• ﮢ ﮣﮤ

    Transliteration

    waalnnaziAAati gharqan

    Yusuf Ali

    By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;

    Saheeh International

    By those [angels] who extract with violence

    Shakir

    I swear by the angels who violently pull out the souls of the wicked,

    Daryabadi

    By the angels who drag forth vehemently.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    By [the winds] that pluck out vehemently

    • ﮥ ﮦﮧ

    Transliteration

    waalnnashitati nashtan

    Yusuf Ali

    By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);

    Saheeh International

    And [by] those who remove with ease

    Shakir

    And by those who gently draw out the souls of the blessed,

    Daryabadi

    By the angels who release with gentle release.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and those that blow gently,

    • ﮨ ﮩﮪ

    Transliteration

    waalssabihati sabhan

    Yusuf Ali

    And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),

    Saheeh International

    And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming

    Shakir

    And by those who float in space,

    Daryabadi

    By the angels who glide swimmingiy,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and by [the clouds] that swim serenely and

    • ﮫ ﮬﮭ

    Transliteration

    faalssabiqati sabqan

    Yusuf Ali

    Then press forward as in a race,

    Saheeh International

    And those who race each other in a race

    Shakir

    Then those who are foremost going ahead,

    Daryabadi

    And then they speed with foremost speed.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    by those that outstrip them suddenly,

    • ﮮ ﮯﮰ

    Transliteration

    faalmudabbirati amran

    Yusuf Ali

    Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),

    Saheeh International

    And those who arrange [each] matter,

    Shakir

    Then those who regulate the affair.

    Daryabadi

    And then they manage the affair,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and by those who regulate events.

    • ﮱ ﯓ ﯔﯕ

    Transliteration

    yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu

    Yusuf Ali

    One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,

    Saheeh International

    On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],

    Shakir

    The day on which the quaking one shall quake,

    Daryabadi

    A Day shall come whereon the quaking will quake,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    On the Day when a violent convulsion will convulse [the world],

    • ﯖ ﯗﯘ

    Transliteration

    tatbaAAuha alrradifatu

    Yusuf Ali

    Followed by oft-repeated (commotions):

    Saheeh International

    There will follow it the subsequent [one].

    Shakir

    What must happen afterwards shall follow it.

    Daryabadi

    And there will follow it the next blast.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    to be followed by further [convulsions],

    • ﯙ ﯚ ﯛﯜ

    Transliteration

    quloobun yawmaithin wajifatun

    Yusuf Ali

    Hearts that Day will be in agitation;

    Saheeh International

    Hearts, that Day, will tremble,

    Shakir

    Hearts on that day shall palpitate,

    Daryabadi

    Hearts on that Day will be throbbing;

    Wahiduddin Khan

    hearts will be throbbing,

    • ﯝ ﯞﯟ

    Transliteration

    absaruha khashiAAatun

    Yusuf Ali

    Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.

    Saheeh International

    Their eyes humbled.

    Shakir

    Their eyes cast down.

    Daryabadi

    Their looks will be downcast.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    while eyes will be downcast.

    • ﯠ ﯡ ﯢ ﯣ ﯤﯥ

    Transliteration

    yaqooloona ainna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati

    Yusuf Ali

    They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?

    Saheeh International

    They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?

    Shakir

    They say: Shall we indeed be restored to (our) first state?

    Daryabadi

    They say: shall we indeed be restored to the first state,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    They say, ‘What? shall we be brought back to life,

    • ﯦ ﯧ ﯨ ﯩﯪ

    Transliteration

    aitha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan

    Yusuf Ali

    "What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"

    Saheeh International

    Even if we should be decayed bones?

    Shakir

    What! when we are rotten bones?

    Daryabadi

    When we have become bones decayed!

    Wahiduddin Khan

    even after we have turned into decayed bones?’

    • ﯫ ﯬ ﯭ ﯮ ﯯﯰ

    Transliteration

    qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun

    Yusuf Ali

    They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"

    Saheeh International

    They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."

    Shakir

    They said: That then would be a return occasioning loss.

    Daryabadi

    They say: that then shall be a losing return.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and they say, ‘That indeed would be a losing return.’

