Word by Word Analysis

Ya-Sin (Ya Sin) · Ayah 40

لَا ٱلشَّمْسُ يَنۢبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تُدْرِكَ ٱلْقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيْلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ 40

It is not allowable [i.e., possible] for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.

لَاNot
ٱلشَّمْسُl-shamsuthe sun
يَنۢبَغِىyanbaghīis permitted
لَهَآlahāfor it
noun
أَنanthat
تُدْرِكَtud'rikait overtakes
ٱلْقَمَرَl-qamarathe moon
وَلَاwalāand not
ٱلَّيْلُal-layluthe night
سَابِقُsābiqu(can) outstrip
ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚl-nahārithe day
وَكُلٌّۭwakullunbut all
فِىin
فَلَكٍۢfalakinan orbit
يَسْبَحُونَyasbaḥūnathey are floating
0:00
0:00