5رَبُّ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ وَما بَينَهُما وَرَبُّ المَشارِقِMuhammad Asadthe Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and of all that is between them, and the Sustainer of all the points of sunrise!1Sc., "and of sun set" (cf. 55:17 and the corresponding note 7). The stress on the various "points of sunrise" (al-mashariq) brings out the endless variety of all created phenomena as contrasted with the oneness and uniqueness of their Creator. The mention of "the points of sunrise" and omission of "the points of sunset" in the wording (though not in the meaning) of the above phrase alludes, I believe, to the light-giving quality of the Qur'an spoken of in verses 1-3.