Surah 21. Al-Anbiyaa, Ayah 33
| وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- huwa 'alladhe khalaqa al- layl wa- an- nahaar wa- ash- shams wa- al- qamar kull fe falak yasbah.on |
| Pickthall | : | And He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. They float, each in an orbit. |
| Asad | : | and [fail to see that] it is He who has created the night and the day and the sun and the moon - all of them floating through space! |
| Malik | : | He is the One Who has created the night and the day and the sun and the moon: all (the celestial bodies) move swiftly in an orbit of their own. |
| 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. 2695 |
Note - 2695I have indicated, unlike most translators, the metaphor
of swimming implied in the original words: how beautiful
it is to contemplate the heavenly bodies swimming through
space (or ether) in their rounded courses before our
gaze!
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