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Muhammad Asad Buy
Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the succession of night and day, there are indeed messages for all who are endowed with insight
Arthur John Arberry Buy
Surely in the creation of the heavens and earth and in the alternation of night and day there are signs for men possessed of mind
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Buy
Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,- there are indeed Signs for men of understanding,
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Transliteration-2 Buy
inna fī khalqi l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa-ikh'tilāfi al-layli wal-nahāri laāyātin li-ulī l-albāb
Word by Word (2021)
Indeed, in (the) creation (of) the heavens and the earth and (in the) alternation (of) the night and the day (are) surely Signs for men (of) understanding.
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad Buy
Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the succession of night and day, there are indeed messages for all who are endowed with insight
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Buy
Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,- there are indeed Signs for men of understanding,
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall Buy
Lo! In the creation of the heavens and the earth and (in) the difference of night and day are tokens (of His Sovereignty) for men of understanding
Mustafa Khattab 2018 Buy
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the day and night there are signs for people of reason.
Wahiduddin Khan Buy
There are signs in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day for people of understanding
Safi Kaskas 2025 Buy
The creation of the heavens and the Earth and the sequence of night and day are signs to those who are endowed with insight.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Buy
Truly, in the creation of the heavens and of the earth and the alteration of nighttime and daytime there are signs for those imbued with intuition,
T.B.Irving Buy
In the creation of Heaven and Earth, and the alternation between night and daylight, there are signs for prudent persons
Shakir Buy
Most surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day there are signs for men who understand
Saeed Malik Buy
Behold! In the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the contrast of the night and the day, are distinct signs for possessors of essential insight.
Abdul Hye Buy
Surely! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, surely there are signs for people of understanding.
The Study Quran Buy
Truly in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the variation of the night and the day are signs for the possessors of intellect
Talal Itani (2012) Buy
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, are signs for people of understanding
Talal Itani & AI (2025) Buy
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, are signs for people of understanding.
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition) Buy
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference between the night and the day, are signs for those who possess intelligence.
M. Farook Malik Buy
Behold! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,- there are indeed Signs for men of understanding,-
Dr. Kamal Omar
Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alteration of night and day, (there are) indeed signs for people of understanding
Dr. Munir Munshey
Of course, the creation of the heavens and the earth, as well as the (contrast and) alternation between the night and the day offer (many) signs for those with intellect
Syed Vickar Ahamed Buy
Truly, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of the night and the day— There are indeed Signs for men of understanding
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Buy
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding
Muhammad Sarwar Buy
The creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the day and the night are evidence (of the existence of God) for people of reason
Muhammad Taqi Usmani Buy
Surely, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for the people of wisdom
Shabbir Ahmed Buy
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for men and women of understanding
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Buy
Surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alternation of (Or: differences) the night and the daytime there are signs indeed for ones endowed with intellects
Hamid S. Aziz Buy
Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the succession of night and day, are signs for those who possess understanding
Abdel Haleem Buy
There truly are signs in the creation of the heavens and earth, and in the alternation of night and day, for those with understanding
Abdul Majid Daryabadi Buy
Verily in the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alter nation of the night and the day are signs Unto the men of understanding
Ahmed Ali Buy
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, the alternation of night and day, are signs for the wise
Aisha Bewley Buy
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are Signs for people with intelligence:
Ali Ünal Buy
Surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day (with their periods shortening and lengthening) there are signs (manifesting the truth) for the people of discernment
Ali Quli Qara'i Buy
Indeed in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day, there are signs for those who possess intellects
Bilal Muhammad 2018 Buy
Behold, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for people of understanding
Musharraf Hussain Buy
In the creation of the Heavens and the Earth and the cycle of night and day, there are signs for smart people,
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
In the creation of the skies and the earth and the alternation (or the difference) of night and day, there are signs for people of understanding,
Maududi Buy
Surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for men of understanding
Mohammad Shafi Buy
Indeed! In the creation of the heavens and the earth and the distinction between the night and the day there are signs for those endowed with insight.
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Buy
Undoubtedly, in the creation of heavens and earth and in the mutual alternation of night and day, there are signs for men of understanding.
