Al Takwaeer

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 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.

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;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 And when the stars fall.

Pickthall

2 And when the stars fall,

Yusuf Ali

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away;

Pickthall

3 And when the hills are moved,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

Pickthall

4 And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

Pickthall

5 And when the wild beasts are herded together,

Yusuf Ali

6 When the oceans boil over with a swell;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.

Pickthall

6 And when the seas rise,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).

Pickthall

7 And when souls are reunited,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

9 For what crime she was killed;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 For what sin, was she killed?

Pickthall

9 For what sin she was slain,

Yusuf Ali

10 When the scrolls are laid open;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

10 And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.

Pickthall

10 And when the pages are laid open,

Yusuf Ali

11 When the world on High is unveiled;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;

Pickthall

11 And when the sky is torn away,

Yusuf Ali

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

Pickthall

12 And when hell is lighted,

Yusuf Ali

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 And when Paradise is brought near.

Pickthall

13 And when the Garden is brought nigh,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

14 (Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).

Pickthall

15 Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

Yusuf Ali

16 Go straight, or hide;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.

Pickthall

16 The stars which rise and set,

Yusuf Ali

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 And by the night as it departs.

Pickthall

17 And the close of night,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 And by the dawn as it brightens.

Pickthall

18 And the breath of morning

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

19 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].

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

20 Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

21 Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.

Pickthall

21 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

22 And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.

Pickthall

22 And your comrade is not mad.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

23 And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).

Pickthall

23 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

24 And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.

Pickthall

24 And he is not avid of the Unseen.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

25 And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

26 When whither go ye?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

26 Then where are you going?

Pickthall

26 Whither then go ye ?

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

27 Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)

Pickthall

27 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

28 To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

Pickthall

28 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

29 And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).

Pickthall

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