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English - Chapter 81 - At-Takwir

Translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah At-Takwir 81:1

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

Verse 2 — Surah At-Takwir 81:2

When the stars fall, losing their lustre

Verse 3 — Surah At-Takwir 81:3

When the mountains vanish (like a mirage)

Verse 4 — Surah At-Takwir 81:4

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

Verse 5 — Surah At-Takwir 81:5

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

Verse 6 — Surah At-Takwir 81:6

When the oceans boil over with a swell

Verse 7 — Surah At-Takwir 81:7

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

Verse 8 — Surah At-Takwir 81:8

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

Verse 9 — Surah At-Takwir 81:9

For what crime she was killed

Verse 10 — Surah At-Takwir 81:10

When the scrolls are laid open

Verse 11 — Surah At-Takwir 81:11

When the world on High is unveiled

Verse 12 — Surah At-Takwir 81:12

When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat

Verse 13 — Surah At-Takwir 81:13

And when the Garden is brought near

Verse 14 — Surah At-Takwir 81:14

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

Verse 15 — Surah At-Takwir 81:15

So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede

Verse 16 — Surah At-Takwir 81:16

Go straight, or hide

Verse 17 — Surah At-Takwir 81:17

And the Night as it dissipates

Verse 18 — Surah At-Takwir 81:18

And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness

Verse 19 — Surah At-Takwir 81:19

Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger

Verse 20 — Surah At-Takwir 81:20

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

Verse 21 — Surah At-Takwir 81:21

With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust

Verse 22 — Surah At-Takwir 81:22

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

Verse 23 — Surah At-Takwir 81:23

And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon

Verse 24 — Surah At-Takwir 81:24

Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen

Verse 25 — Surah At-Takwir 81:25

Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed

Verse 26 — Surah At-Takwir 81:26

Verse 27 — Surah At-Takwir 81:27

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

Verse 28 — Surah At-Takwir 81:28

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

Verse 29 — Surah At-Takwir 81:29

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