39:5 khalaqas samaawaati wal arDa bil Haqq* yukaw-wirul layla ‘Alan nahaari wa yukaw-wirun nahaara ‘Alal layli wa sakh-kharash shamsa wal qamar* kul-luy yajriy li ajalim musam-maa* a laa huwal ‘Aziyzul gaf-faar

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
It is He Who created the heavens and the earth with the truth; He envelops the night over day and envelops the day over night, and He has subjected the sun and the moon; each one runs for its appointed term; pay heed! He only is the Most Honourable, the Oft Forgiving.

Yusuf Ali:
He created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): He makes the Night overlap the Day, and the Day overlap the Night: He has subjected the sun and the moon (to His law): Each one follows a course for a time appointed. Is not He the Exalted in Power - He Who forgives again and again?

Pickthal:
He hath created the heavens and the earth with truth. He maketh night to succeed day, and He maketh day to succeed night, and He constraineth the sun and the moon to give service, each running on for an appointed term. Is not He the Mighty, the Forgiver?