Al Takwaeer
Chapter 81, 29 verses
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Transliteration
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Pickthall
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Yusuf Ali
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Saheeh International
Transliteration
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
Yusuf Ali
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Saheeh International
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
Transliteration
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
Pickthall
And when the stars fall,
Yusuf Ali
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Saheeh International
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
Transliteration
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
Pickthall
And when the hills are moved,
Yusuf Ali
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Saheeh International
And when the mountains are removed
Transliteration
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
Pickthall
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
Yusuf Ali
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Saheeh International
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
Transliteration
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
Pickthall
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
Yusuf Ali
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Saheeh International
And when the wild beasts are gathered
Transliteration
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
Pickthall
And when the seas rise,
Yusuf Ali
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Saheeh International
And when the seas are filled with flame
Transliteration
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
Pickthall
And when souls are reunited,
Yusuf Ali
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
Saheeh International
And when the souls are paired
Transliteration
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
Pickthall
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
Yusuf Ali
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
Saheeh International
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
Transliteration
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
Pickthall
For what sin she was slain,
Yusuf Ali
For what crime she was killed;
Saheeh International
For what sin she was killed
Transliteration
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
Pickthall
And when the pages are laid open,
Yusuf Ali
When the scrolls are laid open;
Saheeh International
And when the pages are made public
Transliteration
Waitha alssamao kushitat
Pickthall
And when the sky is torn away,
Yusuf Ali
When the world on High is unveiled;
Saheeh International
And when the sky is stripped away
Transliteration
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
Pickthall
And when hell is lighted,
Yusuf Ali
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Saheeh International
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
Transliteration
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
Pickthall
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
Yusuf Ali
And when the Garden is brought near; -
Saheeh International
And when Paradise is brought near,
Transliteration
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
Pickthall
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
Yusuf Ali
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
Saheeh International
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
Transliteration
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
Pickthall
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
Yusuf Ali
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Saheeh International
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Transliteration
Aljawari alkunnasi
Pickthall
The stars which rise and set,
Yusuf Ali
Go straight, or hide;
Saheeh International
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Transliteration
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
Pickthall
And the close of night,
Yusuf Ali
And the Night as it dissipates;
Saheeh International
And by the night as it closes in
Transliteration
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
Pickthall
And the breath of morning
Yusuf Ali
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Saheeh International
And by the dawn when it breathes
Transliteration
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
Pickthall
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Yusuf Ali
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Saheeh International
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
Transliteration
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Pickthall
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
Yusuf Ali
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
Saheeh International
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Transliteration
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Pickthall
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
Yusuf Ali
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Saheeh International
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Transliteration
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
Pickthall
And your comrade is not mad.
Yusuf Ali
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Saheeh International
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
Transliteration
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
Pickthall
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
Yusuf Ali
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Saheeh International
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Transliteration
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
Pickthall
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Yusuf Ali
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
Saheeh International
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Transliteration
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Pickthall
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Yusuf Ali
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Saheeh International
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Transliteration
Faayna tathhaboona
Pickthall
Whither then go ye ?
Yusuf Ali
When whither go ye?
Saheeh International
So where are you going?
Transliteration
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
Pickthall
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
Yusuf Ali
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
Saheeh International
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
Transliteration
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
Pickthall
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
Yusuf Ali
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
Saheeh International
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
Transliteration
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
Pickthall
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
Yusuf Ali
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.
Saheeh International
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.