    • ﯱ ﯲ ﯳ ﯴﯵ

    Transliteration

    fainnama hiya zajratun wahidatun

    Yusuf Ali

    But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,

    Saheeh International

    Indeed, it will be but one shout,

    Shakir

    But it shall be only a single cry,

    Daryabadi

    It will be only one scaring shout,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    But all it will take is a single blast,

    • ﯶ ﯷ ﯸﯹ

    Transliteration

    faitha hum bialssahirati

    Yusuf Ali

    When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).

    Saheeh International

    And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.

    Shakir

    When lo! they shall be wakeful.

    Daryabadi

    And lo! they all shall appear on the surface.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and behold! They will all come out in the open.

    • ﯺ ﯻ ﯼ ﯽﯾ

    Transliteration

    hal ataka hadeethu moosa

    Yusuf Ali

    Has the story of Moses reached thee?

    Saheeh International

    Has there reached you the story of Moses? -

    Shakir

    Has not there come to you the story of Musa?

    Daryabadi

    Hath there come Unto thee the story of Musa!

    Wahiduddin Khan

    Have you heard the story of Moses?

    • ﭑ ﭒ ﭓ ﭔ ﭕ ﭖﭗ

    Transliteration

    ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan

    Yusuf Ali

    Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa:-

    Saheeh International

    When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,

    Shakir

    When his Lord called upon him in the holy valley, twice,

    Daryabadi

    Recall what time his Lord called Unto him in the holy vale of Tuwa.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    His Lord called out to him by the sacred valley of Tuwa:

    • ﭘ ﭙ ﭚ ﭛ ﭜﭝ

    Transliteration

    ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

    Yusuf Ali

    "Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:

    Saheeh International

    "Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.

    Shakir

    Go to Firon, surely he has become inordinate.

    Daryabadi

    Saying:'go thou Unto Fir'awn; verily he hath waxen exorbitant.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    [saying], ‘Go to Pharaoh, he has exceeded all bounds,

    • ﭞ ﭟ ﭠ ﭡ ﭢ ﭣﭤ

    Transliteration

    faqul hal laka ila an tazakka

    Yusuf Ali

    "And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)?-

    Saheeh International

    And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself

    Shakir

    Then say: Have you (a desire) to purify yourself:

    Daryabadi

    Then say thou: 'wouldst thou to be purified?

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and say, “Will you reform yourself?

    • ﭥ ﭦ ﭧ ﭨﭩ

    Transliteration

    waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha

    Yusuf Ali

    "'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'"

    Saheeh International

    And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"

    Shakir

    And I will guide you to your Lord so that you should fear.

    Daryabadi

    Then shall guide thee Unto thy Lord so that thou shalt fear.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    Do you want me to guide you to your Lord, so that you should fear Him?”’

    • ﭪ ﭫ ﭬﭭ

    Transliteration

    faarahu alayata alkubra

    Yusuf Ali

    Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.

    Saheeh International

    And he showed him the greatest sign,

    Shakir

    So he showed him the mighty sign.

    Daryabadi

    Then he shewed him the great sign.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    Moses showed him the great sign,

    • ﭮ ﭯﭰ

    Transliteration

    fakaththaba waAAasa

    Yusuf Ali

    But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);

    Saheeh International

    But Pharaoh denied and disobeyed.

    Shakir

    But he rejected (the truth) and disobeyed.

    Daryabadi

    Yet he belied and disobeyed.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    but he denied it and refused [the faith].

    • ﭱ ﭲ ﭳﭴ

    Transliteration

    thumma adbara yasAAa

    Yusuf Ali

    Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).

    Saheeh International

    Then he turned his back, striving.

    Shakir

    Then he went back hastily.

    Daryabadi

    Then he turned back striving.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    Then he quickly turned his back.

    • ﭵ ﭶﭷ

    Transliteration

    fahashara fanada

    Yusuf Ali

    Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,

    Saheeh International

    And he gathered [his people] and called out

    Shakir

    Then he gathered (men) and called out.

    Daryabadi

    Then he gathered and cried aloud,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    And he summoned all his people,

    • ﭸ ﭹ ﭺ ﭻﭼ

    Transliteration

    faqala ana rabbukumu alaAAla

    Yusuf Ali

    Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".

    Saheeh International

    And said, "I am your most exalted lord."

    Shakir

    Then he said: I am your lord, the most high.

    Daryabadi

    And he said: I am Your Lord, most high.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and proclaimed, ‘I am your supreme Lord,’

    • ﭽ ﭾ ﭿ ﮀ ﮁﮂ

    Transliteration

    faakhathahu allahu nakala alakhirati waaloola

    Yusuf Ali

    But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life.

