Surah At-Takwir — The Overthrowing

1. 81:1 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

   بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

   Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

   When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

2. 81:2 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ

   Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

   And when the stars fall, dispersing,

3. 81:3 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

   وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

   Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

   And when the mountains are removed

4. 81:4 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

   وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

   Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

   And when full-term she-camels are neglected

5. 81:5 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

   وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

   Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

   And when the wild beasts are gathered

6. 81:6 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

   وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

   Waitha albiharu sujjirat

   And when the seas are filled with flame

7. 81:7 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

   Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

   And when the souls are paired

8. 81:8 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

   وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ

   Waitha almawoodatu suilat

   And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

9. 81:9 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

   بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ

   Biayyi thanbin qutilat

   For what sin she was killed

10. 81:10 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

    Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

    And when the pages are made public

11. 81:11 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ

    Waitha alssamao kushitat

    And when the sky is stripped away

12. 81:12 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

    Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

    And when Hellfire is set ablaze

13. 81:13 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

    Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

    And when Paradise is brought near,

14. 81:14 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

    AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

    A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

15. 81:15 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

    Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

    So I swear by the retreating stars -

16. 81:16 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

    Aljawari alkunnasi

    Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

17. 81:17 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

    Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

    And by the night as it closes in

18. 81:18 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

    Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

    And by the dawn when it breathes

19. 81:19 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

    Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

    [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

20. 81:20 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

    Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

    [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

21. 81:21 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

    MutaAAin thamma ameenin

    Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

22. 81:22 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

    Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

    And your companion is not [at all] mad.

23. 81:23 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

    And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

24. 81:24 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

    Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

    And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

25. 81:25 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

    Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

    And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

26. 81:26 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

    Faayna tathhaboona

    So where are you going?

27. 81:27 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

    It is not except a reminder to the worlds

28. 81:28 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

    Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

    For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

29. 81:29 ▶ ☆ ⧉ ↗

    وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

    And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.

Translation: Saheeh International (Saheeh International) — Quran text and translation: Tanzil.net · Audio: EveryAyah.com, QuranicAudio.com