Al Takwaeer

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1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,

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1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

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2 And when the stars fall,

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2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

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3 And when the hills are moved,

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3 And when the mountains are removed

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4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

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4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

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5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

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5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

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6 And when the seas rise,

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6 And when the seas are filled with flame

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7 And when souls are reunited,

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7 And when the souls are paired

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8 And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked

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8 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

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9 For what sin she was slain,

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9 For what sin she was killed

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10 And when the pages are laid open,

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10 And when the pages are made public

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11 And when the sky is torn away,

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11 And when the sky is stripped away

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12 And when hell is lighted,

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12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

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13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

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13 And when Paradise is brought near,

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14 (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.

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14 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

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15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

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15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

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16 The stars which rise and set,

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16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

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17 And the close of night,

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17 And by the night as it closes in

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18 And the breath of morning

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18 And by the dawn when it breathes

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19 That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,

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19 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

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20 Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,

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20 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

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21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

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21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

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22 And your comrade is not mad.

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22 And your companion is not [at all] mad.

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23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

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23 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

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24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

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24 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

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25 Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.

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25 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

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26 Whither then go ye ?

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26 So where are you going?

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27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

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27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

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28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

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28 For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

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29 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.

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29 And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.