لَا ٱلشَّمْسُ يَنۢبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تُدْرِكَ ٱلْقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيْلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّۭ فِى فَلَكٍۢ يَسْبَحُونَ
Translation
Sahih International
It is not allowable for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.
Word-by-Word Translation
لَا
Not
ٱلشَّمْسُ
the sun
يَنۢبَغِى
is permitted
لَهَآ
for it
أَن
that
تُدْرِكَ
it overtakes
ٱلْقَمَرَ
the moon
وَلَا
and not
ٱلَّيْلُ
the night
سَابِقُ
(can) outstrip
ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ
the day
وَكُلٌّۭ
but all
فِى
in
فَلَكٍۢ
an orbit
يَسْبَحُونَ
they are floating
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