At-Takwir (التكوير)

Verse 15 of 29

Chapter 81 - The Overthrowing

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فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

Falaaa uqsimu bil khunnas

So I swear by the retreating stars -

Quran 81:15 - Surah At-Takwir

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Surrounding Verses

13

وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

And when Paradise is brought near,

14

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

15

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

So I swear by the retreating stars -

16

ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

17

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

And by the night as it closes in