Quran Sura 81 - The Folded Up - Translations of the Quran for comparison

	Yusuf Ali	Pickthal	Shakir
1	When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;	When the sun is overthrown,	When the sun is covered,
2	When the stars fall, losing their lustre;	And when the stars fall,	And when the stars darken,
3	When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);	And when the hills are moved,	And when the mountains are made to pass away,
4	When the she-camels, ten months with young, are left untended;	And when the camels big with young are abandoned,	And when the camels are left untended,
5	When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);	And when the wild beasts are herded together,	And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
6	When the oceans boil over with a swell;	And when the seas rise,	And when the seas are set on fire,
7	When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);	And when souls are reunited,	And when souls are united,
8	When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -	And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked	And when the female infant buried alive is asked
9	For what crime she was killed;	For what sin she was slain,	For what sin she was killed,
10	When the scrolls are laid open;	And when the pages are laid open,	And when the books are spread,
11	When the world on High is unveiled;	And when the sky is torn away,	And when the heaven has its covering removed,
12	When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;	And when hell is lighted,	And when the hell is kindled up,
13	And when the Garden is brought near;-	And when the Garden is brought nigh,	And when the garden is brought nigh,
14	(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.	(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.	Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
15	So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,	Oh, but I call to witness the planets,	But nay! I swear by the stars,
16	Go straight, or hide;	The stars which rise and set,	That run their course (and) hide themselves,
17	And the Night as it dissipates;	And the close of night,	And the night when it departs,
18	And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness;-	And the breath of morning	And the morning when it brightens,
19	Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,	That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,	Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
20	Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,	Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,	The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
21	With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.	(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;	One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
22	And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;	And your comrade is not mad.	And your companion is not gone mad.
23	And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.	Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.	And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
24	Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.	And he is not avid of the Unseen.	Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
25	Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.	Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.	Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
26	When whither go ye?	Whither then go ye?	Whither then will you go?
27	Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:	This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,	It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
28	(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:	Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.	For him among you who pleases to go straight.
29	But ye shall not will except as Allah wills,- the Cherisher of the Worlds.	And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.	And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.