The Quran

سورة التّکویر

Surah Al-Takwîr 81:6

Losing of the Light · Verse 6 of 29

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And when the rivers will be drained away,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When the oceans boil over with a swell;

Ahmed Ali

When the oceans surge and swell,

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Ali Unal

And when the seas rise up boiling;

Daryabadi

And when the seas shall be filled,

Faridul Haque

And when the seas are set afire.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the cities are made to swell,

Maulvi Sher Ali

And when the rivers are drained away,

Muhammad Asad

and when the seas boil over,

Muhammad Musin Khan

And when the seas shall become as blazing Fire or shall overflow;

Muhammad Pickthall

And when the seas rise,

Muhammad Sarwar

the oceans are brought to a boil,

Muhammed ali Shakir

And when the seas are set on fire,

Rashad Khalifa

The oceans are set aflame.

Shabbir Ahmed

When the seas bustle with ships.

Commentary 81:6 The huge rivers shall be drained off and diverted for irrigational purposes.

وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

81:6 The huge rivers shall be drained off and diverted for irrigational purposes.