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Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)

Verse 33of 112

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّۭ فِى فَلَكٍۢ يَسْبَحُونَ﴿٣٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.

Word-by-word meaning

وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is) the One Who
خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
ٱلَّيْلَal-laylathe night
وَٱلنَّهَارَwal-nahāraand the day
وَٱلشَّمْسَwal-shamsaand the sun
وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖwal-qamaraand the moon
كُلٌّۭkulluneach
فِىin
فَلَكٍۢfalakinan orbit
يَسْبَحُونَyasbaḥūnafloating

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Signs of Allah in the Heavens and the Earth and in the Night and the DayHere Allah tells of His perfect might and power in His creation and subjugation of all things.أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ(Have not those who disbelieve known) means, those who deny His Divine nature and worship others instead of Him, do they not realize that Allah is the One Who is Independent in His powers of creation and is running the affairs of all things with absolute power So how can it be appropriate to wors...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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