Surah Ya-Sin 36:38 — translation and meaning
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ۚ وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِي لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَا ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ
Word by Word
ۚ
وَالشَّمْسُ
wal-shamsu
And the sun
تَجْرِي
tajri
runs
لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ
limus'taqarrin
to a term appointed
لَّهَا
laha
for it
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
That
تَقْدِيرُ
taqdiru
(is the) Decree
الْعَزِيزِ
al-'azizi
(of) the All-Mighty
الْعَلِيمِ
al-'alimi
the All-Knowing
Transliteration
Wash-shamsu tajree limustaqarril lahaa; zaalika taqdeerul 'Azeezil Aleem
Translation
And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
A sign for them of Allah’s Oneness is this sun that runs to a point that Allah knows and does not go beyond that. That determination is the determination of the Mighty, who is not challenged by anyone, the Knower from Whom nothing of His creation is hidden.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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