Surah Ar-Rahman 55:5 — translation and meaning

الرحمن · Verse 5 / 78 · Page 531

الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

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الشَّمْسُ
al-shamsu
The sun
وَالْقَمَرُ
wal-qamaru
and the moon
بِحُسْبَانٍ
bihus'banin
by (precise) calculation

Transliteration

Ashshamsu walqamaru bihusbaan

Translation

The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

He fixed a perfectly calculated course for the sun and moon, to teach people the number of years and calculation.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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