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the planets that run their course and set
the runners, the sinkers
Go straight, or hide
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ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
al-jawāri l-kunasi
that run and hide
Those that run (and) disappear,
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
the planets that run their course and set
The stars which rise and set
Go straight, or hide
which travel and hide,
the runners and sweepers,
the planets that run their course and set
That run their course (and) hide themselves
by the ones that run, the setting stars
moving, sweeping along,
and that move swiftly and hide themselves;
the fleeting, the veiled,
those that move and set
Those that travel and hide.
Precisely running their courses
who are in swift motion, (yet are those) who remain hidden from view
that run their course and hide
The running "stars", the constant sinkers
stars which are visible during the nigh
that proceed, that withdraw from the scene
The stars which rise and set in their orbits
And the stars that rise and set
Go straight, or hide
Those that run [their courses] and disappear
Running in their orbits.
that recede, move, and hide
Moving swiftly and hiding themselves
The planets withdrawing into themselves
swiftly moving, self-concealing,
And rise in their course, and then set (disappearing again)
the planets that hide
That run their course and hide themselves
running their course (orbit) and hiding,
Go straight or hide
by the dying stars,
that hide
That retreat and hide,
Controversial or status undetermined works
More straight and then stop.
Precisely running in their orbits
orbiting, disappearing
Running their course, (and) setting
The flowing/orbiting , the orbiting/sweeping planets/stars
that run their courses
Who move straight and stop
Rush ahead and then hide
That run and hide.
Which revolve freely, (then) hide (after appearing)
Those (planets) that continue their forward course (along their orbits) and then disappear
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
the runners, the sinkers
which move swiftly, and which hide themselves
moving swiftly, slinking into their dens
Which move swiftly and hide themselves away
and by the stars that rise and set
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
gliding (El'Jawaari) in outer space (El'Kunnas),
And by the flowing Kunnas [light and fast-moving day particles].
As they run their course and hide.
As they move along,
…orbit, and set.
running, sweeping.
and the ones that are moving, sweeping along,
The runner, the hiding (All galaxies and comets).
which move swiftly and hide themselves away,
the comets,
And by al-Jawar and al-Qunnas (the planets that run their course and those that orbit near the constellations),
Al-Jawar Al-Kunnas.
that run and hide,
"and rise and set,"
That run their course, (and) set
The planets which in a retrograde motion do proceed
those that move swiftly, hiding ,
The runners, the hiders.
Obsolete and/or older editions
Go straight, or hide
Running in their orbits.
Their orbits swept away
Those that run (and) disappear
Aljawari alkunnasi