فَقَضَىٰهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَاتٍۢ فِى يَوْمَيْنِ وَأَوْحَىٰ فِى كُلِّ سَمَآءٍ أَمْرَهَا ۚ وَزَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَحِفْظًۭا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ
Translation
Sahih International
And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
Word-by-Word Translation
فَقَضَىٰهُنَّ
Then He completed them
سَبْعَ
(as) seven
سَمَـٰوَاتٍۢ
heavens
فِى
in
يَوْمَيْنِ
two periods
وَأَوْحَىٰ
and He revealed
فِى
in
كُلِّ
each
سَمَآءٍ
heaven
أَمْرَهَا ۚ
its affair
وَزَيَّنَّا
And We adorned
ٱلسَّمَآءَ
the heaven
ٱلدُّنْيَا
[the world]
بِمَصَـٰبِيحَ
with lamps
وَحِفْظًۭا ۚ
and (to) guard
ذَٰلِكَ
That
تَقْدِيرُ
(is the) Decree
ٱلْعَزِيزِ
(of) the All-Mighty
ٱلْعَلِيمِ
the All-Knower
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