Surah Ibrahim, Ayah 33 (14:33)

إِبْرَاهِيم

وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ دَآئِبَيْنِ ۖ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ

Quran 14:33 is ayah 33 of Surah Ibrahim (“Abraham”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 259 of the Madani Mushaf.

14:33
وَسَخَّرَلَكُمُٱلشَّمْسَوَٱلْقَمَرَدَآئِبَيْنِ ۖوَسَخَّرَلَكُمُٱلَّيْلَوَٱلنَّهَارَ٣٣
wasakhara lakumu l-shamsa wal-qamara dāibayni wasakhara lakumu al-layla wal-nahāra

And He subjected for you the sun and the moon, continuous [in orbit], and subjected for you the night and the day.(33)

Word by word

  1. وَسَخَّرَwasakharaAnd He subjected
  2. لَكُمُlakumufor you
  3. ٱلشَّمْسَl-shamsathe sun
  4. وَٱلْقَمَرَwal-qamaraand the moon
  5. دَآئِبَيْنِ ۖdāibayniboth constantly pursuing their courses
  6. وَسَخَّرَwasakharaand subjected
  7. لَكُمُlakumufor you
  8. ٱلَّيْلَal-laylathe night
  9. وَٱلنَّهَارَwal-nahāraand the day

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