• ﭑﭒ

    Transliteration

    waalfajri

    Yusuf Ali

    By the break of Day

    Saheeh International

    By the dawn

    Shakir

    I swear by the daybreak,

    Daryabadi

    By the dawn,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    By the Dawn,

    • ﭓ ﭔﭕ

    Transliteration

    walayalin AAashrin

    Yusuf Ali

    By the Nights twice five;

    Saheeh International

    And [by] ten nights

    Shakir

    And the ten nights,

    Daryabadi

    And by ten nights,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    by the Ten Nights,

    • ﭖ ﭗﭘ

    Transliteration

    waalshshafAAi waalwatri

    Yusuf Ali

    By the even and odd (contrasted);

    Saheeh International

    And [by] the even [number] and the odd

    Shakir

    And the even and the odd,

    Daryabadi

    And by the even and the odd,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    by the even and the odd,

    • ﭙ ﭚ ﭛﭜ

    Transliteration

    waallayli itha yasri

    Yusuf Ali

    And by the Night when it passeth away;-

    Saheeh International

    And [by] the night when it passes,

    Shakir

    And the night when it departs.

    Daryabadi

    And by the night when it departeth,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and by the passing night,

    • ﭝ ﭞ ﭟ ﭠ ﭡ ﭢﭣ

    Transliteration

    hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin

    Yusuf Ali

    Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?

    Saheeh International

    Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?

    Shakir

    Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.

    Daryabadi

    Indeed in that there is an oath for a man of sense.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    is there not in this strong evidence for a man of sense?

    • ﭤ ﭥ ﭦ ﭧ ﭨ ﭩﭪ

    Transliteration

    alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin

    Yusuf Ali

    Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people),-

    Saheeh International

    Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -

    Shakir

    Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,

    Daryabadi

    Bethinkest thou not in what wise thy Lord did with the 'A'ad:

    Wahiduddin Khan

    Have you not heard of how your Lord dealt with the tribe of ‘Ad,

    • ﭫ ﭬ ﭭﭮ

    Transliteration

    irama thati alAAimadi

    Yusuf Ali

    Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,

    Saheeh International

    [With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,

    Shakir

    (The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,

    Daryabadi

    The people of many-columned lram.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    the people of Iram, the city of many pillars,

    • ﭯ ﭰ ﭱ ﭲ ﭳ ﭴﭵ

    Transliteration

    allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi

    Yusuf Ali

    The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?

    Saheeh International

    The likes of whom had never been created in the land?

    Shakir

    The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;

    Daryabadi

    The like of which was not built in the cities,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    the like of which has never been created in the land,

    • ﭶ ﭷ ﭸ ﭹ ﭺﭻ

    Transliteration

    wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi

    Yusuf Ali

    And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley?-

    Saheeh International

    And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?

    Shakir

    And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,

    Daryabadi

    And With Thamud who hewed out rocks in the vale,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and with the Thamud, who cut out [huge] rocks in the valley,

    • ﭼ ﭽ ﭾﭿ

    Transliteration

    wafirAAawna thee alawtadi

    Yusuf Ali

    And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?

    Saheeh International

    And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -

    Shakir

    And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,

    Daryabadi

    And with Fir'awn, owner of the stakes -

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and with Pharaoh of the stakes?

    • ﮀ ﮁ ﮂ ﮃﮄ

    Transliteration

    allatheena taghaw fee albiladi

    Yusuf Ali

    (All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,

    Saheeh International

    [All of] whom oppressed within the lands

    Shakir

    Who committed inordinacy in the cities,

    Daryabadi

    Who all waxed exorbitant in the cities,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    All of them committed excesses in their lands,

    • ﮅ ﮆ ﮇﮈ

    Transliteration

    faaktharoo feeha alfasada

    Yusuf Ali

    And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).

    Saheeh International

    And increased therein the corruption.

    Shakir

    So they made great mischief therein?

    Daryabadi

    And multiplied therein corruption.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and caused much corruption in them:

    • ﮉ ﮊ ﮋ ﮌ ﮍﮎ

    Transliteration

    fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin

    Yusuf Ali

    Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:

    Saheeh International

    So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.

    Shakir

    Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.

    Daryabadi

    Wherefore thy Lord poured on them the scourge of His torment.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    so your Lord unleashed on them the scourge of punishment:

    • ﮏ ﮐ ﮑﮒ

    Transliteration

    inna rabbaka labialmirsadi

    Yusuf Ali

    For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch-tower.

    Saheeh International

    Indeed, your Lord is in observation.

    Shakir

    Most surely your Lord is watching.

    Daryabadi

    Verily thy Lord is in an ambuscade,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    for, indeed, your Sustainer is ever on the watch!

    • ﮓ ﮔ ﮕ ﮖ ﮗ ﮘ ﮙ ﮚ ﮛ ﮜ ﮝﮞ

    Transliteration

    faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani

    Yusuf Ali

    Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."

    Saheeh International

    And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."

    Shakir

    And as for man, when his Lord tries him, then treats him with honor and makes him lead an easy life, he says: My Lord honors me.

    Daryabadi

    As for man - when his Lord proveth him and so honoureth him and is bounteous Unto him, then he saith: 'my Lord hath honoured me,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    As for man, when his Lord tests him, through honour and blessings, he says, ‘My Lord has honoured me,’

    • ﮟ ﮠ ﮡ ﮢ ﮣ ﮤ ﮥ ﮦ ﮧ ﮨﮩ

    Transliteration

    waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani

    Yusuf Ali

    But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"

    Saheeh International

    But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."

