Surah At-Takwir

سورة التكوير

The Overthrowing

Surah 81 · 29 Ayahs

What Is Surah At-Takwir?

Surah At-Takwir is Surah 81 of the Quran. It contains 29 ayahs and was revealed in Makkah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

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Ayah 1
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
Meaning
When the sun will be folded up,
2
Ayah 2
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
Meaning
and when the stars will swoop down,
3
Ayah 3
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
Meaning
and when the mountains will be set in motion,
4
Ayah 4
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
Meaning
and when the ten-months pregnant she-camels will be abandoned,
5
Ayah 5
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
Meaning
and when the wild beasts will be gathered together,
6
Ayah 6
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
Meaning
and when the seas will be flared up,
7
Ayah 7
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
Meaning
and when the people will be arranged in categories,
8
Ayah 8
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
Meaning
and when the girl-child that was buried alive will be asked,
9
Ayah 9
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
Meaning
for what sin she was killed,
10
Ayah 10
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
Meaning
and when the scrolls (of deeds) will be unrolled,
11
Ayah 11
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
Meaning
and when the sky will be stripped off,
12
Ayah 12
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
Meaning
and when the Hell will be set ablaze,
13
Ayah 13
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
Meaning
and when the Paradise will be brought close,
14
Ayah 14
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
Meaning
then everyone will know what he (or she) has put forward.
15
Ayah 15
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
Meaning
So, I swear by those (stars) that recede,
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Ayah 16
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
Meaning
that proceed, that withdraw from the scene,
17
Ayah 17
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
Meaning
and by the night when it departs,
18
Ayah 18
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Meaning
and the morning when it starts breathing,
19
Ayah 19
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Meaning
it (the Qur’ān) is surely the word of a noble messenger (Jibra’īl X),
20
Ayah 20
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Meaning
the one possessing power and a high status with the Lord of the Throne,
21
Ayah 21
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Meaning
the one obeyed there, trusted.
22
Ayah 22
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
Meaning
Your companion (Muhammad ) is not a madman,
23
Ayah 23
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Meaning
and he did see him (Jibra’īl X) on the clear horizon.
24
Ayah 24
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Meaning
And he (the Prophet) is not stingy about (the news of) the unseen.
25
Ayah 25
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Meaning
Nor is it the word of an outcast satan (devil).
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Ayah 26
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Meaning
Then where are you going?
27
Ayah 27
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Meaning
It is nothing else but a message of advice for all the worlds,
28
Ayah 28
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
Meaning
for the benefit of any one from among you who intends to go straight.
29
Ayah 29
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Meaning
And you cannot intend (to do anything) unless it is so willed by Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.