
Comparative Study
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1 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. Dr. Mustafa Khattab
2 [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
3 The sun is not to overtake the moon, nor is the night to outpace the day. Each floats in an orbit. Talal Itani
4 Neither does it lie in the sun's power to overtake the moon nor can the night outstrip the day. All glide along, each in its own orbit. Maududi
5 It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day. They all float, each in an orbit. Muhsin Khan
6 The sun cannot overtake the moon, nor can the night outrun the day: each floats in [its own] orbit. Muhammad Abdel Haleem
7 It is not fit and proper for the sun to overtake the moon nor the nighttime one to take the lead over the daytime. They each swim in an orbit. Dr.Leila Bakhtiar
8 It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor doth the night outstrip the day. They float each in an orbit. Marmaduke Pickthall
9 It is not allowable for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming. Sahih Int.
10 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
11 not the sun is permitted for it - that it overtakes the moon, and not the night (can) outstrip the day, but all in an orbit they are floating. Word by Word