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81. Surah At-Takwir

The Overthrowing · Makki · 29 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

إِذَا When ٱلشَّمْسُ the sun كُوِّرَتْ is wrapped up ١

When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when ٱلنُّجُومُ the stars ٱنكَدَرَتْ fall, losing their luster ٢

And when the stars fall, dispersing,

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْجِبَالُ the mountains سُيِّرَتْ are moved away ٣

And when the mountains are removed

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْعِشَارُ the full-term she-camels عُطِّلَتْ (are) left untended ٤

And when full-term she-camels are neglected

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْوُحُوشُ the wild beasts حُشِرَتْ are gathered ٥

And when the wild beasts are gathered

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْبِحَارُ the seas سُجِّرَتْ are made to overflow ٦

And when the seas are filled with flame

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when ٱلنُّفُوسُ the souls زُوِّجَتْ are paired ٧

And when the souls are paired

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ the female infant buried alive سُئِلَتْ is asked ٨

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

— Come To Light

بِأَىِّ For what ذَنۢبٍۢ sin قُتِلَتْ she was killed ٩

For what sin she was killed

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when ٱلصُّحُفُ the pages نُشِرَتْ are laid open ١٠

And when the pages are spread [i.e., made public]

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when ٱلسَّمَآءُ the sky كُشِطَتْ is stripped away ١١

And when the sky is stripped away

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْجَحِيمُ the Hellfire سُعِّرَتْ is set ablaze ١٢

And when Hellfire is set ablaze

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when ٱلْجَنَّةُ Paradise أُزْلِفَتْ is brought near ١٣

And when Paradise is brought near,

— Come To Light

عَلِمَتْ Will know نَفْسٌۭ a soul مَّآ what أَحْضَرَتْ it has brought ١٤

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

— Come To Light

فَلَآ But nay أُقْسِمُ I swear بِٱلْخُنَّسِ by the retreating planets ١٥

So I swear by the retreating stars -

— Come To Light

ٱلْجَوَارِ Those that run ٱلْكُنَّسِ (and) disappear ١٦

Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]

— Come To Light

وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night إِذَا when عَسْعَسَ it departs ١٧

And by the night as it closes in

— Come To Light

وَٱلصُّبْحِ And the dawn إِذَا when تَنَفَّسَ it breathes ١٨

And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]

— Come To Light

إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it لَقَوْلُ (is) surely a word رَسُولٍۢ (of) a Messenger كَرِيمٍۢ noble ١٩

[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]

— Come To Light

ذِى Possessor of قُوَّةٍ power عِندَ with ذِى (the) Owner of ٱلْعَرْشِ the Throne مَكِينٍۢ secure ٢٠

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

— Come To Light

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