Quran Ayah Nuh (Noah) 71:16 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
and has set up within them the moon as a light [reflected] and set up the sun as a [radiant] lamp
Arthur John Arberry   
and set the moon therein for a light and the sun for a lamp
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"'And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sun as a (Glorious) Lamp

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Arabic   
وَجَعَلَ ٱلۡقَمَرَ فِیهِنَّ نُورࣰا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ سِرَاجࣰا ۝١٦
Transliteration (2021)   
wajaʿala l-qamara fīhinna nūran wajaʿala l-shamsa sirāja
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
And made the moon therein a light and made the sun a lamp?

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
and has set up within them the moon as a light [reflected] and set up the sun as a [radiant] lamp
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"'And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sun as a (Glorious) Lamp
M. M. Pickthall   
And hath made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
placing the moon within them as a ˹reflected˺ light, and the sun as a ˹radiant˺ lamp?
Wahiduddin Khan   
and made the moon therein a light, and made the sun a lamp
Safi Kaskas   
and placed the moon in them as enlightenment and He made the sun a Source of light?
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
And how He made the moon in them as a light and how He made the sun as a light-giving lamp?
T.B.Irving   
He has set the moon as a light among them, and set the sun up as a source of light.
Shakir   
And made the moon therein a light, and made the sun a lamp
Saeed Malik   
And HE placed the moon therein as radiance and the sun as a lamp?
Abdul Hye   
and has made the moon as a light in it and made the sun as a lamp?
The Study Quran   
and made the moon a light therein and made the sun a lamp
Talal Itani (2012)   
And He set the moon in their midst for light, and He made the sun a lamp
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
He placed the moon within them as a light and made the sun a lamp.
M. Farook Malik   
placing in them the moon as a light and the sun as a glorious lamp
Dr. Kamal Omar   
and has set the moon therein as a light and made the sun (as) a radiant bright light
Dr. Munir Munshey   
"In the heavens, He created the moon to be (a soft) light, (while) He set the sun up as a lamp _ (a source of light)."
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
And He made the moon to illuminate in them, and He made the sun to be a lamp?
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
" ‘And made the moon a light in the middle, and made the sun as a (glorious) lamp
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp
Muhammad Sarwar   
and placed therein the moon as a light
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
and has made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp
Shabbir Ahmed   
And made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a radiant lamp
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And He has made the moon therein for a light, and He has made the sun for a luminary
Hamid S. Aziz   
"´And made the moon therein a light, and made the sun a lamp
Abdel Haleem   
placed the moon as a light in them and the sun as a lamp
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And hath placed the moon therein for a light, and hath made the sun a lamp
Ahmed Ali   
And has placed the moon therein, an illumination, and has placed the sun, a lighted lamp
Aisha Bewley   
and placed the moon as a light in them and made the sun a blazing lamp?
Ali Ünal   
‘And He has set up within them the moon as a light (reflected), and has set up the sun as a lamp
Ali Quli Qara'i   
and has made therein the moon for a light, and the sun for a lamp
Musharraf Hussain   
He placed the moon as a light, and the sun as a lamp.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
“ ‘And made the Moon a light in the middle of them, and made the Sun as a lamp
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And He made the moon in them as a light and made the sun as a lamp,
Maududi   
and has placed the moon in them as a light, and the sun as a radiant lamp
Mohammad Shafi   
And He has made within these, the moon a light [reflected], and the sun, a [radiant] lamp

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And He illuminated therein the moon and has made the sun as a lamp.
Rashad Khalifa   
He designed the moon therein to be a light, and placed the sun to be a lamp.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
setting in them the moon as a light and the sun as a lantern
Faridul Haque   
‘And in them, has illuminated the moon, and made the sun a lamp?’
Bijan Moeinian   
How do you dare to rebel against the One who created the sun which sends out the light and the moon which reflects the light
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And made the moon therein a light, and made the sun a lamp
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
'And He made/put the moon in them (as) a light, and He made/put the sun (as) a lamp .
Sher Ali   
`And has placed the moon, therein a light, and made the sun a lamp
Edip Yuksel   
"He made the Moon to illuminate in them, and He made the Sun to be a lit flame?"
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And He brightened in them the moon and made the sun a radiant lamp (i.e., the source of light and heat)
Amatul Rahman Omar   
`And He has set the moon in their midst for light and the sun He has made as a glorious lamp
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And has made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
placing in them the moon for a light and the sun for a lantern
Arthur John Arberry   
and set the moon therein for a light and the sun for a lamp
Edward Henry Palmer   
and has set the moon therein for a light, and set the sun for a lamp
George Sale   
and hath placed the moon therein for a light, and hath appointed the sun for a taper
John Medows Rodwell   
And He hath placed therein the moon as a light, and hath placed there the sun as a torch

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
and (Wa) made (Jaäla) the moon (El'Qamara) wherein (Fiihinna) there is light (Nuuran) and made (Jaäla) the sun (Es'Sham'sa) a lamp (Siraajaa), (78:13)
Fode Drame   
And He put the moon therein as a light and He made the sun a brilliant lamp.
Munir Mezyed   
And placed in them the moon for a light and the sun for a radiant lamp?
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
“‘[Can’t you see that He] made the moon a light in their midst and made the sun as a lamp?
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
And He has made the moon therein a light, and He has made the sun a lamp.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And He placed the moon in them as a light and placed the sun as a lamp.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
He has set the moon as a light among them, and set the sun up as a source of light.
Samy Mahdy   
And He set up the moon therein a light, and He set up the sun a lamp.
Ali Quli Qarai   
and has made therein the moon for a light and the sun for a lamp?
Ahmed Hulusi   
“And made the Moon therein Nur and the Sun a source of light – energy.”
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
And has made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp
A. S. Mohamed   
and rendered the moon a source of light therein, and made the sun a lamp?
Mir Aneesuddin   
and made the moon therein (a source of reflected) light and made the sun a lamp?
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
"How in all amid them stood the moon - the satellite of the earth dispensing light to dispel the darkness of the night, and He made the sun candescent and a body giving natural light "
The Wise Quran Project   
And He made the moon in them, a light, and He made the sun, a lamp?

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
"'And made the moon a light in their midst, and made the sun as a (Glorious) Lamp
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
"And He made the moon to illuminate in them, and He made the sun to be a lamp?
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
"And He made the moon to illuminate in them, and He made the sun to be a lit flame"
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And made the moon therein a light and made the sun a lamp
OLD Transliteration   
WajaAAala alqamara feehinna nooran wajaAAala alshshamsa sirajan