Quran 71:16 — Nooh, verse 16
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
placed the moon as a light in them and the sun as a lamp,
وَجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا
wajaʿala l-qamara fīhinna nūran wajaʿala l-shamsa sirājan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and set the moon therein for a light and the sun for a lamp?
- Muhammad Asad
- and has set up within them the moon as a light [reflected] and set up the sun as a [radiant] lamp?
- Sahih International
- And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَجَعَلَwajaʿala | And made | جعل |
| 2 | ٱلْقَمَرَl-qamara | the moon | قمر |
| 3 | فِيهِنَّfīhinna | therein | — |
| 4 | نُورًۭاnūran | a light | نور |
| 5 | وَجَعَلَwajaʿala | and made | جعل |
| 6 | ٱلشَّمْسَl-shamsa | the sun | شمس |
| 7 | سِرَاجًۭاsirājan | a lamp | سرج |