Quran 24:44 — An-Noor, verse 44
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God alternates night and day- there truly is a lesson in [all] this for those who have eyes to see-
يُقَلِّبُ اللَّهُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِأُولِي الْأَبْصَارِ
yuqallibu l-lahu al-layla wal-nahāra inna fī dhālika laʿib'ratan li-ulī l-abṣāri
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- God turns about the day and the night; surely in that is a lesson for those who have eyes.
- Muhammad Asad
- It is God who causes night and day to alternate: in this [too], behold, there is surely a lesson for all who have eyes to see!
- Sahih International
- Allāh alternates the night and the day. Indeed in that is a lesson for those who have vision.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يُقَلِّبُyuqallibu | Allah alternates | قلب |
| 2 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah alternates | أله |
| 3 | ٱلَّيْلَal-layla | the night | ليل |
| 4 | وَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚwal-nahāra | and the day | نهر |
| 5 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 6 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 7 | ذَٰلِكَdhālika | that | — |
| 8 | لَعِبْرَةًۭlaʿib'ratan | surely is a lesson | عبر |
| 9 | لِّأُو۟لِىli-ulī | for those who have vision | أول |
| 10 | ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِl-abṣāri | for those who have vision | بصر |