The Quran

سورة التّکویر

Surah Al-Takwîr 81:8

Losing of the Light · Verse 8 of 29

وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And when the girl-child who is buried alive will be questioned about;

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -

Ahmed Ali

And the little girl buried alive is asked

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Ali Unal

And when the female infant, buried alive, is questioned

Daryabadi

And when the girl buried alive shall be asked:

Faridul Haque

And when the girl-child who was buried alive is asked.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when the one buried alive is asked

Maulvi Sher Ali

And when the female-infant buried alive is questioned about -

Muhammad Asad

and when the girl-child that was buried alive is made to ask

Muhammad Musin Khan

And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) shall be questioned.

Muhammad Pickthall

And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked

Muhammad Sarwar

questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive,.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And when the female infant buried alive is asked

Rashad Khalifa

The girl who was buried alive is asked:

Shabbir Ahmed

When the little girl that was buried alive is made to ask -

Commentary 81:8-9 Here is a reference to a change of attitude and laws regarding some vices committed in the days of the past.

On 81:8–9

وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ﴿٨﴾بِأَيِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ﴿٩﴾

81:8-9 Here is a reference to a change of attitude and laws regarding some vices committed in the days of the past.