The Qur'an

Arabic

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

Ahmad Ali

So, I call the receding stars to witness,

Ali Qarai

So I swear by the stars that return,

Amhad Khan

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

Arberry

No! I swear by the slinkers,

Corpus

But nay! I swear by the retreating planets,

Daryabadi

I swear by the receding stars.

Hilali & Khan

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

Maududi

No indeed; I swear by the alternating stars

Muhammad Sarwar

I do not need to swear by the orbiting

Muhammad Shakir

But nay! I swear by the stars,

Pickthall

Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

Qaribullah

Rather, I swear by the returning

Sahih Intl

So I swear by the retreating stars -

Talal Itani

I swear by the galaxies.

Transliteration

Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

Wahihuddin Khan

I swear by the receding stars,

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic

ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

Ahmad Ali

The planets withdrawing into themselves,

Ali Qarai

the comets,

Amhad Khan

Who move straight and stop.

Arberry

the runners, the sinkers,

Corpus

Those that run (and) disappear,

Daryabadi

Moving swiftly and hiding themselves,

Hilali & Khan

And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves,

Maududi

that hide,

Muhammad Sarwar

stars which are visible during the night

Muhammad Shakir

That run their course (and) hide themselves,

Pickthall

The stars which rise and set,

Qaribullah

orbiting, disappearing;

Sahih Intl

Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

Talal Itani

Precisely running their courses.

Transliteration

Aljawari alkunnasi

Wahihuddin Khan

the planets that run their course and set,

Yusuf Ali

Go straight, or hide;