Quran 39:5 — Az-Zumar, verse 5
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He created the heavens and earth for a true purpose; He wraps the night around the day and the day around the night; He has subjected the sun and moon to run their courses for an appointed time; He is truly the Mighty, the Forgiving.
خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ ۖ يُكَوِّرُ اللَّيْلَ عَلَى النَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ النَّهَارَ عَلَى اللَّيْلِ ۖ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ يَجْرِي لِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى ۗ أَلَا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ
khalaqa l-samāwāti wal-arḍa bil-ḥaqi yukawwiru al-layla ʿalā l-nahāri wayukawwiru l-nahāra ʿalā al-layli wasakhara l-shamsa wal-qamara kullun yajrī li-ajalin musamman alā huwa l-ʿazīzu l-ghafāru
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He created the heavens and the earth in truth, wrapping night about the day, and wrapping the day about the night; and He has subjected the sun and the moon, each of them running to a stated term. Is not He the All-mighty, the All-forgiving?
- Muhammad Asad
- He it is who has created the heavens and the earth in accordance with [an inner] truth. He causes the night to flow into the day, and causes the day to flow into the night; and He has made the sun and the moon subservient [to His laws], each running its course for a term set [by Him]. Is not He the Almighty, the All-Forgiving?
- Sahih International
- He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | خَلَقَkhalaqa | He created | خلق |
| 2 | ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti | the heavens | سمو |
| 3 | وَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍa | and the earth | أرض |
| 4 | بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖbil-ḥaqi | in [the] truth | حقق |
| 5 | يُكَوِّرُyukawwiru | He wraps | كور |
| 6 | ٱلَّيْلَal-layla | the night | ليل |
| 7 | عَلَىʿalā | over | — |
| 8 | ٱلنَّهَارِl-nahāri | the day | نهر |
| 9 | وَيُكَوِّرُwayukawwiru | and wraps | كور |
| 10 | ٱلنَّهَارَl-nahāra | the day | نهر |
| 11 | عَلَىʿalā | over | — |
| 12 | ٱلَّيْلِ ۖal-layli | the night | ليل |
| 13 | وَسَخَّرَwasakhara | And He subjected | سخر |
| 14 | ٱلشَّمْسَl-shamsa | the sun | شمس |
| 15 | وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖwal-qamara | and the moon | قمر |
| 16 | كُلٌّۭkullun | each | كلل |
| 17 | يَجْرِىyajrī | running | جري |
| 18 | لِأَجَلٍۢli-ajalin | for a term | أجل |
| 19 | مُّسَمًّى ۗmusamman | specified | سمو |
| 20 | أَلَاalā | Unquestionably | — |
| 21 | هُوَhuwa | He | — |
| 22 | ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzu | (is) the All-Mighty | عزز |
| 23 | ٱلْغَفَّـٰرُl-ghafāru | the Oft-Forgiving | غفر |