Surah 81
التكوير At-Takwir · The Overthrowing
- Verses
- 29
- Revealed
- Meccan
- Juz
- 30
- Rukus
- 1
- Revelation order
- 7
- Pages
- 586–586
About Surah At-Takwir
Surah At-Takwir (التكوير, “The Overthrowing”) is chapter 81 of the Quran and contains 29 verses. It is a Meccan surah, revealed 7th of the 114. It appears in juz 30, spans pages 586–586 of the standard mushaf, and is divided into 1 ruku.
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
When the sun is overthrown,
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وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
And when the stars fall,
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وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
And when the hills are moved,
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وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
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وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
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وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
And when the seas rise,
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وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
And when souls are reunited,
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وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked
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بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
For what sin she was slain,
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وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
And when the pages are laid open,
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وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
And when the sky is torn away,
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وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
And when hell is lighted,
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وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
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عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
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فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
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ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
The stars which rise and set,
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And the close of night,
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وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
And the breath of morning
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إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
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ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
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مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
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وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
And your comrade is not mad.
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وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
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وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
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وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
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فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Whither then go ye?
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إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
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لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
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وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
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Common questions
How many verses are in Surah At-Takwir?
Surah At-Takwir has 29 verses.
Is Surah At-Takwir Meccan or Medinan?
Surah At-Takwir is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.
What number is Surah At-Takwir in the Quran?
It is chapter 81 of 114, and the 7th surah in the order of revelation.
Which juz is Surah At-Takwir in?
It appears in juz 30, on pages 586–586 of the standard mushaf.
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