Al Takwaeer
Chapter 81, 29 verses
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Shakir
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Arabic
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Saheeh International
Shakir
When the sun is covered,
Arabic
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the sun is wound round and its light is lost and is overthrown.
Saheeh International
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
Shakir
And when the stars darken,
Arabic
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the stars fall.
Saheeh International
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
Shakir
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
Arabic
وإذا الجبال سيرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
Saheeh International
And when the mountains are removed
Shakir
And when the camels are left untended,
Arabic
وإذا العشار عطلت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
Saheeh International
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
Shakir
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
Arabic
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
Saheeh International
And when the wild beasts are gathered
Shakir
And when the seas are set on fire,
Arabic
وإذا البحار سجرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
Saheeh International
And when the seas are filled with flame
Shakir
And when souls are united,
Arabic
وإذا النفوس زوجت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
Saheeh International
And when the souls are paired
Shakir
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
Arabic
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
Saheeh International
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
Shakir
For what sin she was killed,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
For what sin, was she killed?
Saheeh International
For what sin she was killed
Shakir
And when the books are spread,
Arabic
وإذا الصحف نشرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
Saheeh International
And when the pages are made public
Shakir
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
Arabic
وإذا السماء كشطت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
Saheeh International
And when the sky is stripped away
Shakir
And when the hell is kindled up,
Arabic
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
Saheeh International
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
Shakir
And when the garden is brought nigh,
Arabic
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when Paradise is brought near.
Saheeh International
And when Paradise is brought near,
Shakir
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
Arabic
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
Saheeh International
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
Shakir
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Arabic
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
Saheeh International
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Shakir
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Saheeh International
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Shakir
And the night when it departs,
Arabic
والليل إذا عسعس
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the night as it departs.
Saheeh International
And by the night as it closes in
Shakir
And the morning when it brightens,
Arabic
والصبح إذا تنفس
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the dawn as it brightens.
Saheeh International
And by the dawn when it breathes
Shakir
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Arabic
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily, this is the Word (this Qur'an brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibril (Gabril), from Allah to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم].
Saheeh International
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
Shakir
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
Arabic
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
Saheeh International
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Shakir
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
Saheeh International
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Shakir
And your companion is not gone mad.
Arabic
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
Saheeh International
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
Shakir
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Arabic
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
Saheeh International
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Shakir
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
Arabic
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Saheeh International
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Shakir
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
Arabic
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Saheeh International
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Shakir
Whither then will you go?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then where are you going?
Saheeh International
So where are you going?
Shakir
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
Arabic
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
Saheeh International
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
Shakir
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
Arabic
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
Saheeh International
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
Shakir
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
Arabic
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
Saheeh International
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.