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At-Takwīr

English Translation - Hilali and Khan

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{بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ}

1. When the sun is wound round and its light is lost and is overthrown.[1]

{وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انْكَدَرَتْ}

2. And when the stars fall.

{وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ}

3. And when the mountains are made to pass away;

{وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ}

4. And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

{وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ}

5. And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

{وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ}

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

{وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ}

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

{وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ}

8. And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:[2]

{بِأَيِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ}

9. For what sin, was she killed?

{وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ}

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

{وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ}

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

{وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ}

12. And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

{وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ}

13. And when Paradise is brought near.

{عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا أَحْضَرَتْ}

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

{فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ}

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

{الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ}

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

{وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ}

17. And by the night as it departs.

{وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ}

18. And by the dawn as it brightens.

{إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ}

19. Verily, this is the Word (this Qur’ân brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibrîl (Gabrîl), from Allâh to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم].

{ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِنْدَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ}

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

{مُطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ}

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

{وَمَا صَاحِبُكُمْ بِمَجْنُونٍ}

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

{وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ}

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

{وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ}

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

{وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَجِيمٍ}

25. And it (the Qur’ân) is not the word of the outcast Shaitân (Satan).

{فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ}

26. Then where are you going?

{إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَالَمِينَ}

27. Verily, this (the Qur’ân) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the ‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn)[3]

{لِمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيمَ}

28. To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

{وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ}

29. And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allâh wills - the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).

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