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Verse (81:15) - English Translation

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Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the fifteenth verse of chapter 81 (sūrat l-takwīr). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

 

Chapter (81) sūrat l-takwīr (The Overthrowing)

Sahih International: So I swear by the retreating stars -

Pickthall: Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

Yusuf Ali: So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,

Shakir: But nay! I swear by the stars,

Muhammad Sarwar: I do not need to swear by the orbiting

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

Arberry: No! I swear by the slinkers,

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