Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:39

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Arabic English Morphology
And the moon Noun
We have ordained for it V
مَنَازِلَ manāzila
phases Noun
حَتَّىٰ ḥattā
until Prep
عَادَ ʿāda
it returns V
like the date stalk Noun
the old Noun

We have determined phases for the moon until finally it becomes like an old date-stalk

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَٱلۡقَمَرَ قَدَّرۡنَـٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلۡعُرۡجُونِ ٱلۡقَدِیمِ ۝٣٩

wal-qamara qaddarnāhu manāzila ḥattā ʿāda kal-ʿur'jūni l-qadīm