Quran with British translation - Surah Ya-Sin ayat 40 - يسٓ - Page - Juz 23
﴿لَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ يَنۢبَغِي لَهَآ أَن تُدۡرِكَ ٱلۡقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيۡلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِۚ وَكُلّٞ فِي فَلَكٖ يَسۡبَحُونَ ﴾
[يسٓ: 40]
﴿لا الشمس ينبغي لها أن تدرك القمر ولا الليل سابق النهار وكل﴾ [يسٓ: 40]
| Mohammad Habib Shakir Neither is it allowable to the sun that it should overtake the moon, nor can the night outstrip the day; and all float on in a sphere |
| Mohammad Shafi Neither is it possible for the sun to overtake the moon (for their paths are different), nor can the night take the place of the day. And all float on in orbit |
| Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor doth the night outstrip the day. They float each in an orbit |
| Mufti Taqi Usmani Neither it is for the sun to overtake the moon, nor can the night outpace the day. Each one is floating in an orbit |
| Muhammad Asad [and] neither may the sun overtake the moon, nor can the night usurp the time of day, since all of them float through space [in accordance with Our laws] |
| Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali It does not behoove the sun to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the daytime, and each is swimming in an orbit |
| Muhammad Sarwar how the sun is not supposed to catch-up with the moon, nor is the night to precede the day. All of them are to float in a certain orbit |
| Muhammad Taqi Usmani Neither it is for the sun to overtake the moon, nor can the night outpace the day. Each one is floating in an orbit |
| Mustafa Khattab Allah Edition It is not for the sun to catch up with the moon, nor does the night outrun the day. Each is travelling in an orbit of their own |
| Mustafa Khattab God Edition It is not for the sun to catch up with the moon, nor does the night outrun the day. Each is travelling in an orbit of their own |
| N J Dawood The sun is not to overtake the moon, nor does the night outpace the day. Each in its own orbit swims |
| Safi Kaskas The sun is not allowed to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each floats in their own orbit |