Al Takwaeer

Yusuf Ali

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

Transliteration

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

Transliteration

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

Pickthall

2 And when the stars fall,

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3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

Transliteration

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

Pickthall

3 And when the hills are moved,

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

Transliteration

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

Pickthall

4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

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

Transliteration

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

Pickthall

5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

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6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

Transliteration

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

Pickthall

6 And when the seas rise,

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

Transliteration

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

Pickthall

7 And when souls are reunited,

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

Transliteration

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

Pickthall

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

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9 For what crime she was killed;

Transliteration

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

Pickthall

9 For what sin she was slain,

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10 When the scrolls are laid open;

Transliteration

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

Pickthall

10 And when the pages are laid open,

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11 When the world on High is unveiled;

Transliteration

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

Pickthall

11 And when the sky is torn away,

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12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

Transliteration

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

Pickthall

12 And when hell is lighted,

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13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

Transliteration

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

Pickthall

13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

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

Transliteration

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

Pickthall

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

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

Transliteration

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

Pickthall

15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

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16 Go straight, or hide;

Transliteration

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

Pickthall

16 The stars which rise and set,

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17 And the Night as it dissipates;

Transliteration

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

Pickthall

17 And the close of night,

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

Transliteration

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

Pickthall

18 And the breath of morning

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

Transliteration

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

Pickthall

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

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

Transliteration

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

Pickthall

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

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

Transliteration

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

Pickthall

21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

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

Transliteration

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

Pickthall

22 And your comrade is not mad.

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

Transliteration

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

Pickthall

23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

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

Transliteration

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

Pickthall

24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

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

Transliteration

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

Pickthall

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

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26 When whither go ye?

Transliteration

26 Faayna tathhaboona

Pickthall

26 Whither then go ye ?

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

Transliteration

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

Pickthall

27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

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

Transliteration

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

Pickthall

28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

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

Transliteration

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

Pickthall

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