At-Takwir

التكوير

Surah 81 Meccan 29 verses

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ

When the sun is wrapped up in darkness,

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2
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ

and when the stars fall down,

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3
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ

and when the mountains are set in motion,

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4
وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ

and when pregnant camels[1] are left unattended,

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5
وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ

and when wild beasts are gathered,

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6
وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ

and when the seas are set on fire,

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وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ

and when the souls are sorted[1],

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وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ

and when the baby girl buried alive[1] is asked,

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9
بِأَيِّ ذَنۢبٖ قُتِلَتۡ

for what crime she was killed,

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10
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ

and when records of deeds are spread open,

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11
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡ

and when the sky is stripped away[1],

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12
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتۡ

and when the Blazing Fire is flared up,

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13
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَنَّةُ أُزۡلِفَتۡ

and when Paradise is brought near –

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14
عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٞ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ

then every soul will know what it has brought about[1].

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فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ

I swear by the receding stars,

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ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ

that run their course and disappear[1],

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17
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

and by the night as it departs,

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18
وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

and by the day as it breaks –

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إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ

Indeed, this [Qur’an] is a word conveyed by a noble angel-messenger.

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ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي ٱلۡعَرۡشِ مَكِينٖ

endowed with power, of high standing with the Lord of the Throne,

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21
مُّطَاعٖ ثَمَّ أَمِينٖ

obeyed there [by other angels] and trustworthy.

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22
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجۡنُونٖ

Your fellow [i.e., the Prophet] is not a madman.

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23
وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

He indeed saw him [i.e., Gabriel] on the clear horizon[1].

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وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلۡغَيۡبِ بِضَنِينٖ

He does not withhold [knowledge of] the unseen[1].

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25
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَيۡطَٰنٖ رَّجِيمٖ

This [Qur’an] is not the word of an accursed devil.

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26
فَأَيۡنَ تَذۡهَبُونَ

So which way are you going[1]?

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إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

It is but a reminder to the worlds,

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28
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَسۡتَقِيمَ

for those among you who wish to take the straight path.

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29
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

But you cannot wish except by the Will of Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

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Translation: Rowwad Translation Center. Source: QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.20.

Arabic text: King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex. Surah details: Tanzil.net (CC BY 3.0).

This is a translation of the meanings of the Quran. Like any human work, it may contain errors.