Kitab

Al Takwaeer

Chapter 81, 29 verses

  • Saheeh International
  • Shakir
  • Hilali & Muhsin Khan
  • Word by word
Saheeh International

When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

Shakir

When the sun is covered,

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.

Word by word

إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

Saheeh International

And when the stars fall, dispersing,

Shakir

And when the stars darken,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when the stars fall.

Word by word

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ

Saheeh International

And when the mountains are removed

Shakir

And when the mountains are made to pass away,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when the mountains are made to pass away;

Word by word

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

Saheeh International

And when full - term she - camels are neglected

Shakir

And when the camels are left untended,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

Word by word

وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

Saheeh International

And when the wild beasts are gathered

Shakir

And when the wild animals are made to go forth,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

Word by word

وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

Saheeh International

And when the seas are filled with flame

Shakir

And when the seas are set on fire,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.

Word by word

وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

Saheeh International

And when the souls are paired

Shakir

And when souls are united,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Word by word

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

And when the female infant buried alive is asked

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Word by word

وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ

Saheeh International

For what sin she was killed

Shakir

For what sin she was killed,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

For what sin, was she killed?

Word by word

بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ

Saheeh International

And when the pages are made public

Shakir

And when the books are spread,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Word by word

وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

Saheeh International

And when the sky is stripped away

Shakir

And when the heaven has its covering removed,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Word by word

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ

Saheeh International

And when Hellfire is set ablaze

Shakir

And when the hell is kindled up,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

Word by word

وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

Saheeh International

And when Paradise is brought near,

Shakir

And when the garden is brought nigh,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And when Paradise is brought near.

Word by word

وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Word by word

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

Saheeh International

So I swear by the retreating stars -

Shakir

But nay! I swear by the stars,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Word by word

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

Saheeh International

Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

Shakir

That run their course (and) hide themselves,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.

Word by word

ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

Saheeh International

And by the night as it closes in

Shakir

And the night when it departs,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And by the night as it departs.

Word by word

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

Saheeh International

And by the dawn when it breathes

Shakir

And the morning when it brightens,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And by the dawn as it brightens.

Word by word

وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,

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].

Word by word

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Word by word

ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

Saheeh International

Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

Shakir

One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Word by word

مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

Saheeh International

And your companion is not [at all] mad.

Shakir

And your companion is not gone mad.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Word by word

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

Saheeh International

And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

Shakir

And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Word by word

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Word by word

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Word by word

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

Saheeh International

So where are you going?

Shakir

Whither then will you go?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then where are you going?

Word by word

فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

Saheeh International

It is not except a reminder to the worlds

Shakir

It is naught but a reminder for the nations,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Word by word

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Saheeh International

For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

Shakir

For him among you who pleases to go straight.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

Word by word

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).

Word by word

وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

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