Al Takwaeer
Chapter 81, 29 verses
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Yusuf Ali
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Pickthall
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Saheeh International
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Transliteration
Yusuf Ali
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
Saheeh International
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
Transliteration
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
Yusuf Ali
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Pickthall
And when the stars fall,
Saheeh International
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
Transliteration
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
Yusuf Ali
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Pickthall
And when the hills are moved,
Saheeh International
And when the mountains are removed
Transliteration
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
Yusuf Ali
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Pickthall
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
Saheeh International
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
Transliteration
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
Yusuf Ali
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Pickthall
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
Saheeh International
And when the wild beasts are gathered
Transliteration
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
Yusuf Ali
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Pickthall
And when the seas rise,
Saheeh International
And when the seas are filled with flame
Transliteration
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
Yusuf Ali
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
Pickthall
And when souls are reunited,
Saheeh International
And when the souls are paired
Transliteration
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
Yusuf Ali
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
Pickthall
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
Saheeh International
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
Transliteration
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
Yusuf Ali
For what crime she was killed;
Pickthall
For what sin she was slain,
Saheeh International
For what sin she was killed
Transliteration
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
Yusuf Ali
When the scrolls are laid open;
Pickthall
And when the pages are laid open,
Saheeh International
And when the pages are made public
Transliteration
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
Yusuf Ali
When the world on High is unveiled;
Pickthall
And when the sky is torn away,
Saheeh International
And when the sky is stripped away
Transliteration
Waitha alssamao kushitat
Yusuf Ali
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Pickthall
And when hell is lighted,
Saheeh International
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
Transliteration
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
Yusuf Ali
And when the Garden is brought near; -
Pickthall
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
Saheeh International
And when Paradise is brought near,
Transliteration
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
Yusuf Ali
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
Pickthall
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
Saheeh International
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
Transliteration
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
Yusuf Ali
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Pickthall
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
Saheeh International
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Transliteration
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
Yusuf Ali
Go straight, or hide;
Pickthall
The stars which rise and set,
Saheeh International
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
Transliteration
Aljawari alkunnasi
Yusuf Ali
And the Night as it dissipates;
Pickthall
And the close of night,
Saheeh International
And by the night as it closes in
Transliteration
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
Yusuf Ali
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Pickthall
And the breath of morning
Saheeh International
And by the dawn when it breathes
Transliteration
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
Yusuf Ali
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Pickthall
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Saheeh International
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
Transliteration
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
Yusuf Ali
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
Pickthall
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
Saheeh International
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Transliteration
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Yusuf Ali
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Pickthall
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
Saheeh International
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Transliteration
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Yusuf Ali
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Pickthall
And your comrade is not mad.
Saheeh International
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
Transliteration
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
Yusuf Ali
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Pickthall
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
Saheeh International
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
Transliteration
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
Yusuf Ali
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
Pickthall
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Saheeh International
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Transliteration
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
Yusuf Ali
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Pickthall
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Saheeh International
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Transliteration
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Yusuf Ali
When whither go ye?
Pickthall
Whither then go ye ?
Saheeh International
So where are you going?
Transliteration
Faayna tathhaboona
Yusuf Ali
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
Pickthall
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
Saheeh International
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
Transliteration
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
Yusuf Ali
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
Pickthall
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
Saheeh International
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
Transliteration
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
Yusuf Ali
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.
Pickthall
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
Saheeh International
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
Transliteration
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena