumu l-shamsa wal-qamara dāibayni wasakhara lakumu al-layla wal-nahāra
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and He subjected to you the sun and moon constant upon their courses, and He subjected to you the night and day,
- Muhammad Asad
- and has made the sun and the moon, both of them constant upon their courses, subservient [to His laws, so that they be of use] to you; and has made the night and the day subservient [to His laws, so that they be of use] to you.
- Sahih International
- And He subjected for you the sun and the moon, continuous [in orbit], and subjected for you the night and the day.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَسَخَّرَwasakhara | And He subjected | سخر |
| 2 | لَكُمُlakumu | for you | — |
| 3 | ٱلشَّمْسَl-shamsa | the sun | شمس |
| 4 | وَٱلْقَمَرَwal-qamara | and the moon | قمر |
| 5 | دَآئِبَيْنِ ۖdāibayni | both constantly pursuing their courses | دأب |
| 6 | وَسَخَّرَwasakhara | and subjected | سخر |
| 7 | لَكُمُlakumu | for you | — |
| 8 | ٱلَّيْلَal-layla | the night | ليل |
| 9 | وَٱلنَّهَارَwal-nahāra | and the day | نهر |