Al-Qur'an Surah At-Takwir Verse 15

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So, I swear by those (stars) that recede,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

I do swear by the receding stars

Ruwwad Translation Center

I swear by the receding stars,

A. J. Arberry

No! I swear by the slinkers,

Abdul Haleem

I swear by the planets

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

I swear by the receding stars.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,

Abul Ala Maududi

No indeed; I swear by the alternating stars

Ahmed Ali

So, I call the receding stars to witness,

Ahmed Raza Khan

So by oath of those that revolve. (The planets.)

Ali Quli Qarai

So I swear by the stars that return,

Ali Ünal

Oh, I swear by the stars which recede (disappearing in the sun’s light),

Amatul Rahman Omar

Nay, I call to witness those (planets) that recede while advancing in one direction,

English Literal

So I do not swear/make oath by the planets .

Faridul Haque

So by oath of those that revolve. (The planets.)

Hamid S. Aziz

But nay! I swear by (or call to witness) the Planets,

Hilali & Khan

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

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Running their course, (and) setting,

Mohammad Habib Shakir

But nay! I swear by the stars,

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

Muhammad Sarwar

I do not need to swear by the orbiting

Qaribullah & Darwish

Rather, I swear by the returning

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

But nay! I swear by Al-Khunnas.

Wahiduddin Khan

I swear by the receding stars,

Talal Itani

I swear by the galaxies.

Tafsir jalalayn

So I swear (fa-l; l is extra) by the receding [planets],

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

The Explanation of the Words Al-Khunnas and Al-Kunnas

Muslim recorded in his Sahih, and An-Nasa'i in his Book of Tafsir, in explaining this Ayah, from `Amr bin Hurayth that he said,

"I prayed the Morning prayer behind the Prophet , and I heard him reciting,

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