Al Takwaeer

Saheeh International

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

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.

Transliteration

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

Saheeh International

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 And when the stars fall.

Transliteration

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

Saheeh International

3 And when the mountains are removed

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away;

Transliteration

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

Saheeh International

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

Transliteration

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

Saheeh International

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

Transliteration

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

Saheeh International

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

Saheeh International

7 And when the souls are paired

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

Saheeh International

9 For what sin she was killed

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 For what sin, was she killed?

Transliteration

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

Saheeh International

10 And when the pages are made public

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

Saheeh International

11 And when the sky is stripped away

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

Saheeh International

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

Transliteration

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

Saheeh International

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 And when Paradise is brought near.

Transliteration

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

Saheeh International

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

Saheeh International

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

Saheeh International

17 And by the night as it closes in

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 And by the night as it departs.

Transliteration

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

Saheeh International

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 And by the dawn as it brightens.

Transliteration

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

Saheeh International

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

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].

Transliteration

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

Saheeh International

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

Saheeh International

26 So where are you going?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

26 Then where are you going?

Transliteration

26 Faayna tathhaboona

Saheeh International

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

28 To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

Transliteration

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

Saheeh International

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

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).

Transliteration

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena