adh-Dhariyat 51:47 

Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
Arabic وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ zoom
Transliteration Waalssamaa banaynaha bi-aydin wa-inna lamoosiAAoona zoom

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad AND IT IS We who have built the universe with [Our creative] power; and, verily, it is We who are steadily expanding it. zoom
M. M. Pickthall We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof). zoom
Shakir And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample. zoom
Yusuf Ali With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace. zoom
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar And We built the heaven with potency. And, truly, We are ones who extend wide. zoom
Wahiduddin Khan We built the universe with Our might, giving it its vast expanse. zoom
T.B.Irving The sky We have built firmly and We are extending it. zoom
[Al-Muntakhab] And the heaven with its regions, spheres and realms of space did We skillfully, powerfully and authoritatively construct and We are expanding the universe zoom
[Progressive Muslims] And We constructed the universe using matter, and We will expand it. zoom
Abdel Haleem We built the heavens with Our power and made them vast, zoom
Abdul Majid Daryabadi And the heaven! We have built it with might, and verily We are powerful. zoom
Ahmed Ali And the sky/space We built/constructed it with power/support , and We (E) are extending/spreading (E) . zoom
Aisha Bewley As for heaven — We built it with great power and gave it its vast expanse. zoom
Ali Ünal And the heaven, We have constructed it mightily, and it is surely We Who have vast power, and keep expanding it. zoom
Ali Quli Qara'i We have built the sky with might, and indeed it is We who are its expanders. zoom
Amatul Rahman Omar As for the heaven, We have built it with (Our) Mighty power, and verily We are Makers of the vast extent. zoom
Hamid S. Aziz And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and it is We that expand the vastness of space (or We are the expanders of it). zoom
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali And the heaven (is also a sign). We have built it with (Our) Hands (i.e., Capability) and surely We are indeed extending (it) wide. zoom
Muhammad Sarwar We have made the heavens with Our own hands and We expanded it. zoom
Muhammad Taqi Usmani And the sky was built by Us with might; and indeed We are the expanders. zoom
Shabbir Ahmed And it is We Who have built the Universe, and behold, We are steadily expanding it. zoom
Syed Vickar Ahamed With Power (and Skill) did We construct the (mighty Arch of the) heaven : Verily, We are Who create the vastness of space with it. zoom
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander. zoom
Farook Malik We have built the heavens with Our hands, for We have the power to do so. zoom
Dr. Munir Munshey With Our power and prowess, We brought into being the universe. And indeed, We expand it (steadily)! zoom
Tahir-ul-Qadri Mohammad And We built the heavenly universe with great might. And surely We are expanding (this universe) more and more. zoom

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian I (God) have created the universe myself and will continue to expand it [confirmation of the expansion theory of the universe after the Big Bang.] zoom
Faridul Haque And We have built the heaven with hands (the Divine Power), and it is We Who give the expanse. zoom
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah We built the heaven with might, and We widely extended it. zoom
Maulana Muhammad Ali And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and We are Makers of the vast extent. zoom
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira We built the heavens by Our authority; and We are the Lord of power and expanse. zoom
Sher Ali And WE have built the heavens with Our own hands, and, verily, WE have vast powers. zoom
Yusuf Ali (org.) With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace. zoom
Rashad Khalifa We constructed the sky with our hands, and we will continue to expand it. zoom
Dr. Kamal Omar And the heaven: We constructed it with (Our Own) hands; and surely We are indeed those Who make expansion and create vastness. zoom
Hilali & Khan With power did We construct the heaven. Verily, We are Able to extend the vastness of space thereof. zoom
Maududi And heaven – We made it with Our Own Power and We have the Power to do so. zoom

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry And heaven -- We built it with might, and We extend it wide. zoom
Edward Henry Palmer And the heaven - we have built it with might, and, verily, we do surely give it ample space! zoom
George Sale We have built the heaven with might; and We have given it a large extent: zoom
John Medows Rodwell And the Heaven - with our hands have we built it up, and given it its expanse; zoom

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