Kitab

Al Takwaeer

Chapter 81, 29 verses

  • Shakir
  • Saheeh International
  • Hilali & Muhsin Khan
  • Yusuf Ali
Shakir

When the sun is covered,

Saheeh International

When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

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.

Yusuf Ali

When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;

Shakir

And when the stars darken,

Saheeh International

And when the stars fall, dispersing,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when the stars fall.

Yusuf Ali

When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

Shakir

And when the mountains are made to pass away,

Saheeh International

And when the mountains are removed

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when the mountains are made to pass away;

Yusuf Ali

When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

Shakir

And when the camels are left untended,

Saheeh International

And when full - term she - camels are neglected

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

Yusuf Ali

When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;

Shakir

And when the wild animals are made to go forth,

Saheeh International

And when the wild beasts are gathered

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

Yusuf Ali

When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);

Shakir

And when the seas are set on fire,

Saheeh International

And when the seas are filled with flame

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.

Yusuf Ali

When the oceans boil over with a swell;

Shakir

And when souls are united,

Saheeh International

And when the souls are paired

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);

Shakir

And when the female infant buried alive is asked

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -

Shakir

For what sin she was killed,

Saheeh International

For what sin she was killed

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

For what sin, was she killed?

Yusuf Ali

For what crime she was killed;

Shakir

And when the books are spread,

Saheeh International

And when the pages are made public

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

When the scrolls are laid open;

Shakir

And when the heaven has its covering removed,

Saheeh International

And when the sky is stripped away

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

When the world on High is unveiled;

Shakir

And when the hell is kindled up,

Saheeh International

And when Hellfire is set ablaze

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

Yusuf Ali

When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

Shakir

And when the garden is brought nigh,

Saheeh International

And when Paradise is brought near,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when Paradise is brought near.

Yusuf Ali

And when the Garden is brought near; -

Shakir

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

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.

Shakir

But nay! I swear by the stars,

Saheeh International

So I swear by the retreating stars -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,

Shakir

That run their course (and) hide themselves,

Saheeh International

Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.

Yusuf Ali

Go straight, or hide;

Shakir

And the night when it departs,

Saheeh International

And by the night as it closes in

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And by the night as it departs.

Yusuf Ali

And the Night as it dissipates;

Shakir

And the morning when it brightens,

Saheeh International

And by the dawn when it breathes

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And by the dawn as it brightens.

Yusuf Ali

And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -

Shakir

Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,

Saheeh International

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

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].

Yusuf Ali

Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,

Shakir

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

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,

Shakir

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

Saheeh International

Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.

Shakir

And your companion is not gone mad.

Saheeh International

And your companion is not [at all] mad.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;

Shakir

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

Saheeh International

And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.

Shakir

Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.

Shakir

Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.

Shakir

Whither then will you go?

Saheeh International

So where are you going?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then where are you going?

Yusuf Ali

When whither go ye?

Shakir

It is naught but a reminder for the nations,

Saheeh International

It is not except a reminder to the worlds

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:

Shakir

For him among you who pleases to go straight.

Saheeh International

For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

Yusuf Ali

(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:

Shakir

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

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Yusuf Ali

But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.

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