Surah 81 · verse 16
At-Takwir 81:16
Sign in to listenالْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
al-jawari al-kunnas
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 13Verse 16 Verse 17
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
And when Paradise is brought near,
Verse 14عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
Verse 15فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
So I swear by the retreating stars -
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And by the night as it closes in
Verse 18وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
And by the dawn when it breathes
Verse 19إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
