Al Takwaeer

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,

Transliteration

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

Yusuf Ali

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

Pickthall

2 And when the stars fall,

Transliteration

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

Yusuf Ali

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

Pickthall

3 And when the hills are moved,

Transliteration

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

Transliteration

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

Transliteration

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

Yusuf Ali

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

Pickthall

6 And when the seas rise,

Transliteration

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

7 And when souls are reunited,

Transliteration

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

8 And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked

Transliteration

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

Yusuf Ali

9 For what crime she was killed;

Pickthall

9 For what sin she was slain,

Transliteration

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

Yusuf Ali

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

Pickthall

10 And when the pages are laid open,

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10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

Yusuf Ali

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

Pickthall

11 And when the sky is torn away,

Transliteration

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

Yusuf Ali

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

Pickthall

12 And when hell is lighted,

Transliteration

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

Yusuf Ali

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

Pickthall

13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

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13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

14 (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.

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14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

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15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

Yusuf Ali

16 Go straight, or hide;

Pickthall

16 The stars which rise and set,

Transliteration

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

Yusuf Ali

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

Pickthall

17 And the close of night,

Transliteration

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

18 And the breath of morning

Transliteration

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

19 That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,

Transliteration

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

20 Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,

Transliteration

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

Transliteration

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

22 And your comrade is not mad.

Transliteration

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

Transliteration

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

Transliteration

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

25 Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.

Transliteration

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

Yusuf Ali

26 When whither go ye?

Pickthall

26 Whither then go ye ?

Transliteration

26 Faayna tathhaboona

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

Transliteration

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

Transliteration

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

29 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.

Transliteration

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena