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At-Takwir

The Overthrowing29 Verses5 Hadithsmakkah

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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81:1
إِذَا
When
ٱلشَّمۡسُ
the sun
كُوِّرَتۡ
is wrapped up
١
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
81:2
وَإِذَا
And when
ٱلنُّجُومُ
the stars
ٱنكَدَرَتۡ
fall, losing their luster
٢
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
81:3
وَإِذَا
And when
ٱلۡجِبَالُ
the mountains
سُيِّرَتۡ
are moved away
٣
And when the mountains are removed
81:4
وَإِذَا
And when
ٱلۡعِشَارُ
the full-term she-camels
عُطِّلَتۡ
(are) left untended
٤
And when full-term she-camels1 are neglected
81:5
وَإِذَا
And when
ٱلۡوُحُوشُ
the wild beasts
حُشِرَتۡ
are gathered
٥
And when the wild beasts are gathered
81:6
وَإِذَا
And when
ٱلۡبِحَارُ
the seas
سُجِّرَتۡ
are made to overflow
٦
And when the seas are filled with flame1
81:7
وَإِذَا
And when
ٱلنُّفُوسُ
the souls
زُوِّجَتۡ
are paired
٧
And when the souls are paired1
81:8
وَإِذَا
And when
ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ
the female infant buried alive
سُئِلَتۡ
is asked
٨
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
81:9
بِأَىِّ
For what
ذَنۢبٍ
sin
قُتِلَتۡ
she was killed
٩
For what sin she was killed
81:10
وَإِذَا
And when
ٱلصُّحُفُ
the pages
نُشِرَتۡ
are laid open
١٠
And when the pages1 are spread [i.e., made public]
81:11
وَإِذَا
And when
ٱلسَّمَآءُ
the sky
كُشِطَتۡ
is stripped away
١١
And when the sky is stripped away
81:12
وَإِذَا
And when
ٱلۡجَحِيمُ
the Hellfire
سُعِّرَتۡ
is set ablaze
١٢
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
81:13
وَإِذَا
And when
ٱلۡجَنَّةُ
Paradise
أُزۡلِفَتۡ
is brought near
١٣
And when Paradise is brought near,
81:14
عَلِمَتۡ
Will know
نَفۡسٌ
a soul
مَّآ
what
أَحۡضَرَتۡ
it has brought
١٤
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].1
81:15
فَلَآ
But nay
أُقۡسِمُ
I swear
بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ
by the retreating planets
١٥
So I swear by the retreating stars -
81:16
ٱلۡجَوَارِ
Those that run
ٱلۡكُنَّسِ
(and) disappear
١٦
Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]
81:17
وَٱلَّيۡلِ
And the night
إِذَا
when
عَسۡعَسَ
it departs
١٧
And by the night as it closes in1
81:18
وَٱلصُّبۡحِ
And the dawn
إِذَا
when
تَنَفَّسَ
it breathes
١٨
And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]
81:19
إِنَّهُۥ
Indeed, it
لَقَوۡلُ
(is) surely a word
رَسُولٍ
(of) a Messenger
كَرِيمٍ
noble
١٩
[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]
81:20
ذِى
Possessor of
قُوَّةٍ
power
عِندَ
with
ذِى
(the) Owner of
ٱلۡعَرۡشِ
the Throne
مَكِينٍ
secure
٢٠
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
81:21
مُّطَاعٍ
One to be obeyed
ثَمَّ
and
أَمِينٍ
trustworthy
٢١
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
81:22
وَمَا
And not
صَاحِبُكُم
(is) your companion
بِمَجۡنُونٍ
mad
٢٢
And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.1
81:23
وَلَقَدۡ
And certainly
رَءَاهُ
he saw him
بِٱلۡأُفُقِ
in the horizon
ٱلۡمُبِينِ
the clear
٢٣
And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.1
81:24
وَمَا
And not
هُوَ
he (is)
عَلَى
on
ٱلۡغَيۡبِ
the unseen
بِضَنِينٍ
a withholder
٢٤
And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.1
81:25
وَمَا
And not
هُوَ
it
بِقَوۡلِ
(is the) word
شَيۡطَـٰنٍ
(of) Shaitaan
رَّجِيمٍ
accursed
٢٥
And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
81:26
فَأَيۡنَ
So where
تَذۡهَبُونَ
are you going
٢٦
So where are you going?1
81:27
إِنۡ
Not
هُوَ
it
إِلَّا
(is) except
ذِكۡرٌ
a reminder
لِّلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ
to the worlds
٢٧
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
81:28
لِمَن
For whoever
شَآءَ
wills
مِنكُمۡ
among you
أَن
to
يَسۡتَقِيمَ
take a straight way
٢٨
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
81:29
وَمَا
And not
تَشَآءُونَ
you will
إِلَّآ
except
أَن
that
يَشَآءَ
wills
ٱللَّهُ
Allah
رَبُّ
Lord
ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ
(of) the worlds
٢٩
And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.
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