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Yes, I cannot read Arabic scribble, but I have access to a large number of translations and I believe I can get a very good idea of what the quran is actually saying by comparing them. Here are all the tranlations I have of verse 36.38
Ya Sin 36:38
Muhammad Asad - And [they have a sign in] the sun: it runs in an orbit of its own [and] that is laid down by the will of the Almighty, the All-Knowing;
M. M. Pickthall - And the sun runneth on unto a resting-place for him. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise.
Shakir - And the sun runs on to a term appointed for it; that is the ordinance of the Mighty, the Knowing.
Yusuf Ali- (Saudi Rev. 1985) And the sun runs his course for a period determined for him: that is the decree of (Him), the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing.
Yusuf Ali -(Orig. 1938) And the sun runs his course for a period determined for him: that is the decree of (Him), the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar - And the sun runs to a resting place for it. That is foreordained by The Almighty, The Knowing.
Wahiduddin Khan- The sun, too, follows its determined course laid down for it by the Almighty, the All Knowing.
T.B.Irving - The sun runs along on a course of its own. Such is the design of the Powerful, the Aware!
[Al-Muntakhab] - And the sun runs its course and describes its orbit, sited in a settled position, belonging, as determined by AL-Aziz, AL-'Alim.
[Progressive Muslims] And the sun runs to a specific destination, such is the design of the Noble, the Knowledgeable.
Abdel Haleem - The sun, too, runs its determined course laid down for it by the Almighty, the All Knowing.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi- And the sun runneth to its appointed term: that is the disposition of the Mighty, the Knowing."
Ahmed Ali - While the sun keeps revolving in its orbit. This is the dispensation of the mighty, all-knowing (God).
Aisha Bewley- And the sun runs to its resting place. That is the decree of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
Ali Ünal - And the sun runs the course appointed for it for a term to its resting-place for the stability of it(s system). This is the measured determining of the All-Glorious with irresistible might (to Whose omnipotent ordering the whole universe is submitted), the All-Knowing.
Ali Quli Qara'i - And the sun runs on to its place of rest: That is the ordaining of the All-mighty, the All-knowing.
Amatul Rahman Omar- And the sun is moving (on its ordained course) towards the goal determined for it. That is the determining of the
All-Mighty, the Possessor of perfect knowledge.
Hamid S. Aziz - And the sun runs on to a term appointed for it; that is the ordinance of the Mighty, the Knowing.
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali- And the sun runs to a repository for it; that is the determining of The Ever-Mighty, the Ever-Knowing.
Muhammad Sarwar - how the sun moves in its orbit and this is the decree of the Majestic and All-knowing God;
Muhammad Taqi Usmani - And the sun is quickly proceeding towards its destination. That is the designing of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing.
Shabbir Ahmed- And the sun: it runs its appointed course. That is the measure of the Almighty, the Knower.
Syed Vickar Ahamed- And the sun moves along its way for a (length of) time set for him: That is the order of (Allah), the Almighty (Al-Aziz), the All Knowing (Al-Aleem).
Umm Muhammad- (Sahih International) And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
Farook Malik- The sun runs its course, this course is predetermined for it by the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
Dr. Munir Munshey- The sun proceeds towards its marked destination. This is the destiny appointed by the Mightiest and the most Knowledgeable!
Tahir-ul-Qadri Mohammad- And the sun is always rotating (non-stop) for its appointed destination. It is a measure fixed by Almighty, All-Knowing (Lord).
Dr. Kamal Omar - And the sun moves for the fixed course assigned for it. That is the Decree and Assessment of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing .
Bilal Muhammad -(2013 Edition) And the Sun runs its course for a period determined for it. That is His decree, the Exalted in Might, the All Knowing.
Maududi - The sun is running its course to its appointed place. That is the ordaining of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing.
Bijan Moeinian- Another sign of [the existence and the greatness of] God is the sun [as big as 1,earth] which God makes it move toward its [final] destiny.
Faridul Haque - And the sun runs its course for its final destination; this is a command of the Almighty, the All Knowing.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah - The sun runs to its fixed restingplace; that is the decree of the Almighty, the Knower.
Maulana Muhammad Ali - And the sun moves on to its destination. That is the ordinance of the Mighty, the Knower.
Muhammad Ahmed Samira- And the sun passes/orbits to an establishment/affixation to it, that (is) the glorious'/mighty's predestination/evaluation .
Sher Ali - And the sun is moving on to its determined goal. That is the decree of the Almighty, the All-Knowing God.
Rashad Khalifa - The sun sets into a specific location, according to the design of the Almighty, the Omniscient.
Hilali & Khan - And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term (appointed). That is the Decree of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing.
Arthur John Arberry- And the sun -- it runs to a fixed resting-place; that is the ordaining of the All-mighty, the All-knowing.
Edward Henry Palmer- and the sun runs on to a place of rest for it; that is the ordinance of the mighty, the wise.
George Sale- And the sun hasteneth to his place of rest. This is the disposition of the mighty, the wise God.
John Medows Rodwell- And the Sun hasteneth to her place of rest. This, the ordinance of the Mighty, the Knowing!
N J Dawood -(draft) The sun hastens to its resting–place: its course is laid for it by the Mighty One, the All–knowing.
Sayyid Qutb - The sun also runs its set course: that is laid down by the will of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
Maariful-And the sun is quickly proceeding towards its resting place. That is the designing of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing.
