Al Takwaeer

Shakir

1 When the sun is covered,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 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.

Pickthall

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

Shakir

2 And when the stars darken,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 And when the stars fall.

Pickthall

2 And when the stars fall,

Shakir

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away;

Pickthall

3 And when the hills are moved,

Shakir

4 And when the camels are left untended,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

Pickthall

4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

Pickthall

5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

Shakir

6 And when the seas are set on fire,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.

Pickthall

6 And when the seas rise,

Shakir

7 And when souls are united,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).

Pickthall

7 And when souls are reunited,

Shakir

8 And when the female infant buried alive is asked

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:

Pickthall

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

Shakir

9 For what sin she was killed,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 For what sin, was she killed?

Pickthall

9 For what sin she was slain,

Shakir

10 And when the books are spread,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

10 And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.

Pickthall

10 And when the pages are laid open,

Shakir

11 And when the heaven has its covering removed,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;

Pickthall

11 And when the sky is torn away,

Shakir

12 And when the hell is kindled up,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

Pickthall

12 And when hell is lighted,

Shakir

13 And when the garden is brought nigh,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 And when Paradise is brought near.

Pickthall

13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

14 (Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).

Pickthall

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

Shakir

15 But nay! I swear by the stars,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).

Pickthall

15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

Shakir

16 That run their course (and) hide themselves,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.

Pickthall

16 The stars which rise and set,

Shakir

17 And the night when it departs,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 And by the night as it departs.

Pickthall

17 And the close of night,

Shakir

18 And the morning when it brightens,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 And by the dawn as it brightens.

Pickthall

18 And the breath of morning

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

19 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].

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

20 Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

21 Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.

Pickthall

21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

Shakir

22 And your companion is not gone mad.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

22 And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.

Pickthall

22 And your comrade is not mad.

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

23 And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).

Pickthall

23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

Shakir

24 Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

24 And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.

Pickthall

24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

Shakir

25 Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

25 And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).

Pickthall

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

Shakir

26 Whither then will you go?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

26 Then where are you going?

Pickthall

26 Whither then go ye ?

Shakir

27 It is naught but a reminder for the nations,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

27 Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)

Pickthall

27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

Shakir

28 For him among you who pleases to go straight.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

28 To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

Pickthall

28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

29 And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).

Pickthall

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