Surah Ar-Ra'd (الرعد) • The Thunder

Quran 13:2

13:2

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى رَفَعَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا ۖ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ۖ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لَعَلَّكُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّكُمْ تُوقِنُونَ

al-lahu alladhī rafaʿa l-samāwāti bighayri ʿamadin tarawnahā thumma is'tawā ʿalā l-ʿarshi wasakhara l-shamsa wal-qamara kullun yajrī li-ajalin musamman yudabbiru l-amra yufaṣṣilu l-āyāti laʿallakum biliqāi rabbikum tūqinūna

It is Allāh who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter; He details the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain.

— Saheeh International

It is God who raised up the heavens with no visible supports and then established Himself on the throne; He has subjected the sun and the moon each to pursue its course for an appointed time; He regulates all things, and makes the revelations clear so that you may be certain of meeting your Lord;

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Allâh is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then, He rose above (Istawâ) the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty). He has subjected the sun and the moon (to continue going round), each running (its course) for a term appointed. He manages and regulates all affairs; He explains the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail, that you may believe with certainty in the meeting with your Lord.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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ٱللَّهُal-lahuAllah
ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is) the One Who
رَفَعَrafaʿaraised
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
عَمَدٍۢʿamadinpillars
تَرَوْنَهَاۖtarawnahāthat you see
ثُمَّthummathen
ٱسْتَوَىٰis'tawāHe established
عَلَىʿalāon
ٱلْعَرْشِۖl-ʿarshithe Throne
وَسَخَّرَwasakharaand subjected
ٱلشَّمْسَl-shamsathe sun
وَٱلْقَمَرَۖwal-qamaraand the moon
كُلٌّۭkulluneach
يَجْرِىyajrīrunning
لِأَجَلٍۢli-ajalinfor a term
مُّسَمًّۭىۚmusammanappointed
يُدَبِّرُyudabbiruHe arranges
ٱلْأَمْرَl-amrathe matter
يُفَصِّلُyufaṣṣiluHe details
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِl-āyātithe Signs
لَعَلَّكُمlaʿallakumso that you may
بِلِقَآءِbiliqāiin the meeting
رَبِّكُمْrabbikum(with) your Lord
تُوقِنُونَtūqinūnabelieve with certainty