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.

Saheeh International

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

Yusuf Ali

2 When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 And when the stars fall.

Saheeh International

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

Yusuf Ali

3 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away;

Saheeh International

3 And when the mountains are removed

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;

Saheeh International

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

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.

Saheeh International

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

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.

Saheeh International

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

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).

Saheeh International

7 And when the souls are paired

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:

Saheeh International

8 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

Yusuf Ali

9 For what crime she was killed;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 For what sin, was she killed?

Saheeh International

9 For what sin she was killed

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.

Saheeh International

10 And when the pages are made public

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;

Saheeh International

11 And when the sky is stripped away

Yusuf Ali

12 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

Saheeh International

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

Yusuf Ali

13 And when the Garden is brought near; -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 And when Paradise is brought near.

Saheeh International

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

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).

Saheeh International

14 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

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).

Saheeh International

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

Yusuf Ali

16 Go straight, or hide;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

Yusuf Ali

17 And the Night as it dissipates;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 And by the night as it departs.

Saheeh International

17 And by the night as it closes in

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 And by the dawn as it brightens.

Saheeh International

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

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].

Saheeh International

19 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble 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,

Saheeh International

20 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] 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.

Saheeh International

22 And your companion is not [at all] 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).

Saheeh International

23 And he has already seen Gabriel in 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.

Saheeh International

24 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge 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).

Saheeh International

25 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

Yusuf Ali

26 When whither go ye?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

26 Then where are you going?

Saheeh International

26 So where are you going?

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)

Saheeh International

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

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.

Saheeh International

28 For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

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).

Saheeh International

29 And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.