Ya-Sin
36. Yā-Sīn
يس
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لَا
الشَّمْسُ
يَنبَغِي
لَهَا
أَن
تُدْرِكَ
الْقَمَرَ
وَلَا
اللَّيْلُ
سَابِقُ
النَّهَارِ
وَكُلٌّ
فِي
فَلَكٍ
يَسْبَحُونَ
lā sh-shamsu yanbaghī lahā ʾan tudrika l-qamara wa-lā l-laylu sābiqu n-nahāri wa-kullun fī falakin yasbaḥūna
Neither it behooves the sun to overtake the moon, nor may the night outrun the day, and each swims in an orbit.
— Ali Quli Qarai
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).
