Al Takwaeer
Chapter 81, 29 verses
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Saheeh International
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Arabic
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Shakir
Saheeh International
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
Arabic
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
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.
Shakir
When the sun is covered,
Saheeh International
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
Arabic
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the stars fall.
Shakir
And when the stars darken,
Saheeh International
And when the mountains are removed
Arabic
وإذا الجبال سيرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
Shakir
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
Saheeh International
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
Arabic
وإذا العشار عطلت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
Shakir
And when the camels are left untended,
Saheeh International
And when the wild beasts are gathered
Arabic
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
Shakir
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
Saheeh International
And when the seas are filled with flame
Arabic
وإذا البحار سجرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
Shakir
And when the seas are set on fire,
Saheeh International
And when the souls are paired
Arabic
وإذا النفوس زوجت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
Shakir
And when souls are united,
Saheeh International
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
Arabic
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
Shakir
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
Saheeh International
For what sin she was killed
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
For what sin, was she killed?
Shakir
For what sin she was killed,
Saheeh International
And when the pages are made public
Arabic
وإذا الصحف نشرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
Shakir
And when the books are spread,
Saheeh International
And when the sky is stripped away
Arabic
وإذا السماء كشطت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
Shakir
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
Saheeh International
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
Arabic
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
Shakir
And when the hell is kindled up,
Saheeh International
And when Paradise is brought near,
Arabic
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when Paradise is brought near.
Shakir
And when the garden is brought nigh,
Saheeh International
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
Arabic
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
Shakir
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
Saheeh International
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Arabic
فلا أقسم بالخنس
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
Shakir
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Saheeh International
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Shakir
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Saheeh International
And by the night as it closes in
Arabic
والليل إذا عسعس
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the night as it departs.
Shakir
And the night when it departs,
Saheeh International
And by the dawn when it breathes
Arabic
والصبح إذا تنفس
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the dawn as it brightens.
Shakir
And the morning when it brightens,
Saheeh International
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
Arabic
إنه لقول رسول كريم
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].
Shakir
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Saheeh International
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Arabic
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
Shakir
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
Saheeh International
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
Shakir
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
Saheeh International
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
Arabic
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
Shakir
And your companion is not gone mad.
Saheeh International
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Arabic
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
Shakir
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Saheeh International
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Arabic
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Shakir
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
Saheeh International
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Arabic
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Shakir
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
Saheeh International
So where are you going?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then where are you going?
Shakir
Whither then will you go?
Saheeh International
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
Arabic
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
Shakir
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
Saheeh International
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
Arabic
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
Shakir
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
Saheeh International
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
Arabic
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
Shakir
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.