Rashad Khalifa Buy
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are signs for those who possess intelligence.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Surely, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for those with minds
Faridul Haque Buy
Undoubtedly in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day are signs for the intelligent
Bijan Moeinian Buy
Indeed in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alteration of night and day there are many thought provoking issues for those who use their brains
Maulana Muhammad Ali Buy
In the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day, there are surely signs for men of understanding
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
That in the skies'/space's and the earth's/Planet Earth's creation, and the night's and the daytime's (are) difference, signs/evidences (E) to (those) of the pure minds/hearts
Sher Ali Buy
In the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alternation of the night and the day there are indeed Signs for men of understanding.
Edip Yuksel Buy
In the creation of heavens and earth, and the difference between night and day, are signs for those with intelligence.
Amatul Rahman Omar Buy
Surely, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and (in) the alternation of the night and the day there are many signs for people of pure and clear understanding
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Buy
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, there are signs (of Allah’s absolute authority) for those who possess constructive wisdom
Hilali - Khan Buy
Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood 2014 Buy
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, surely there are signs for those that are of good sense possessed
Arthur John Arberry Buy
Surely in the creation of the heavens and earth and in the alternation of night and day there are signs for men possessed of mind
Edward Henry Palmer Buy
Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the succession of night and day, are signs to those possessed of minds
George Sale Buy
Now in the creation of heaven and earth, and the vicissitude of night and day, are signs unto those who are indued with understanding
John Medows Rodwell Buy
Verily, in the creation of the Heavens and of the Earth, and in the succession of the night and of the day, are signs for men of understanding heart
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi Buy
Indeed (Inna), in (Fii) the creation (Khal'qi) of the heavens (Es'Samaawaati) and the earth (Wal' Ar'di) and the variation (Ekh'tilaafi) of the night (Ellai'li) and (Wa) the day (En'Nahaari) are (La) signs (Aayaatin) for (Li) those (U'lii) of intelligence (El'Al'baab),
Fode Drame Buy
Truly in the creation of the heavens and of the earth and in the alternation of the night and of the day are surely signs for people of the heart.
MunirMezyed2023 Buy
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth: in the alternation of the night and day: are signs (of Allâh’s power & glory) for those who have high intelligence and great illumination.
Mustaqim
In the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alteration of night and day are indeed signs for those with understanding.
Linda "iLham" Barto Buy
Surely, in the creation of the skies and Earth, in the alternation of night and day, signs are there for people of understanding.
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation Buy
Most surely, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alternation of night and day are signs for people of understanding:
Irving/Hegab Buy
In the creation of Heaven and Earth, and the alternation between night and daylight, there are signs for prudent persons
Samy Mahdy Buy
Surely in the creation of the skies and the earth, and in the difference of the night and the day, are verses for the possessors of the minds.
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress) Buy
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the succession of night and day, there are indeed signs for men endowed with insight,
Qarai Buy
Indeed in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day, there are signs for those who possess intellect.
Thomas Cleary Buy
Truly in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and day are signs for those of heart:
Ahmed Hulusi Buy
Indeed, there are signs in the creation of the heavens (from the perceivable realms to the quantal dimension) and the earth (all realms that are perceived as matter), and the transformation of the night and the day (why and how the night and day is formed and their periods, etc.) for those who have reached the essence of reality (ulul albab).
Mubarakpuri Buy
Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the Earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding.
A. S. Mohamed Buy
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, are signs for those who possess intelligence.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Buy
Verily in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day, there are signs for the possessors of intellects
Mir Aneesuddin
In the creation of the skies (heavenly bodies) and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day, certainly there are signs for men of understanding,
[Al-Muntakhab]
Indeed, the creation of the Heavens and the Earth, and the variation in duration and the constant alternation and succession symbolic of the night and the day are signs with prodigies emblematic of Omnipotence and Authority sensed by those who reflect
The Wise Quran Project
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of the night and the day are surely signs for the possessors of understanding,
Newest Translations 2026
Zulfiquar Ali Bhotto
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the difference of the night and the day, there are signs for men of understanding.
Verbatim Quran - Mahmoud K
Indeed, in the creation of the skies and the earth, and in the difference of the night and day, are surely signs to those with pulps.
Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) Buy
Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,- there are indeed Signs for men of understanding,
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) Buy
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference between the night and the day, are signs for those who possess intelligence.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) Buy
In the creation of heavens and Earth, and the difference between night and day, are signs for those with understanding
OLD Word by Word
Indeed, in (the) creation (of) the heavens and the earth and (in the) alternation (of) the night and the day (are) surely Signs for men (of) understanding
Transliteration Buy
Inna fee khalqi alssamawati waal-ardi waikhtilafi allayli waalnnahari laayatin li-olee al-albabi