At-Takwir
The Overthrowing · Meccan · 29 verses
Surah At-Takwir (Chapter 81), consisting of 29 verses. Revealed in Mecca (Juz 30, page 586 of the Mushaf).
Page 586 · Juz 30 / Hizb 59
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
بِسۡمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ
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إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
اِذَا الشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡࣕۙ
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
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وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
وَاِذَا النُّجُوۡمُ انۡكَدَرَتۡࣕۙ
And when the stars fall, dispersing
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وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
وَاِذَا الۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡࣕۙ
And when the mountains are removed
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وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
وَاِذَا الۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡࣕۙ
And when full-term she-camels are neglected
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وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
وَاِذَا الۡوُحُوۡشُ حُشِرَتۡࣕۙ
And when the wild beasts are gathered
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وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
وَاِذَا الۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡࣕۙ
And when the seas are filled with flame
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وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
وَاِذَا النُّفُوۡسُ زُوِّجَتۡࣕۙ
And when the souls are paired
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وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
وَاِذَا الۡمَوۡءٗدَةُ سُئِلَتۡࣕۙ
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
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بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
بِاَيِّ ذَنۭۡبٍ قُتِلَتۡۚ
For what sin she was killed
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وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
وَاِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡࣕۙ
And when the pages are made public
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وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
وَاِذَا السَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡࣕۙ
And when the sky is stripped away
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وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
وَاِذَا الۡجَحِيۡمُ سُعِّرَتۡࣕۙ
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
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وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
وَاِذَا الۡجَنَّةُ اُزۡلِفَتۡࣕۙ
And when Paradise is brought near
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عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٌ مَّا٘ اَحۡضَرَتۡؕ
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it]
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فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
فَلَا٘ اُقۡسِمُ بِالۡخُنَّسِۙ
So I swear by the retreating stars
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ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
الۡجَوَارِ الۡكُنَّسِۙ
Those that run [their courses] and disappear
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
وَالَّيۡلِ اِذَا عَسۡعَسَۙ
And by the night as it closes in
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وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
وَالصُّبۡحِ اِذَا تَنَفَّسَۙ
And by the dawn when it breathes
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إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
اِنَّهٗ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُوۡلٍ كَرِيۡمٍۙ
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
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ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
ذِيۡ قُوَّةٍ عِنۡدَ ذِي الۡعَرۡشِ مَكِيۡنٍۙ
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position]
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مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ اَمِيۡنٍؕ
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy
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وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُمۡ بِمَجۡنُوۡنٍۚ
And your companion is not [at all] mad
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وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
وَلَقَدۡ رَاٰهُ بِالۡاُفُقِ الۡمُبِيۡنِۚ
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon
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وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَي الۡغَيۡبِ بِضَنِيۡنٍۚ
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen
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وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَيۡطٰنٍ رَّجِيۡمٍۙ
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens]
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فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
فَاَيۡنَ تَذۡهَبُوۡنَؕ
So where are you going
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إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
اِنۡ هُوَ اِلَّا ذِكۡرٌ لِّلۡعٰلَمِيۡنَۙ
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
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لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
لِمَنۡ شَآءَ مِنۡكُمۡ اَنۡ يَّسۡتَقِيۡمَؕ
For whoever wills among you to take a right course
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وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
وَمَا تَشَآءُوۡنَ اِلَّا٘ اَنۡ يَّشَآءَ اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَࣖ
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds
Quran text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script, Medina Mushaf). Translation: Saheeh International. IndoPak script: King Fahd Quran Printing Complex (Nastaleeq edition). Word-by-word meanings: Quran.com. Recitations: EveryAyah.com.