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                        Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
                        
                        
                        
                    
                
                Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Abul Ala Maududi
Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Raza Khan
A. J. Arberry
Ali Quli Qarai
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
Mohammad Habib Shakir
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Muhammad Sarwar
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Saheeh International
Talal Itani
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Wahiduddin Khan
                    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
                
                
                    In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
                
            
                    81:1
                    إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:1
                    When the sun is Kuwwirat.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:2
                    وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:2
                    And when the stars Inkadarat.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:3
                    وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:3
                    And when the mountains are made to pass away;  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:4
                    وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:4
                    And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:5
                    وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:5
                    And when the wild beasts are gathered together.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:6
                    وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:6
                    And when the seas become as blazing fire.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:7
                    وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:7
                    And when the souls are joined with their mates.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:8
                    وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:8
                    And when the female infant (Al-Maw'udah) buried alive is questioned (Su'ilat):  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:9
                    بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:9
                    For what sin was she killed  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:10
                    وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:10
                    And when the pages are laid open.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:11
                    وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:11
                    And when the heaven is Kushitat;  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:12
                    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:12
                    And when Hell is Su`irat.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:13
                    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:13
                    And when Paradise is brought near.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:14
                    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:14
                    Every person will know what he has brought.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:15
                    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:15
                    But nay! I swear by Al-Khunnas.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:16
                    ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Al-Jawar Al-Kunnas.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:17
                    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:17
                    And by the night when it `As`as.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:18
                    وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:18
                    And by the day when it Tanaffas.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:19
                    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:19
                    Verily, this is the Word a most honorable messenger.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:20
                    ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Dhi Quwwah, with the Lord of the Throne -- Makin,  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:21
                    مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:21
                    Obeyed there, trustworthy.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:22
                    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:22
                    And your companion is not a madman.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:23
                    وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:23
                    And indeed he saw him in the clear horizon.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:24
                    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And he withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:25
                    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And it is not the word of the outcast Shaytan.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:26
                    فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:26
                    Then where are you going  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:27
                    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:27
                    Verily, this is no less than a Reminder for the creatures.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:28
                    لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:28
                    To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    81:29
                    And you cannot will unless that Allah wills -- the Lord of all that exists.  - Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (English)