The Overthrowing

81 - At-Takwir

سُورَةُ التَّكۡوِيرِ

  • 81:1
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    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

    (On the day) when the sun is made to cease shining,

  • 81:2
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    وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انْكَدَرَتْ

    the stars are made to fade away,

  • 81:3
    3

    وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

    the mountains are scattered about as dust,

  • 81:4
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    وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

    the young barren camels are abandoned,

  • 81:5
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    وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

    the wild beasts are herded together,

  • 81:6
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    وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

    the oceans are brought to a boil,

  • 81:7
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    وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

    souls are reunited with their bodies,

  • 81:8
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    وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ

    questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive,

  • 81:9
    9

    بِأَيِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ

    such as, "For what crime were they murdered?"

  • 81:10
    10

    وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

    the records of deeds are made public,

  • 81:11
    11

    وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ

    the heavens are unveiled,

  • 81:12
    12

    وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

    hell is made to blaze,

  • 81:13
    13

    وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

    and Paradise is brought near,

  • 81:14
    14

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا أَحْضَرَتْ

    then every soul will discover the consequence of its deeds.

  • 81:15
    15

    فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ

    I do not need to swear by the orbiting

  • 81:16
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    الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ

    stars which are visible during the night

  • 81:17
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    وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

    and sit during the day, or by the darkening night

  • 81:18
    18

    وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

    and brightening morning,

  • 81:19
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    إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

    that the Quran is the word of the honorable angelic, mighty Messenger

  • 81:20
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    ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِنْدَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

    who is honored in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,

  • 81:21
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    مُطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

    obeyed by (all creatures) and faithful to His trust.

  • 81:22
    22

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُمْ بِمَجْنُونٍ

    Your companion (Muhammad) does not suffer from any mental illness

  • 81:23
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    وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ

    He certainly saw him (Gabriel) high up on the horizon in his original form

  • 81:24
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    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

    He (Muhammad) is not accused of lying about the unseen.

  • 81:25
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    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَجِيمٍ

    The Quran is not the word of condemned satan.

  • 81:26
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    فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

    Where then will you go?

  • 81:27
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    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَالَمِينَ

    This is certainly the guidance for all (jinn and mankind).

  • 81:28
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    لِمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيمَ

    So let those who want, choose the right guidance

  • 81:29
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    وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

    However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so.