سُبحانَ الَّذي خَلَقَ الأَزواجَ كُلَّها مِمّا تُنبِتُ الأَرضُ وَمِن أَنفُسِهِم وَمِمّا لا يَعلَمونَ

Glory be to Him who created all pairs—from what the earth grows, from themselves, and from what they don’t know.

وَآيَةٌ لَهُمُ اللَّيلُ نَسلَخُ مِنهُ النَّهارَ فَإِذا هُم مُظلِمونَ

Another sign for them is the night. We strip away the day from it, and behold, they are in darkness.

وَالشَّمسُ تَجري لِمُستَقَرٍّ لَها ۚ ذٰلِكَ تَقديرُ العَزيزِ العَليمِ

And the sun runs toward its stopping place. That’s the decree of the Almighty, the Knowing.

وَالقَمَرَ قَدَّرناهُ مَنازِلَ حَتّىٰ عادَ كَالعُرجونِ القَديمِ

We established phases for the moon, until it returns resembling an old, curved date stalk.

لَا الشَّمسُ يَنبَغي لَها أَن تُدرِكَ القَمَرَ وَلَا اللَّيلُ سابِقُ النَّهارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّ في فَلَكٍ يَسبَحونَ

The sun is not permitted to overtake the moon, nor does the night outpace the day. Each floats in an orbit.

وَخَلَقنا لَهُم مِن مِثلِهِ ما يَركَبونَ

And We’ve created for them similar to it on which they embark.

وَإِن نَشَأ نُغرِقهُم فَلا صَريخَ لَهُم وَلا هُم يُنقَذونَ

And if We will, We could drown them, with no one to hear their screams, and they won’t be rescued.

إِلّا رَحمَةً مِنّا وَمَتاعًا إِلىٰ حينٍ

Except out of mercy from Us, and for enjoyment for a while.

وَإِذا قيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّقوا ما بَينَ أَيديكُم وَما خَلفَكُم لَعَلَّكُم تُرحَمونَ

When they are told, “Guard yourselves from what’s before you and what’s behind you, so you may receive mercy.”

وَما تَأتيهِم مِن آيَةٍ مِن آياتِ رَبِّهِم إِلّا كانوا عَنها مُعرِضينَ

Yet, they persistently ignore every sign that comes to them from their Lord.