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Surah 79. An-Naziat, Ayah 4

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فَٱلسَّـٰبِقَـٰتِ سَبْقًا
Fa al ss a biq a ti sabq a n
and yet overtake [one another] with swift overtaking:3
  - Mohammad Asad

This is apparently an allusion to the different speeds of the orbiting stars (Al-Hasan and Abu 'Ubaydah, as quoted by Razi), as well as to the extent of their orbits in relation to one another.

then speed headlong to carry out the commands of Allah,
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
and those taking the lead vigorously,
  - Mustafa Khattab
By the angels hastening,
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
Then press forward as in a race
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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