Surah Ar-Rahman — Verse 5

The Beneficent · 55:5 · 5/78

ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

Ashshamsu walqamaru bihusban

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

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

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

The sun and the moon follow their calculated courses;

Marmaduke Pickthall

The sun and the moon are made punctual.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed;

Mufti Taqi Usmani

The sun and the moon are (bound) by a (fixed) calculation.

Al-Hilali & Khan

The sun and the moon run on their fixed courses (exactly) calculated with measured out stages for each (for reckoning).

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

The sun and the moon follow a reckoning,

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

[At His behest] the sun and the moon run their appointed courses;