Al Tin

Transliteration

1 Waaltteeni waalzzaytooni

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the fig and the olive,

Shakir

1 I swear by the fig and the olive,

Transliteration

2 Watoori seeneena

Pickthall

2 By Mount Sinai,

Shakir

2 And mount Sinai,

Transliteration

3 Wahatha albaladi alameeni

Pickthall

3 And by this land made safe;

Shakir

3 And this city made secure,

Transliteration

4 Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee ahsani taqweemin

Pickthall

4 Surely We created man of the best stature

Shakir

4 Certainly We created man in the best make.

Transliteration

5 Thumma radadnahu asfala safileena

Pickthall

5 Then we reduced him to the lowest of the low,

Shakir

5 Then We render him the lowest of the low.

Transliteration

6 Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati falahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin

Pickthall

6 Save those who believe and do good works, and theirs is a reward unfailing.

Shakir

6 Except those who believe and do good, so they shall have a reward never to be cut off.

Transliteration

7 Fama yukaththibuka baAAdu bialddeeni

Pickthall

7 So who henceforth will give the lie to thee about the judgment ?

Shakir

7 Then who can give you the lie after (this) about the judgment?

Transliteration

8 Alaysa Allahu biahkami alhakimeena

Pickthall

8 Is not Allah the most conclusive of all judges ?

Shakir

8 Is not Allah the best of the Judges?