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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
When whither go ye
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