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وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْر۪ي لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَهَاۜ ذٰلِكَ تَقْد۪يرُ الْعَز۪يزِ الْعَل۪يمِۜ

Washshamsu tajree limustaqarrin lahathalika taqdeeru alAAazeezi alAAaleem

And the sun runs to its resting place. That is the decree of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And the sun runs to a specific destination, such is the design of the Noble, the Knowledgeable.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And the sun: it runs its appointed course. That is the measure of the Almighty, the Knower. (The sun along with its system is moving to the Solar Apex, Constellation of Hercules, at a speed 150 miles per second, according to the current science).

  • Sam Gerrans

    And the sun: it runs to its resting-place; that is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

  • The Monotheist Group

    And the sun runs to a specific destination, such is the design of the Noble, the Knowledgeable.

  • Edip-Layth

    The sun runs to a specific destination, such is the design of the Noble, the Knowledgeable.

  • Aisha Bewley

    And the sun runs to its resting place. That is the decree of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.

  • Rashad Khalifa

    The sun sets into a specific location, according to the design of the Almighty, the Omniscient.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    While the sun keeps revolving in its orbit. This is the dispensation of the mighty, all-knowing (God).

  • Sahih International

    And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

  • Muhammad Asad

    And [they have a sign in] the sun: it runs in an orbit of its own [and] that is laid down by the will of the Almighty, the All-Knowing;

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And the sun runneth on unto a resting-place for him. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat

    And the sun runs its course and describes its orbit, sited in a settled position, belonging, as determined by AL-Aziz, AL-'Alim.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Another sign of [the existence and the greatness of] God is the sun [as big as 1, earth] which God makes it move toward its [final] destiny.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term (appointed). That is the Decree of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    And the sun runs his course for a period determined for him: that is the decree of (Him), the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing.

  • Mustafa Khattab

    The sun travels for its fixed term. That is the design of the Almighty, All-Knowing.

  • Taqi Usmani

    And the sun is quickly proceeding towards its destination. That is the designing of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing.

  • Abdul Haleem

    The sun, too, runs its determined course laid down for it by the Almighty, the All Knowing.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    And the sun -- it runs to a fixed resting-place; that is the ordaining of the All-mighty, the All-knowing.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    and the sun runs on to a place of rest for it; that is the ordinance of the mighty, the wise.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And the sun runs on to a term appointed for it; that is the ordinance of the Mighty, the Knowing.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And the sun runs to a repository for it; that is the determining of The Ever-Mighty, the Ever-Knowing.

  • George Sale

    And the sun hasteneth to his place of rest. This is the disposition of the mighty, the wise God.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And the sun moves along its way for a (length of) time set for him: That is the order of (Allah), the Almighty (Al-Aziz), the All Knowing (Al-Aleem).

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And the sun is moving (on its ordained course) towards the goal determined for it. That is the determining of the All-Mighty, the Possessor of perfect knowledge.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    And the sun runs on to its place of rest: That is the ordaining of the All-mighty, the All-knowing.