An-Nazi'at Verse 3

and those gliding ˹through heavens˺ swiftly,

and by those who glide swiftly,

by those that swim serenely

sweeping ahead at full stretch,

By the angels who glide swimmingiy,

And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),

and by those that speedily glide along (the cosmos),

And those who glide swimmingly,

And who glide with ease.

by those who swim smoothly,

By those (angels) who swiftly float (through space to fulfill God’s command);

And those who steer their course swiftly and skillfully,

And/by the ships/stars/fast (could be angels), tending to the livelihood/floating .

And who glide with ease.

And by those who float,

And by those that swim along (i.e. angels or planets in their orbits, etc.).

And those that are foremost going ahead!

And by those who float in space,

By the lone stars floating,

by the angels who float (in the heavens by the will of God),

by the swimmers (angels) swimming gently

And by the swimmers, swimming.

and by [the clouds] that swim serenely and

And those who glide smoothly.

by those that glide serenely, [by] the angels who descend from the heavens with His command, exalted be He;

And by the swimmers, swimming.

Ibn Mas`ud said, "They are the angels."

Similar statements have been reported from `Ali, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, and Abu Salih.

Concerning Allah's statement,

فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا