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Quran 25:45

Surah Al-Furqan (The Criterion), verse 45 of 77 · Juz 19

أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَيْفَ مَدَّ ٱلظِّلَّ وَلَوْ شَآءَ لَجَعَلَهُۥ سَاكِنًا ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا ٱلشَّمْسَ عَلَيْهِ دَلِيلًا

Translations of Quran 25:45
EnglishTalal Itani

Do you not see how your Lord extends the shadow? Had He willed, He could have made it still. And We made the sun a pointer to it.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Hast thou not seen how thy Lord hath spread the shade - And if He willed He could have made it still - then We have made the sun its pilot;

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bakmaz mısın rabbına? Gölgeyi nasıl uzatmakta? Dilese idi elbet onu sâkin de kılardı, sonra nasıl Güneşi, ona delil kılmışız?

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

As-tu remarqué comme ton Seigneur étend l’ombre ? S’il voulait, il la rendrait permanente. Nous avons fait du soleil son guide ;

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Beschouwt gij de werken van uwen Heer niet, hoe hij de schaduw vóór het opgaan der zon uitdrijft? Indien het hem had behaagd, zou hij deze voor eeuwig onbewegelijk hebben gemaakt. Daarna doen wij de zon oprijzen en tot gids strekken.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Hai tu osservato come il tuo Signore distende l’ombra? Se volesse, la renderebbe permanente. Abbiamo destinato che il sole sia la sua guida;

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.