Al Takwaeer

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1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

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

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2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

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2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

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3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

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3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

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4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

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

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5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

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

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6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

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6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

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7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

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

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8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

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

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9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

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9 For what crime she was killed;

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10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

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10 When the scrolls are laid open;

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11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

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11 When the world on High is unveiled;

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12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

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12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

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13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

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13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

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14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

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

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15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

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

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16 Aljawari alkunnasi

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16 Go straight, or hide;

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17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

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17 And the Night as it dissipates;

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18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

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18 And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -

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19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

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19 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,

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20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

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

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21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

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

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22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

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

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23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

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23 And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.

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24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

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24 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.

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25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

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25 Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.

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26 Faayna tathhaboona

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26 When whither go ye?

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27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

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

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28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

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

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29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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