Al Takwaeer
Chapter 81, 29 verses
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Yusuf Ali
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Pickthall
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Word by word
Yusuf Ali
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
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.
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the sun is overthrown,
Word by word
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the stars fall.
Pickthall
And when the stars fall,
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
Pickthall
And when the hills are moved,
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
Pickthall
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
Pickthall
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
Pickthall
And when the seas rise,
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
Pickthall
And when souls are reunited,
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
Pickthall
And when the girl - child that was buried alive is asked
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
Yusuf Ali
For what crime she was killed;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
For what sin, was she killed?
Pickthall
For what sin she was slain,
Word by word
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the scrolls are laid open;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
Pickthall
And when the pages are laid open,
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the world on High is unveiled;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
Pickthall
And when the sky is torn away,
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
Yusuf Ali
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
Pickthall
And when hell is lighted,
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
And when the Garden is brought near; -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And when Paradise is brought near.
Pickthall
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
Word by word
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
Yusuf Ali
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
Pickthall
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
Word by word
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
Yusuf Ali
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
Pickthall
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
Word by word
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
Yusuf Ali
Go straight, or hide;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Pickthall
The stars which rise and set,
Word by word
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
Yusuf Ali
And the Night as it dissipates;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the night as it departs.
Pickthall
And the close of night,
Word by word
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
Yusuf Ali
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by the dawn as it brightens.
Pickthall
And the breath of morning
Word by word
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Yusuf Ali
Verily this is the word of a most honourable 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].
Pickthall
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
Word by word
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Yusuf Ali
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
Pickthall
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
Word by word
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Yusuf Ali
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
Pickthall
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
Word by word
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Yusuf Ali
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
Pickthall
And your comrade is not mad.
Word by word
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
Yusuf Ali
And without doubt he saw him in 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).
Pickthall
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
Word by word
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Yusuf Ali
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Pickthall
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
Word by word
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Yusuf Ali
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Pickthall
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
Word by word
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Yusuf Ali
When whither go ye?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then where are you going?
Pickthall
Whither then go ye ?
Word by word
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Yusuf Ali
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
Pickthall
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
Word by word
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Yusuf Ali
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
Pickthall
Unto whomsoever of you willeth 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.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
Pickthall
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
Word by word
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