The Holy Quran 81:16 — Surah At-Takwir

Arabic text

ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

Translation

...that travel (through space) and hide (disappear from sight as the night fades).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

An oath by the motion of the planets: the motion of a number of planets (for example, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury) is such that sometimes they move from west to east — this is the direct course — sometimes, after pausing, they turn back, and sometimes, coming close to the sun, they remain hidden for a number of days.

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