Al Takwaeer
Chapter 81, 29 verses
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Transliteration
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Pickthall
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Yusuf Ali
Transliteration
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
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;
Transliteration
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
Pickthall
And when the stars fall,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the stars fall.
Yusuf Ali
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Transliteration
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
Pickthall
And when the hills are moved,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
Yusuf Ali
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Transliteration
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
Pickthall
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
Yusuf Ali
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Transliteration
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
Pickthall
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
Yusuf Ali
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Transliteration
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
Pickthall
And when the seas rise,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
Yusuf Ali
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Transliteration
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
Pickthall
And when souls are reunited,
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);
Transliteration
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
Pickthall
And when the girl - child that 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 -
Transliteration
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
Pickthall
For what sin she was slain,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
For what sin, was she killed?
Yusuf Ali
For what crime she was killed;
Transliteration
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
Pickthall
And when the pages are laid open,
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;
Transliteration
Waitha alssamao kushitat
Pickthall
And when the sky is torn 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;
Transliteration
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
Pickthall
And when hell is lighted,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
Yusuf Ali
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Transliteration
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
Pickthall
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when Paradise is brought near.
Yusuf Ali
And when the Garden is brought near; -
Transliteration
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
Pickthall
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
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.
Transliteration
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
Pickthall
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
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,
Transliteration
Aljawari alkunnasi
Pickthall
The stars which rise and set,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Yusuf Ali
Go straight, or hide;
Transliteration
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
Pickthall
And the close of night,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the night as it departs.
Yusuf Ali
And the Night as it dissipates;
Transliteration
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
Pickthall
And the breath of morning
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the dawn as it brightens.
Yusuf Ali
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Transliteration
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
Pickthall
That this is in truth the word of an honoured 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,
Transliteration
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Pickthall
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
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,
Transliteration
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Pickthall
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
Yusuf Ali
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Transliteration
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
Pickthall
And your comrade is not 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;
Transliteration
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
Pickthall
Surely he beheld Him on 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.
Transliteration
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
Pickthall
And he is not avid 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.
Transliteration
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Pickthall
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
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.
Transliteration
Faayna tathhaboona
Pickthall
Whither then go ye ?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then where are you going?
Yusuf Ali
When whither go ye?
Transliteration
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
Pickthall
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
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:
Transliteration
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
Pickthall
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
Yusuf Ali
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
Transliteration
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
Pickthall
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
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.