Surah Ya-Sin, Ayah 39 (36:39)

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وَٱلْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلْعُرْجُونِ ٱلْقَدِيمِ

Quran 36:39 is ayah 39 of Surah Ya-Sin (“Ya Sin”), a Meccan surah of 83 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 442 of the Madani Mushaf.

36:39
وَٱلْقَمَرَقَدَّرْنَٰهُمَنَازِلَحَتَّىٰعَادَكَٱلْعُرْجُونِٱلْقَدِيمِ٣٩
wal-qamara qaddarnāhu manāzila ḥattā ʿāda kal-ʿur'jūni l-qadīmi

And the moon - We have determined for it phases, until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk.(39)

Word by word

  1. وَٱلْقَمَرَwal-qamaraAnd the moon
  2. قَدَّرْنَٰهُqaddarnāhuWe have ordained for it
  3. مَنَازِلَmanāzilaphases
  4. حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
  5. عَادَʿādait returns
  6. كَٱلْعُرْجُونِkal-ʿur'jūnilike the date stalk
  7. ٱلْقَدِيمِl-qadīmithe old

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