Quran 36:40

Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 40

Verse 40 of 83 in Surah Ya-Sin (يس), chapter 36 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

لَا ٱلشَّمْسُ يَنۢبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تُدْرِكَ ٱلْقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيْلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
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.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
சூரியன் சந்திரனை (நெருங்கிப்) பிடிக்க முடியாது இரவு பகலை முந்தமுடியாது. இவ்வாறே எல்லாம் (தம்) வட்டவரைக்குள் நீந்திச் செல்கின்றன.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
සඳු වෙත ළඟා වන්නට හිරුට අවශ්‍යතාවක් නැත. තවද දහවල අබිබවා යන්නක් සේ රාත්‍රිය ද නැත. තවද සියල්ල (නියමිත) කක්ෂය තුළ පාවෙති.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
نہ آفتاب کی یہ مجال ہے کہ چاند کو پکڑے اور نہ رات دن پرآگے بڑھ جانے والی ہے، اور سب کے سب آسمان میں تیرتے پھرتے ہیں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
太陽が月に追い付くことはならず,夜は昼と先を争うことは出来ない。それらは,それぞれの軌道を泳ぐ。
ChineseMa Jian
太阳不得追及月亮,黑夜也不得超越白昼,各在一个轨道上浮游着。

Tafsir of 36:40

Among the Signs of the Might and Power of Allah are the Night and Day, and the Sun and Moon يُغْشِى الَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِيثًا (He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly) (7:54). Allah says here: وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ الَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ النَّهَارَ (And a sign for them is the night. We withdraw therefrom the day,) meaning, `We take it away from it, so it goes away and the night comes.' Allah says: فَإِذَا هُم مُّظْلِمُونَ (and behold, they are in darkness.) As it says in the Hadith: «إِذَا أَقْبَلَ اللَّيْلُ مِنْ ههُنَا، وَأَدْبَرَ النَّهَارُ مِنْ ههُنَا، وَغَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ، فَقَدْ أَفْطَرَ الصَّائِم» (When the night comes from here, and the day departs from here, and the sun has set, then the fasting person should break his fast.) This is the apparent meaning of the Ayah. Allah's saying: وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِى لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَا ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ (And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term (appointed). That is the decree of the Almighty, the All-Knowing) There are two views over the meaning of the phrase لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَا (on its fixed course for a term (appointed).…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 36:40 — Surah Ya-Sin Verse 40