    Saheeh International

    So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].

    Shakir

    So Allah seized him with the punishment of the hereafter and the former life.

    Daryabadi

    Wherefore Allah laid hold of him with the punishment of the Hereafter and of the present.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    but God seized him and meted out to him the chastisement of both the next world and the present:

    • ﮃ ﮄ ﮅ ﮆ ﮇ ﮈﮉ

    Transliteration

    inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha

    Yusuf Ali

    Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah).

    Saheeh International

    Indeed in that is a warning for whoever would fear [Allah].

    Shakir

    Most surely there is in this a lesson to him who fears.

    Daryabadi

    Verily herein is lesson for him who feareth.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    surely there is in this a lesson for the God-fearing.

    • ﮊ ﮋ ﮌ ﮍ ﮎﮏ ﮐﮑ

    Transliteration

    aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha

    Yusuf Ali

    What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? (Allah) hath constructed it:

    Saheeh International

    Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it.

    Shakir

    Are you the harder to create or the heaven? He made it.

    Daryabadi

    Are ye harder to create or the heaven which He hath builded?

    Wahiduddin Khan

    [O Men!] Are you more difficult to create than the heaven which He has built,

    • ﮒ ﮓ ﮔﮕ

    Transliteration

    rafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha

    Yusuf Ali

    On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection.

    Saheeh International

    He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.

    Shakir

    He raised high its height, then put it into a right good state.

    Daryabadi

    He hath raised the height thereof and perfected it.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    by raising its vault high and fashioning it flawlessly,

    • ﮖ ﮗ ﮘ ﮙﮚ

    Transliteration

    waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha

    Yusuf Ali

    Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light).

    Saheeh International

    And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.

    Shakir

    And He made dark its night and brought out its light.

    Daryabadi

    And He made dark its night, and brought forth its sunshine.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and making its night dark and bringing forth its morning light,

    • ﮛ ﮜ ﮝ ﮞﮟ

    Transliteration

    waalarda baAAda thalika dahaha

    Yusuf Ali

    And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);

    Saheeh International

    And after that He spread the earth.

    Shakir

    And the earth, He expanded it after that.

    Daryabadi

    And the earth!- thereafter He stretched it out.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and the earth which He spread out,

    • ﮠ ﮡ ﮢ ﮣﮤ

    Transliteration

    akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha

    Yusuf Ali

    He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture;

    Saheeh International

    He extracted from it its water and its pasture,

    Shakir

    He brought forth from it its water and its pasturage.

    Daryabadi

    And he brought forth therefrom its water, and its pasture.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    after that bringing forth from it its water and its pasture land,

    • ﮥ ﮦﮧ

    Transliteration

    waaljibala arsaha

    Yusuf Ali

    And the mountains hath He firmly fixed;-

    Saheeh International

    And the mountains He set firmly

    Shakir

    And the mountains, He made them firm,

    Daryabadi

    And the mountains! - He established them firm:

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and making the mountains firm:

    • ﮨ ﮩ ﮪﮫ

    Transliteration

    mataAAan lakum walianAAamikum

    Yusuf Ali

    For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

    Saheeh International

    As provision for you and your grazing livestock.

    Shakir

    A provision for you and for your cattle.

    Daryabadi

    A provision for you and your cattle.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    [all this] as a means of sustenance for you and your animals?

    • ﮬ ﮭ ﮮ ﮯﮰ

    Transliteration

    faitha jaati alttammatu alkubra

    Yusuf Ali

    Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),-

    Saheeh International

    But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -

    Shakir

    But when the great predominating calamity comes;

    Daryabadi

    Then when the Grand Calamity shall come

    Wahiduddin Khan

    When the great over-whelming event arrives,

    • ﮱ ﯓ ﯔ ﯕ ﯖﯗ

    Transliteration

    yawma yatathakkaru alinsanu ma saAAa

    Yusuf Ali

    The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,

    Saheeh International

    The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,

    Shakir

    The day on which man shall recollect what he strove after,

    Daryabadi

    The Day whereon man shall rember whatsoever he had striven for.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    on the Day that man remembers what he strove for