    Shakir

    But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.

    Daryabadi

    And when He proveth him, and so stinteth Unto him his provision, he saith: 'my Lord hath despised me.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    but when He tests him by straitening his means of livelihood, he says, ‘My Lord has disgraced me.’

    • ﮪﮫ ﮬ ﮭ ﮮ ﮯﮰ

    Transliteration

    kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema

    Yusuf Ali

    Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!

    Saheeh International

    No! But you do not honor the orphan

    Shakir

    Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,

    Daryabadi

    By no means! But ye honour not the orphan,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    No indeed, but you show no kindness to the orphan,

    • ﮱ ﯓ ﯔ ﯕ ﯖﯗ

    Transliteration

    wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni

    Yusuf Ali

    Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor!-

    Saheeh International

    And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.

    Shakir

    Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,

    Daryabadi

    Nor urge upon each other the feeding of the poor,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,

    • ﯘ ﯙ ﯚ ﯛﯜ

    Transliteration

    watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman

    Yusuf Ali

    And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,

    Saheeh International

    And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,

    Shakir

    And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,

    Daryabadi

    And devour the inheritance devouring greedily,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and you greedily devour the inheritance of the weak,

    • ﯝ ﯞ ﯟ ﯠﯡ

    Transliteration

    watuhibboona almala hubban jamman

    Yusuf Ali

    And ye love wealth with inordinate love!

    Saheeh International

    And you love wealth with immense love.

    Shakir

    And you love wealth with exceeding love.

    Daryabadi

    And ye love riches with exceeding love.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and you have a love of wealth which can never be satisfied.

    • ﯢ ﯣ ﯤ ﯥ ﯦ ﯧﯨ

    Transliteration

    kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan

    Yusuf Ali

    Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,

    Saheeh International

    No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -

    Shakir

    Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,

    Daryabadi

    By no means! when the earth shall be ground with grinding, grinding,

    Wahiduddin Khan

    No indeed! When the earth is crushed and ground to dust,

    • ﯩ ﯪ ﯫ ﯬ ﯭﯮ

    Transliteration

    wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan

    Yusuf Ali

    And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,

    Saheeh International

    And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,

    Shakir

    And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,

    Daryabadi

    And thy Lord shall come and the angels, rank on rank.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    when your Lord comes down with the angels, rank upon rank,

    • ﯯ ﯰ ﯱﯲ ﯳ ﯴ ﯵ ﯶ ﯷ ﯸﯹ

    Transliteration

    wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra

    Yusuf Ali

    And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face),- on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?

    Saheeh International

    And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?

    Shakir

    And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?

    Daryabadi

    And the Hell on that Day shall be brought nigh. On that Day man shall remember, but how will remembrance avail him?

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and Hell is made to appear on that Day, then man will be mindful, but what will being mindful then avail him?

    • ﭑ ﭒ ﭓ ﭔﭕ

    Transliteration

    yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee

    Yusuf Ali

    He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"

    Saheeh International

    He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."

    Shakir

    He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!

    Daryabadi

    He will say. 'would that I had sent before for this life of mine!

    Wahiduddin Khan

    He will say, ‘Oh, would that I had provided beforehand for my life!’

    • ﭖ ﭗ ﭘ ﭙ ﭚﭛ

    Transliteration

    fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun

    Yusuf Ali

    For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,

    Saheeh International

    So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,

    Shakir

    But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,

    Daryabadi

    Wherefore on that Day none shall torment with His torment.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    On that Day no one will punish as He punishes,

    • ﭜ ﭝ ﭞ ﭟﭠ

    Transliteration

    wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun

    Yusuf Ali

    And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.

    Saheeh International

    And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].

    Shakir

    And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.

    Daryabadi

    Nor shall any bind with His bond.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    and none can bind with bonds like His!

    • ﭡ ﭢ ﭣﭤ

    Transliteration

    ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu

    Yusuf Ali

    (To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!

    Saheeh International

    [To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,

    Shakir

    O soul that art at rest!

    Daryabadi

    O thou peaceful soul!

    Wahiduddin Khan

    [But to the righteous, God will say], ‘O soul at peace,

    • ﭥ ﭦ ﭧ ﭨ ﭩﭪ

    Transliteration

    irjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan

    Yusuf Ali

    "Come back thou to thy Lord,- well pleased (thyself), and well-pleasing unto Him!

    Saheeh International

    Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],

    Shakir

    Return to your Lord, well-pleased (with him), well-pleasing (Him),

    Daryabadi

    Return Unto thine Lord well pleased and well-pleasing.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    return to your Lord, well-pleased, well-pleasing.

    • ﭫ ﭬ ﭭﭮ

    Transliteration

    faodkhulee fee AAibadee

    Yusuf Ali

    "Enter thou, then, among My devotees!

    Saheeh International

    And enter among My [righteous] servants

    Shakir

    So enter among My servants,

    Daryabadi

    Enter thou among My righteous bondmen!

    Wahiduddin Khan

    Join My servants.

    • ﭯ ﭰﭱ

    Transliteration

    waodkhulee jannatee

    Yusuf Ali

    "Yea, enter thou My Heaven!

    Saheeh International

    And enter My Paradise."

    Shakir

    And enter into My garden.

    Daryabadi

    And enter thou My Garden.

    Wahiduddin Khan

    Enter My Paradise.’