Al Takwaeer
Chapter 81, 29 verses
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Saheeh International
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Yusuf Ali
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Word by word
Saheeh International
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
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.
Yusuf Ali
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Word by word
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
Saheeh International
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the stars fall.
Yusuf Ali
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
Saheeh International
And when the mountains are removed
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
Yusuf Ali
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
Saheeh International
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
Yusuf Ali
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
Saheeh International
And when the wild beasts are gathered
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
Yusuf Ali
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
Saheeh International
And when the seas are filled with flame
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
Yusuf Ali
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
Saheeh International
And when the souls are paired
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
Yusuf Ali
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
Saheeh International
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
Yusuf Ali
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
Saheeh International
For what sin she was killed
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
For what sin, was she killed?
Yusuf Ali
For what crime she was killed;
Word by word
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
Saheeh International
And when the pages are made public
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
Yusuf Ali
When the scrolls are laid open;
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
Saheeh International
And when the sky is stripped away
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
Yusuf Ali
When the world on High is unveiled;
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
Saheeh International
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
Yusuf Ali
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
Saheeh International
And when Paradise is brought near,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when Paradise is brought near.
Yusuf Ali
And when the Garden is brought near; -
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
Saheeh International
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
Yusuf Ali
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
Word by word
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
Saheeh International
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
Yusuf Ali
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Word by word
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
Saheeh International
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Yusuf Ali
Go straight, or hide;
Word by word
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
Saheeh International
And by the night as it closes in
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the night as it departs.
Yusuf Ali
And the Night as it dissipates;
Word by word
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
Saheeh International
And by the dawn when it breathes
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the dawn as it brightens.
Yusuf Ali
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Word by word
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Saheeh International
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble 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].
Yusuf Ali
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Word by word
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Saheeh International
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
Yusuf Ali
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
Word by word
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Saheeh International
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
Yusuf Ali
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Word by word
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Saheeh International
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
Yusuf Ali
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Word by word
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
Saheeh International
And he has already seen Gabriel in 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).
Yusuf Ali
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Word by word
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Saheeh International
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Yusuf Ali
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly 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].
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Yusuf Ali
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Word by word
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Saheeh International
So where are you going?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then where are you going?
Yusuf Ali
When whither go ye?
Word by word
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Saheeh International
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
Yusuf Ali
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
Word by word
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Saheeh International
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
Yusuf Ali
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
Word by word
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
Saheeh International
And you do not will except that Allah wills - 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).
Yusuf Ali
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.
Word by word
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