    • ﯘ ﯙ ﯚ ﯛﯜ

    Transliteration

    waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara

    Yusuf Ali

    And Hell-Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see,-

    Saheeh International

    And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -

    Shakir

    And the hell shall be made manifest to him who sees

    Daryabadi

    And the Scorch will be made apparent to any one who beholdeth.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and Hell is there for all to see,

    • ﯝ ﯞ ﯟﯠ

    Transliteration

    faamma man tagha

    Yusuf Ali

    Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,

    Saheeh International

    So as for he who transgressed

    Shakir

    Then as for him who is inordinate,

    Daryabadi

    Then as for him who waxed exorbitant,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    anyone who has acted arrogantly

    • ﯡ ﯢ ﯣﯤ

    Transliteration

    waathara alhayata alddunya

    Yusuf Ali

    And had preferred the life of this world,

    Saheeh International

    And preferred the life of the world,

    Shakir

    And prefers the life of this world,

    Daryabadi

    And who chose the life of the world,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and prefers the life of this world,

    • ﯥ ﯦ ﯧ ﯨﯩ

    Transliteration

    fainna aljaheema hiya almawa

    Yusuf Ali

    The Abode will be Hell-Fire;

    Saheeh International

    Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.

    Shakir

    Then surely the hell, that is the abode.

    Daryabadi

    Verily the Scorch! that shall be his resort.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    will find himself in Hell;

    • ﯪ ﯫ ﯬ ﯭ ﯮ ﯯ ﯰ ﯱ ﯲﯳ

    Transliteration

    waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa

    Yusuf Ali

    And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires,

    Saheeh International

    But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,

    Shakir

    And as for him who fears to stand in the presence of his Lord and forbids the soul from low desires,

    Daryabadi

    And as for him who dreaded standing before his Lord, and restrained his soul from lust,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    but one who fears to stand before his Lord and restrained himself from base desires,

    • ﯴ ﯵ ﯶ ﯷﯸ

    Transliteration

    fainna aljannata hiya almawa

    Yusuf Ali

    Their abode will be the Garden.

    Saheeh International

    Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.

    Shakir

    Then surely the garden-- that is the abode.

    Daryabadi

    Verily the Garden! -that shall be his resort.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    shall dwell in Paradise.

    • ﯹ ﯺ ﯻ ﯼ ﯽﯾ

    Transliteration

    yasaloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha

    Yusuf Ali

    They ask thee about the Hour,-'When will be its appointed time?

    Saheeh International

    They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?

    Shakir

    They ask you about the hour, when it will come.

    Daryabadi

    They question thee of the Hour:'when will its arrival be?

    Wahiduddin Khan

    They will ask you [Prophet] about the Hour, saying, ‘When it will come to pass?’,

    • ﯿ ﰀ ﰁ ﰂﰃ

    Transliteration

    feema anta min thikraha

    Yusuf Ali

    Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof?

    Saheeh International

    In what [position] are you that you should mention it?

    Shakir

    About what! You are one to remind of it.

    Daryabadi

    Wherein art thou concerred with the declaration thereof!

    Wahiduddin Khan

    what have you to do with the mentioning of it?

    • ﰄ ﰅ ﰆﰇ

    Transliteration

    ila rabbika muntahaha

    Yusuf Ali

    With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.

    Saheeh International

    To your Lord is its finality.

    Shakir

    To your Lord is the goal of it.

    Daryabadi

    Unto thy Lord is the Knowledge of the limit fixed therefor.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    Your Lord alone knows when it will come;

    • ﰈ ﰉ ﰊ ﰋ ﰌﰍ

    Transliteration

    innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha

    Yusuf Ali

    Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it.

    Saheeh International

    You are only a warner for those who fear it.

    Shakir

    You are only a warner to him who would fear it.

    Daryabadi

    Thou art but a warner Unto him who feareth.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    you are but a warner for those who fear it.

    • ﰎ ﰏ ﰐ ﰑ ﰒ ﰓ ﰔ ﰕ ﰖﰗ

    Transliteration

    kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha

    Yusuf Ali

    The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn!

    Saheeh International

    It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.

    Shakir

    On the day that they see it, it will be as though they had not tarried but the latter part of a day or the early part of it.

    Daryabadi

    On the Day whereon they behold it, it will appear to them as though they had not tarried save an evening or the morn thereof.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    On the Day when they see it, they will feel as if they had tarried in this world for only one evening or one morning.