Al Takwaeer

Transliteration

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

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.

Saheeh International

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

Transliteration

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 And when the stars fall.

Saheeh International

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

Transliteration

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away;

Saheeh International

3 And when the mountains are removed

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4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

Saheeh International

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

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5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

Saheeh International

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

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6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

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7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

7 And when the souls are paired

Transliteration

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

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

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9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 For what sin, was she killed?

Saheeh International

9 For what sin she was killed

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10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

10 And when the pages are made public

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11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

11 And when the sky is stripped away

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12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

Saheeh International

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

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13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 And when Paradise is brought near.

Saheeh International

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

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14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

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

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15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

Transliteration

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

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17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 And by the night as it departs.

Saheeh International

17 And by the night as it closes in

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18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 And by the dawn as it brightens.

Saheeh International

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

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19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

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].

Saheeh International

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

Transliteration

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

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

Transliteration

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

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22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

22 And your companion is not [at all] mad.

Transliteration

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

23 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

Transliteration

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

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

Transliteration

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

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

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26 Faayna tathhaboona

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

26 Then where are you going?

Saheeh International

26 So where are you going?

Transliteration

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

Transliteration

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

28 To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

Saheeh International

28 For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

Transliteration

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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).

Saheeh International

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