Chapter 81 of the Quran
Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing)
التكوير
Surah At-Takwir is the 81st chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 29 ayahs and was revealed in Makkah.
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Surah At-Takwir in Arabic with English meaning
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Ayah 1
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
Ayah 2
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
Ayah 3
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
And when the mountains are removed
Ayah 4
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
And when full-term she-camels are neglected
Ayah 5
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
And when the wild beasts are gathered
Ayah 6
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
And when the seas are filled with flame
Ayah 7
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
And when the souls are paired
Ayah 8
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
Ayah 9
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
For what sin she was killed
Ayah 10
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
And when the pages are spread [i.e., made public]
Ayah 11
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
And when the sky is stripped away
Ayah 12
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
Ayah 13
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
And when Paradise is brought near,
Ayah 14
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
Ayah 15
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
So I swear by the retreating stars -
Ayah 16
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]
Ayah 17
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And by the night as it closes in
Ayah 18
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]
Ayah 19
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]
Ayah 20
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
Ayah 21
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
Ayah 22
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.
Ayah 23
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.
Ayah 24
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Ayah 25
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Ayah 26
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
So where are you going?
Ayah 27
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
Ayah 28
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
Ayah 29
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.