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لَا الشَّمسُ يَنبَغي لَها أَن تُدرِكَ القَمَرَ وَلَا اللَّيلُ سابِقُ النَّهارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّ في فَلَكٍ يَسبَحونَ

A. J. Arberry

It behoves not the sun to overtake the moon, neither does the night outstrip the day, each swimming in a sky.