Surah Ya-Sin, ayah 40
لَا ٱلشَّمْسُ يَنۢبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تُدْرِكَ ٱلْقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيْلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ
It is not allowable [i.e., possible] for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.
Ya-Sin · 36:40
Word by word
- لَاlāNot
- ٱلشَّمْسُl-shamsuthe sun
- يَنۢبَغِىyanbaghīis permitted
- لَهَآlahāfor it
- أَنanthat
- تُدْرِكَtud'rikait overtakes
- ٱلْقَمَرَl-qamarathe moon
- وَلَاwalāand not
- ٱلَّيْلُal-layluthe night
- سَابِقُsābiqu(can) outstrip
- ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚl-nahārithe day
- وَكُلٌّۭwakullunbut all
- فِىfīin
- فَلَكٍۢfalakinan orbit
- يَسْبَحُونَyasbaḥūnathey are floating
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