The Quran

سورة التّکویر

Surah Al-Takwîr 81:2

Losing of the Light · Verse 2 of 29

وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انْكَدَرَتْ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And when the stars are obscured,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When the stars fall, losing their lustre;

Ahmed Ali

The stars turn dim and scatter,

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And when the stars fall (losing their luster);

Daryabadi

And when the stars shall dart down,

Faridul Haque

And when the stars fall down.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the stars are dust-coloured,

Maulvi Sher Ali

And when the stars are obscured,

Muhammad Asad

and when the stars lose their light,

Muhammad Musin Khan

And when the stars shall fall;

Muhammad Pickthall

And when the stars fall,

Muhammad Sarwar

the stars are made to fade away,

Muhammed ali Shakir

And when the stars darken,

Rashad Khalifa

The stars are crashed into each other.

Shabbir Ahmed

And when the stars lose their glow.

Commentary 81:2 The stars also stand for the people with Divine knowledge.

وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ

81:2 The stars also stand for the people with Divine knowledge.