Al-Qur'an Surah Ash-Shams Verse 5

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and by the sky, and the One who built it,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And by heaven and ˹the One˺ Who built it,

Ruwwad Translation Center

and by the sky and how He made it,

A. J. Arberry

By the heaven and That which built it

Abdul Haleem

by the sky and how He built it

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

By the heaven and Him Who builded it,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;

Abul Ala Maududi

and by the sky and by Him Who made it;

Ahmed Ali

The heavens and its architecture,

Ahmed Raza Khan

And by oath of the heaven and by oath of Him Who made it.

Ali Quli Qarai

by the sky and Him who built it,

Ali Ünal

And the heaven and that (All-Magnificent One) Who has built it;

Amatul Rahman Omar

And the heaven and That (Great Omnifice Divinity) Who made it,

English Literal

And/by the sky/space and who built/constructed it.

Faridul Haque

And by oath of the heaven and by oath of Him Who made it.

Hamid S. Aziz

And the wondrous structure of the heavens and Him who built it!

Hilali & Khan

And by the heaven and Him Who built it;

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And the earth and its extension!

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And the heaven and Him Who made it,

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And the heaven and Him Who built it,

Muhammad Sarwar

by the heavens and that (Power) which established them,

Qaribullah & Darwish

By the heaven and Who built it,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

By the heaven and Ma Banaha.

Wahiduddin Khan

by the sky and how He built it

Talal Itani

And the sky and He who built it.

Tafsir jalalayn

By the heaven and the One Who built it,

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

By the heaven and Ma Banaha.

The meaning here could be for descriptive purposes, meaning "By the heaven and its construction."

This was said by Qatadah.

It could also mean "By the heaven and its Constructor."

This was stated by Mujahid.

Both views are interrelated, and construction means raising.

This is as Allah says,

وَالسَّمَأءَ بَنَيْنَـهَا بِأَيْدٍ
With Hands did We construct the heaven. (51;47)

meaning, with strength.

وَالسَّمَأءَ بَنَيْنَـهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ

وَالاٌّرْضَ فَرَشْنَـهَا فَنِعْمَ الْمَـهِدُونَ

Verily, We are able to extend the vastness of space thereof. And We have spread out the earth;how excellent a spreader are We! (51;47-48)

This is also similar to Allah's statement,

وَالاٌّرْضِ وَمَا طَحَـهَا