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Muhammad Asad   
Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the succession of night and day, there are indeed messages for all who are endowed with insight
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the day and night there are signs for people of reason.
Safi Kaskas   
The creation of the heavens and the earth and the sequence of night and day are signs to those who are endowed with insight.

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Arabic   
إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَآيَاتٍ لِّأُولِي الْأَلْبَاب
Transliteration (2021)   
inna fī khalqi l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa-ikh'tilāfi al-layli wal-nahāri laāyātin li-ulī l-albāb
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Indeed, in (the) creation (of) the heavens and the earth and (in the) alternation (of) the night and the day (are) surely Signs for men (of) understanding.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the succession of night and day, there are indeed messages for all who are endowed with insight
M. M. Pickthall   
Lo! In the creation of the heavens and the earth and (in) the difference of night and day are tokens (of His Sovereignty) for men of understanding
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,- there are indeed Signs for men of understanding,
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the day and night there are signs for people of reason.
Safi Kaskas   
The creation of the heavens and the earth and the sequence of night and day are signs to those who are endowed with insight.
Wahiduddin Khan   
There are signs in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day for people of understanding
Shakir   
Most surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day there are signs for men who understand
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Truly, in the creation of the heavens and of the earth and the alteration of nighttime and daytime there are signs for those imbued with intuition,
T.B.Irving   
In the creation of Heaven and Earth, and the alternation between night and daylight, there are signs for prudent persons
Abdul Hye   
Surely! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, surely there are signs for people of understanding.
The Study Quran   
Truly in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the variation of the night and the day are signs for the possessors of intellect
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alteration of night and day, (there are) indeed signs for people of understanding
Farook Malik   
Behold! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,- there are indeed Signs for men of understanding,-
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, are signs for people of understanding
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alternation of (Or: differences) the night and the daytime there are signs indeed for ones endowed with intellects
Muhammad Sarwar   
The creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the day and the night are evidence (of the existence of God) for people of reason
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Surely, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for the people of wisdom
Shabbir Ahmed   
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for men and women of understanding
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Of course, the creation of the heavens and the earth, as well as the (contrast and) alternation between the night and the day offer (many) signs for those with intellect
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Truly, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of the night and the day— There are indeed Signs for men of understanding
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
In the creation of heavens and Earth, and the difference between night and day, are signs for those with understanding
Abdel Haleem   
There truly are signs in the creation of the heavens and earth, and in the alternation of night and day, for those with understanding
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Verily in the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alter nation of the night and the day are signs Unto the men of understanding
Ahmed Ali   
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, the alternation of night and day, are signs for the wise
Aisha Bewley   
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are Signs for people with intelligence:
Ali Ünal   
Surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day (with their periods shortening and lengthening) there are signs (manifesting the truth) for the people of discernment
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Indeed in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day, there are signs for those who possess intellects
Hamid S. Aziz   
Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the succession of night and day, are signs for those who possess understanding
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
In the creation of the skies and the earth and the alternation (and the difference) between the night and the day there are signs for the people of understanding (reasonable people)
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Behold, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for people of understanding
Musharraf Hussain   
In the creation of the Heavens and the Earth and the cycle of night and day, there are signs for smart people,
Maududi   
Surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for men of understanding
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference between the night and the day, are signs for those who possess intelligence.
Mohammad Shafi   
Indeed! In the creation of the heavens and the earth and the distinction between the night and the day there are signs for those endowed with insight.

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Undoubtedly, in the creation of heavens and earth and in the mutual alternation of night and day, there are signs for men of understanding.
Rashad Khalifa   
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are signs for those who possess intelligence.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Surely, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for those with minds
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
In the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day, there are surely signs for men of understanding
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
That in the skies'/space's and the earth's/Planet Earth's creation, and the night's and the daytime's (are) difference, signs/evidences (E) to (those) of the pure minds/hearts
Bijan Moeinian   
Indeed in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alteration of night and day there are many thought provoking issues for those who use their brains
Faridul Haque   
Undoubtedly in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day are signs for the intelligent
Sher Ali   
In the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alternation of the night and the day there are indeed Signs for men of understanding.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, there are signs (of Allah’s absolute authority) for those who possess constructive wisdom
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Surely, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and (in) the alternation of the night and the day there are many signs for people of pure and clear understanding
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Surely in the creation of the heavens and earth and in the alternation of night and day there are signs for men possessed of mind
George Sale   
Now in the creation of heaven and earth, and the vicissitude of night and day, are signs unto those who are indued with understanding
Edward Henry Palmer   
Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the succession of night and day, are signs to those possessed of minds
John Medows Rodwell   
Verily, in the creation of the Heavens and of the Earth, and in the succession of the night and of the day, are signs for men of understanding heart
N J Dawood (2014)   
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, surely there are signs for those that are of good sense possessed

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Surely, in the creation of the skies and Earth, in the alternation of night and day, signs are there for people of understanding.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
In the creation of Heaven and Earth, and the alternation between night and daylight, there are signs for prudent persons
Sayyid Qutb   
In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the succession of night and day, there are indeed signs for men endowed with insight,
Ahmed Hulusi   
Indeed, there are signs in the creation of the heavens (from the perceivable realms to the quantal dimension) and the earth (all realms that are perceived as matter), and the transformation of the night and the day (why and how the night and day is formed and their periods, etc.) for those who have reached the essence of reality (ulul albab).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Verily in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day, there are signs for the possessors of intellects
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
Indeed, the creation of the Heavens and the Earth, and the variation in duration and the constant alternation and succession symbolic of the night and the day are signs with prodigies emblematic of Omnipotence and Authority sensed by those who reflect
Mir Aneesuddin   
In the creation of the skies (heavenly bodies) and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day, certainly there are signs for men of understanding,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,- there are indeed Signs for men of understanding,
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Indeed, in (the) creation (of) the heavens and the earth and (in the) alternation (of) the night and the day (are) surely Signs for men (of) understanding