81:16
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
The Overthrowing
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Nearby ayahs help place verse 81:16 in sequence and meaning.
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
So I swear by the retreating stars -
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And by the night as it closes in
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
And by the dawn when it breathes