36. Ya-Sin (Ya Sin): 37-40
The night is also a sign for them: We strip the daylight from it, and- lo and behold!- they are in darkness. The sun, too, runs its determined course laid down for it by the Almighty, the All Knowing. We have determined phases for the moon until finally it becomes like an old date-stalk. The sun cannot overtake the moon, nor can the night outrun the day: each floats in [its own] orbit. (Abdul Haleem)
And a sign for them is the night. We remove from it the [light of] day, so they are [left] in darkness. And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing. And the moon - We have determined for it phases, until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk. It is not allowable [i.e., possible] for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming. (Saheeh International)
And a Sign for them is the Night: We withdraw therefrom the Day, and behold they are plunged in darkness; And the sun runs his course for a period determined for him: that is the decree of (Him), the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing. And the Moon,- We have measured for her mansions (to traverse) till she returns like the old (and withered) lower part of a date-stalk. It is not permitted to the Sun to catch up the Moon, nor can the Night outstrip the Day: Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit (according to Law). (Yusuf Ali)
And [of Our sway over all that exists] they have a sign in the night: We withdraw from it the [light of] day - and lo! they are in darkness. And [they have a sign in] the sun: it runs in an orbit of its own - [and] that is laid down by the will of the Almighty, the All-Knowing; and [in] the moon, for which We have determined phases [which it must traverse] till it becomes like an old date-stalk, dried-up and curved: [and] neither may the sun overtake the moon, nor can the night usurp the time of day, since all of them float through space [in accordance with Our laws]. (Muhammad Asad)
There is also a sign for them in the night: We strip from it daylight, then—behold!—they are in darkness. The sun travels for its fixed term. That is the design of the Almighty, All-Knowing. As for the moon, We have ordained ˹precise˺ phases for it, until it ends up like an old, curved palm stalk. It is not for the sun to catch up with the moon, nor does the night outrun the day. Each is travelling in an orbit of their own. (Mustafa Khattab)
And there is a sign in the night for them. We strip off the day from it and they are left in darkness, While the sun keeps revolving in its orbit. This is the dispensation of the mighty, all-knowing (God). We have determined the stations of the moon, so that (after its wanderings) it returns as a dried up inflorescent spike of dates. Neither can the sun overtake the moon, nor the night outpace the day: Each of them keeps coursing in its orbit. (Ahmed Ali)
And a sign for them is the night. We withdraw from it the day, and they are in darkness. And the sun: it is running to its appointed destination. That is the measure of the Almighty, the Knower. [Until the 19th century, it was thought that the sun was static. But, the celebrated Russian philosopher, astronomer and mystic, P.D. Ouspensky (1878-1947, author of Tertium Organum), had maintained that any science that contradicted the Qur'an would turn out to be false. Then, during Ouspensky's lifetime, it was discovered that the sun is moving towards a specified destination at 12 miles per second, 43,200 miles per hour! This destination has even been assigned names, the Solar Apex, the Constellation of Hercules] And the moon: We have measured for it phases until it becomes (a crescent) like an old curved date-stalk. It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor can the night outrun the day. All of them swim along in their orbits. [The sun cannot pull the moon on to itself and the night and the day cannot lengthen or shorten other than the appointed measure. 21:33, 22:61, 25:62, 31:29, 41:37, 57:6] (Shabbir Ahmed)