Ya Sin, Ya-Seen — Verse 40

36:40 · Ya Sin

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Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:40

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Arabic English Morphology
لَا lā
Not Prep
ٱلشَّمْسُ l-shamsu
the sun Noun
يَنۢبَغِى yanbaghī
is permitted V
لَهَآ lahā
for it Noun
أَن an
that Prep
تُدْرِكَ tud'rika
it overtakes V
ٱلْقَمَرَ l-qamara
the moon Noun
وَلَا walā
and not Prep
ٱلَّيْلُ al-laylu
the night Noun
سَابِقُ sābiqu
(can) outstrip Noun
ٱلنَّهَارِ l-nahāri
the day Noun
وَكُلٌّ wakullun
but all Noun
فِى fī
in Prep
فَلَكٍ falakin
an orbit Noun
يَسْبَحُونَ yasbaḥūna
they are floating V

The sun cannot overtake the moon, nor can the night outrun the day: each floats in [its own] orbit

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

لَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ یَنۢبَغِی لَهَاۤ أَن تُدۡرِكَ ٱلۡقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّیۡلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِۚ وَكُلࣱّ فِی فَلَكࣲ یَسۡبَحُونَ ۝٤٠

lā l-shamsu yanbaghī lahā an tud'rika l-qamara walā al-laylu sābiqu l-nahāri wakullun fī falakin yasbaḥūn

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