Al Takwaeer
Chapter 81, 29 verses
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Yusuf Ali
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Shakir
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Word by word
Yusuf Ali
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
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.
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إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Shakir
And when the stars darken,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the stars fall.
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Shakir
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
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وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Shakir
And when the camels are left untended,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
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وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Shakir
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
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وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Shakir
And when the seas are set on fire,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
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وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
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).
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وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
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:
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وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
Yusuf Ali
For what crime she was killed;
Shakir
For what sin she was killed,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
For what sin, was she killed?
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بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the scrolls are laid open;
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.
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وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the world on High is unveiled;
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;
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وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Shakir
And when the hell is kindled up,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
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وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
And when the Garden is brought near; -
Shakir
And when the garden is brought nigh,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when Paradise is brought near.
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وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
Yusuf Ali
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
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).
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عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
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).
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فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
Yusuf Ali
Go straight, or hide;
Shakir
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
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ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
Yusuf Ali
And the Night as it dissipates;
Shakir
And the night when it departs,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the night as it departs.
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
Yusuf Ali
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Shakir
And the morning when it brightens,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the dawn as it brightens.
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وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Yusuf Ali
Verily this is the word of a most honourable 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].
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إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Yusuf Ali
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
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,
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ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Yusuf Ali
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Shakir
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
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مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Yusuf Ali
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
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.
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وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
Yusuf Ali
And without doubt he saw him 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).
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وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Yusuf Ali
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a 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
Yusuf Ali
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
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
Yusuf Ali
When whither go ye?
Shakir
Whither then will you go?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then where are you going?
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فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Yusuf Ali
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) 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)
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إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Yusuf Ali
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
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
Yusuf Ali
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher 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).
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وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