(15) So I swear by the retreating stars.

(16) Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]

(17) And by the night as it closes in

(18) And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]

(19) [That] indeed, it [i.e., the QurÕŒn] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]

Surah at-Takweer