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Surah At-Takwir

Meccan 29 Ayahs Juz 30
التكوير

Surah At-Takwir (التكوير) is chapter 81 of the Holy Quran — a Meccan surah of 29 verses (ayahs).

Bismillah
بِسْمِIn (the) namebis'miٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahiٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِthe Most Graciousl-raḥmāniٱلرَّحِيمِthe Most Mercifull-raḥīmi
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
81:1
إِذَاWhenidhāٱلشَّمْسُthe sunl-shamsuكُوِّرَتْis wrapped upkuwwirat١
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
81:2
وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhāٱلنُّجُومُthe starsl-nujūmuٱنكَدَرَتْfall, losing their lusterinkadarat٢
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
81:3
وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhāٱلْجِبَالُthe mountainsl-jibāluسُيِّرَتْare moved awaysuyyirat٣
And when the mountains are removed
81:4
وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhāٱلْعِشَارُthe full-term she-camelsl-ʿishāruعُطِّلَتْ(are) left untendedʿuṭṭilat٤
And when full-term she-camels are neglected
81:5
وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhāٱلْوُحُوشُthe wild beastsl-wuḥūshuحُشِرَتْare gatheredḥushirat٥
And when the wild beasts are gathered
81:6
وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhāٱلْبِحَارُthe seasl-biḥāruسُجِّرَتْare made to overflowsujjirat٦
And when the seas are filled with flame
81:7
وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhāٱلنُّفُوسُthe soulsl-nufūsuزُوِّجَتْare pairedzuwwijat٧
And when the souls are paired
81:8
وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhāٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُthe female infant buried alivel-mawūdatuسُئِلَتْis askedsu-ilat٨
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
81:9
بِأَىِّFor whatbi-ayyiذَنۢبٍۢsindhanbinقُتِلَتْshe was killedqutilat٩
For what sin she was killed
81:10
وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhāٱلصُّحُفُthe pagesl-ṣuḥufuنُشِرَتْare laid opennushirat١٠
And when the pages are spread [i.e., made public]
81:11
وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhāٱلسَّمَآءُthe skyl-samāuكُشِطَتْis stripped awaykushiṭat١١
And when the sky is stripped away
81:12
وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhāٱلْجَحِيمُthe Hellfirel-jaḥīmuسُعِّرَتْis set ablazesuʿʿirat١٢
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
81:13
وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhāٱلْجَنَّةُParadisel-janatuأُزْلِفَتْis brought nearuz'lifat١٣
And when Paradise is brought near,
81:14
عَلِمَتْWill knowʿalimatنَفْسٌۭa soulnafsunمَّآwhatmāأَحْضَرَتْit has broughtaḥḍarat١٤
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
81:15
فَلَآBut nayfalāأُقْسِمُI swearuq'simuبِٱلْخُنَّسِby the retreating planetsbil-khunasi١٥
So I swear by the retreating stars -
81:16
ٱلْجَوَارِThose that runal-jawāriٱلْكُنَّسِ(and) disappearl-kunasi١٦
Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]
81:17
وَٱلَّيْلِAnd the nightwa-al-layliإِذَاwhenidhāعَسْعَسَit departsʿasʿasa١٧
And by the night as it closes in
81:18
وَٱلصُّبْحِAnd the dawnwal-ṣub'ḥiإِذَاwhenidhāتَنَفَّسَit breathestanaffasa١٨
And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]
81:19
إِنَّهُۥIndeed, itinnahuلَقَوْلُ(is) surely a wordlaqawluرَسُولٍۢ(of) a Messengerrasūlinكَرِيمٍۢnoblekarīmin١٩
[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]
81:20
ذِىPossessor ofdhīقُوَّةٍpowerquwwatinعِندَwithʿindaذِى(the) Owner ofdhīٱلْعَرْشِthe Thronel-ʿarshiمَكِينٍۢsecuremakīnin٢٠
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
81:21
مُّطَاعٍۢOne to be obeyedmuṭāʿinثَمَّandthammaأَمِينٍۢtrustworthyamīnin٢١
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
81:22
وَمَاAnd notwamāصَاحِبُكُم(is) your companionṣāḥibukumبِمَجْنُونٍۢmadbimajnūnin٢٢
And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.
81:23
وَلَقَدْAnd certainlywalaqadرَءَاهُhe saw himraāhuبِٱلْأُفُقِin the horizonbil-ufuqiٱلْمُبِينِthe clearl-mubīni٢٣
And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.
81:24
وَمَاAnd notwamāهُوَhe (is)huwaعَلَىonʿalāٱلْغَيْبِthe unseenl-ghaybiبِضَنِينٍۢa withholderbiḍanīnin٢٤
And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
81:25
وَمَاAnd notwamāهُوَithuwaبِقَوْلِ(is the) wordbiqawliشَيْطَـٰنٍۢ(of) Shaitaanshayṭāninرَّجِيمٍۢaccursedrajīmin٢٥
And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
81:26
فَأَيْنَSo wherefa-aynaتَذْهَبُونَare you goingtadhhabūna٢٦
So where are you going?
81:27
إِنْNotinهُوَithuwaإِلَّا(is) exceptillāذِكْرٌۭa reminderdhik'runلِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَto the worldslil'ʿālamīna٢٧
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
81:28
لِمَنFor whoeverlimanشَآءَwillsshāaمِنكُمْamong youminkumأَنtoanيَسْتَقِيمَtake a straight wayyastaqīma٢٨
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
81:29
وَمَاAnd notwamāتَشَآءُونَyou willtashāūnaإِلَّآexceptillāأَنthatanيَشَآءَwillsyashāaٱللَّهُAllahl-lahuرَبُّLordrabbuٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ(of) the worldsl-ʿālamīna٢٩
And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.