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Quran 16:48

Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), verse 48 of 128 · Juz 14

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ يَتَفَيَّؤُا۟ ظِلَـٰلُهُۥ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَٱلشَّمَآئِلِ سُجَّدًا لِّلَّهِ وَهُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ

Translations of Quran 16:48
EnglishTalal Itani

Have they not observed what Allah has created? Their shadows revolve from the right and the left, bowing to Allah as they shrink away.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Have they not observed all things that Allah hath created, how their shadows incline to the right and to the left, making prostration unto Allah, and they are lowly?

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ya görmedilerde mi? Her hangi bir şeyden Allahın yarattığına bir baksalar a: gölgeleri sağ ve sollarında sürünerek Allaha secdeler ederek döner dolaşır

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

N’ont-ils pas vu que tout ce que Dieu a créé incline son ombre à droite et à gauche pour l’adorer, pour se prosterner devant lui ?

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Beschouwen zij de dingen niet die God heeft geschapen, wier schaduwen naar de rechter- en linkerzijde worden geworpen, om God te aanbidden en zich voor hem neder te buigen?

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Non hanno forse veduto che tutto ciò che Dio ha creato curva la sua ombra a dritta ed a sinistra per adorarlo, per prostrarsi innanzi a lui?

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