Al Takwaeer

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

Shakir

1 When the sun is covered,

Pickthall

2 And when the stars fall,

Saheeh International

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

Shakir

2 And when the stars darken,

Pickthall

3 And when the hills are moved,

Saheeh International

3 And when the mountains are removed

Shakir

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away,

Pickthall

4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

Saheeh International

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

Shakir

4 And when the camels are left untended,

Pickthall

5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

Saheeh International

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

Shakir

5 And when the wild animals are made to go forth,

Pickthall

6 And when the seas rise,

Saheeh International

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

Shakir

6 And when the seas are set on fire,

Pickthall

7 And when souls are reunited,

Saheeh International

7 And when the souls are paired

Shakir

7 And when souls are united,

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

8 And when the female infant buried alive is asked

Pickthall

9 For what sin she was slain,

Saheeh International

9 For what sin she was killed

Shakir

9 For what sin she was killed,

Pickthall

10 And when the pages are laid open,

Saheeh International

10 And when the pages are made public

Shakir

10 And when the books are spread,

Pickthall

11 And when the sky is torn away,

Saheeh International

11 And when the sky is stripped away

Shakir

11 And when the heaven has its covering removed,

Pickthall

12 And when hell is lighted,

Saheeh International

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

Shakir

12 And when the hell is kindled up,

Pickthall

13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

Saheeh International

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

Shakir

13 And when the garden is brought nigh,

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

14 Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.

Pickthall

15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

Saheeh International

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

Shakir

15 But nay! I swear by the stars,

Pickthall

16 The stars which rise and set,

Saheeh International

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

Shakir

16 That run their course (and) hide themselves,

Pickthall

17 And the close of night,

Saheeh International

17 And by the night as it closes in

Shakir

17 And the night when it departs,

Pickthall

18 And the breath of morning

Saheeh International

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

Shakir

18 And the morning when it brightens,

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

19 Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

20 The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,

Pickthall

21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

Saheeh International

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

Shakir

21 One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.

Pickthall

22 And your comrade is not mad.

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

22 And your companion is not gone mad.

Pickthall

23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

23 And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.

Pickthall

24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

24 Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

25 Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,

Pickthall

26 Whither then go ye ?

Saheeh International

26 So where are you going?

Shakir

26 Whither then will you go?

Pickthall

27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

Saheeh International

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

Shakir

27 It is naught but a reminder for the nations,

Pickthall

28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

28 For him among you who pleases to go straight.

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

29 And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.