At-Takwir

At-Takwir

بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ

1. 81:1

   اِذَا الشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡۙ ١

   When the sun is wound round and its light is lost and is overthrown.

2. 81:2

   وَاِذَا النُّجُوۡمُ انْكَدَرَتۡۙ ٢

   And when the stars fall.

3. 81:3

   وَاِذَا الۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡۙ ٣

   And when the mountains are made to pass away;

4. 81:4

   وَاِذَا الۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡۙ ٤

   And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;

5. 81:5

   وَاِذَا الۡوُحُوۡشُ حُشِرَتۡۙ ٥

   And when the wild beasts are gathered together.

6. 81:6

   وَاِذَا الۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡۙ ٦

   And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.

7. 81:7

   وَاِذَا النُّفُوۡسُ زُوِّجَتۡۙ ٧

   And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).

8. 81:8

   وَاِذَا الۡمَوۡءٗدَةُ سُٮِٕلَتۡۙ ٨

   And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:

9. 81:9

   بِاَىِّ ذَنۡۢبٍ قُتِلَتۡ​ۚ ٩

   For what sin, was she killed?

10. 81:10

    وَاِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡۙ ١٠

    And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.

11. 81:11

    وَاِذَا السَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡۙ ١١

    And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;

12. 81:12

    وَاِذَا الۡجَحِيۡمُ سُعِّرَتۡۙ ١٢

    And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.

13. 81:13

    وَاِذَا الۡجَـنَّةُ اُزۡلِفَتۡۙ ١٣

    And when Paradise is brought near.

14. 81:14

    عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٌ مَّاۤ اَحۡضَرَتۡؕ ١٤

    (Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).

15. 81:15

    فَلَاۤ اُقۡسِمُ بِالۡخُنَّسِۙ ١٥

    So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).

16. 81:16

    الۡجَوَارِ الۡكُنَّسِۙ ١٦

    And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.

17. 81:17

    وَالَّيۡلِ اِذَا عَسۡعَسَۙ ١٧

    And by the night as it departs.

18. 81:18

    وَالصُّبۡحِ اِذَا تَنَفَّسَۙ ١٨

    And by the dawn as it brightens.

19. 81:19

    اِنَّهٗ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُوۡلٍ كَرِيۡمٍۙ ١٩

    Verily, this is the Word (this Qur’ân brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibrîl (Gabrîl), from Allâh to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم].

20. 81:20

    ذِىۡ قُوَّةٍ عِنۡدَ ذِى الۡعَرۡشِ مَكِيۡنٍۙ ٢٠

    Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allâh), the Lord of the Throne,

21. 81:21

    مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ اَمِيۡنٍؕ ٢١

    Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.

22. 81:22

    وَ مَا صَاحِبُكُمۡ بِمَجۡنُوۡنٍ​ۚ ٢٢

    And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.

23. 81:23

    وَلَقَدۡ رَاٰهُ بِالۡاُفُقِ الۡمُبِيۡنِ​ۚ ٢٣

    And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibrîl (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).

24. 81:24

    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الۡغَيۡبِ بِضَنِيۡنٍ​ۚ ٢٤

    And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.

25. 81:25

    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَيۡطٰنٍ رَّجِيۡمٍۙ ٢٥

    And it (the Qur’ân) is not the word of the outcast Shaitân (Satan).

26. 81:26

    فَاَيۡنَ تَذۡهَبُوۡنَؕ ٢٦

    Then where are you going?

27. 81:27

    اِنۡ هُوَ اِلَّا ذِكۡرٌ لِّلۡعٰلَمِيۡنَۙ ٢٧

    Verily, this (the Qur’ân) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the ‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn)

28. 81:28

    لِمَنۡ شَآءَ مِنۡكُمۡ اَنۡ يَّسۡتَقِيۡمَؕ ٢٨

    To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.

29. 81:29

    وَمَا تَشَآءُوۡنَ اِلَّاۤ اَنۡ يَّشَآءَ اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ ٢٩

    And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allâh wills - the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).