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Surah 81 · 29 Ayahs

At-Takwir

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy

  1. إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ١

    When the sun is shrouded in darkness

  2. وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انْكَدَرَتْ٢

    when the stars are dimmed

  3. وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ٣

    when the mountains are set in motion

  4. وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ٤

    when pregnant camels are abandoned

  5. وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ٥

    when wild beasts are herded together

  6. وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ٦

    when the seas boil over

  7. وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ٧

    when souls are sorted into classes

  8. وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ٨

    when the baby girl buried alive is asked

  9. بِأَيِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ٩

    for what sin she was killed

  10. وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ١٠

    when the records of deeds are spread open

  11. وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ١١

    when the sky is stripped away

  12. وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ١٢

    when Hell is made to blaze

  13. وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ١٣

    and Paradise brought near

  14. عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا أَحْضَرَتْ١٤

    then every soul will know what it has brought about

  15. فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ١٥

    I swear by the planets

  16. الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ١٦

    that recede, move, and hide

  17. وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ١٧

    by the night that descends

  18. وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ١٨

    by the dawn that softly breathes

  19. إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ١٩

    this is the speech of a noble messenger

  20. ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِنْدَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ٢٠

    who possesses great strength and is held in honour by the Lord of the Throne––

  21. مُطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ٢١

    he is obeyed there and worthy of trust

  22. وَمَا صَاحِبُكُمْ بِمَجْنُونٍ٢٢

    Your companion is not mad

  23. وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ٢٣

    he did see him on the clear horizon

  24. وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ٢٤

    He does not withhold what is revealed to him from beyond

  25. وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَجِيمٍ٢٥

    This is not the word of an outcast devil

  26. فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ٢٦

    So where are you [people] going

  27. إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَالَمِينَ٢٧

    This is a message for all people

  28. لِمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيمَ٢٨

    for those who wish to take the straight path

  29. وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ٢٩

    But you will only wish to do so by the will of God, the Lord of all people