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Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 40
لَا ٱلشَّمْسُ يَنۢبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تُدْرِكَ ٱلْقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيْلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day. They all float, each in an orbit.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَا
lā
Not
ٱلشَّمْسُ
l-shamsu
the sun
يَنۢبَغِى
yanbaghī
is permitted
لَهَآ
lahā
for it
أَن
an
that
تُدْرِكَ
tud'rika
it overtakes
ٱلْقَمَرَ
l-qamara
the moon
وَلَا
walā
and not
ٱلَّيْلُ
al-laylu
the night
سَابِقُ
sābiqu
(can) outstrip
ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ
l-nahāri
the day
وَكُلٌّۭ
wakullun
but all
فِى
fī
in
فَلَكٍۢ
falakin
an orbit
يَسْبَحُونَ
yasbaḥūna
they are floating
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
40. 1. That is, it is not possible for the sun to overtake the moon such that its light would be extinguished; rather, each has its own path and separate limit. The sun rises only during the day and the moon only during the night; the opposite has never happened, which is a great proof of the existence of a Wise Creator of the universe.
40. 2. Rather, they are also bound in a system and come one after the other.
40. 3. By "all," the sun, moon, or along with them other celestial bodies are meant; all revolve in their own orbits, and there is no collision between them.
40. 2. Rather, they are also bound in a system and come one after the other.
40. 3. By "all," the sun, moon, or along with them other celestial bodies are meant; all revolve in their own orbits, and there is no collision between them.
