Surah At-Takwir (التكوير) • The Overthrowing

Quran 81:15

81:15

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

falā uq'simu bil-khunasi

So I swear by the retreating stars -

— Saheeh International

I swear by the planets

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 30Page 586meccan

Word by Word

فَلَآfalāBut nay
أُقْسِمُuq'simuI swear
بِٱلْخُنَّسِbil-khunasiby the retreating planets