Surah 81 · Meccan · 29 ayahs

التكويرAt-Takwir

The Overthrowing

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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 81:1

    إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ

    When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

  2. 81:2

    وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ

    And when the stars fall, dispersing

  3. 81:3

    وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ

    And when the mountains are removed

  4. 81:4

    وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ

    And when full-term she-camels are neglected

  5. 81:5

    وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ

    And when the wild beasts are gathered

  6. 81:6

    وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ

    And when the seas are filled with flame

  7. 81:7

    وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ

    And when the souls are paired

  8. 81:8

    وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ

    And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

  9. 81:9

    بِأَيِّ ذَنۢبٖ قُتِلَتۡ

    For what sin she was killed

  10. 81:10

    وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ

    And when the pages are made public

  11. 81:11

    وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡ

    And when the sky is stripped away

  12. 81:12

    وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتۡ

    And when Hellfire is set ablaze

  13. 81:13

    وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَنَّةُ أُزۡلِفَتۡ

    And when Paradise is brought near

  14. 81:14

    عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسࣱ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ

    A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it]

  15. 81:15

    فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ

    So I swear by the retreating stars

  16. 81:16

    ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ

    Those that run [their courses] and disappear

  17. 81:17

    وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

    And by the night as it closes in

  18. 81:18

    وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

    And by the dawn when it breathes

  19. 81:19

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ

    [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

  20. 81:20

    ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي ٱلۡعَرۡشِ مَكِينٖ

    [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position]

  21. 81:21

    مُّطَاعٖ ثَمَّ أَمِينٖ

    Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy

  22. 81:22

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجۡنُونٖ

    And your companion is not [at all] mad

  23. 81:23

    وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

    And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon

  24. 81:24

    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلۡغَيۡبِ بِضَنِينٖ

    And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen

  25. 81:25

    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَيۡطَٰنٖ رَّجِيمٖ

    And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens]

  26. 81:26

    فَأَيۡنَ تَذۡهَبُونَ

    So where are you going

  27. 81:27

    إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرࣱ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

    It is not except a reminder to the worlds

  28. 81:28

    لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَسۡتَقِيمَ

    For whoever wills among you to take a right course

  29. 81:29

    وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

    And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds

Arabic text: The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia. Translations via Tanzil.net and QuranEnc.