81. At-Takwir (التكوير)
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
Verse 1
إِذَا الشَّمسُ كُوِّرَت
Translation
When the sun is wrapped up in darkness,
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Verse 2
وَإِذَا النُّجومُ انكَدَرَت
Translation
and when the stars fall down,
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Verse 3
وَإِذَا الجِبالُ سُيِّرَت
Translation
and when the mountains are set in motion,
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Verse 4
وَإِذَا العِشارُ عُطِّلَت
Translation
and when pregnant camels[1] are left unattended,
Footnotes
[1] Which are near delivery. It alludes to the distraction of people from their most valuable possessions, such as ten-month pregnant camels for nomadic Arabs.
[1] Which are near delivery. It alludes to the distraction of people from their most valuable possessions, such as ten-month pregnant camels for nomadic Arabs.
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Verse 5
وَإِذَا الوُحوشُ حُشِرَت
Translation
and when wild beasts are gathered,
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Verse 6
وَإِذَا البِحارُ سُجِّرَت
Translation
and when the seas are set on fire,
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Verse 7
وَإِذَا النُّفوسُ زُوِّجَت
Translation
and when the souls are sorted[1],
Footnotes
[1] i.e., "joined" with their groups or sects, wicked with the wicked souls, righteous with the righteous.
[1] i.e., "joined" with their groups or sects, wicked with the wicked souls, righteous with the righteous.
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Verse 8
وَإِذَا المَوءۥدَةُ سُئِلَت
Translation
and when the baby girl buried alive[1] is asked,
Footnotes
[1] As the pagan Arabs used to do for fear of shame or poverty. The Qur’an condemned this practice. See 16:58-59.
[1] As the pagan Arabs used to do for fear of shame or poverty. The Qur’an condemned this practice. See 16:58-59.
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Verse 9
بِأَىِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَت
Translation
for what crime she was killed,
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Verse 10
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَت
Translation
and when records of deeds are spread open,
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Verse 11
وَإِذَا السَّماءُ كُشِطَت
Translation
and when the sky is stripped away[1],
Footnotes
[1] As the skin of sheep is stripped away.
[1] As the skin of sheep is stripped away.
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Verse 12
وَإِذَا الجَحيمُ سُعِّرَت
Translation
and when the Blazing Fire is flared up,
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Verse 13
وَإِذَا الجَنَّةُ أُزلِفَت
Translation
and when Paradise is brought near –
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Verse 14
عَلِمَت نَفسٌ ما أَحضَرَت
Translation
then every soul will know what it has brought about[1].
Footnotes
[1] Of faith or disbelief, good or bad deeds for that Day.
[1] Of faith or disbelief, good or bad deeds for that Day.
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Verse 15
فَلا أُقسِمُ بِالخُنَّسِ
Translation
I swear by the receding stars,
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Verse 16
الجَوارِ الكُنَّسِ
Translation
that run their course and disappear[1],
Footnotes
[1] i.e., the stars that run their courses and then hide at their setting, as gazelles hide in their dens. "Kanasa" means sweeping or hiding.
[1] i.e., the stars that run their courses and then hide at their setting, as gazelles hide in their dens. "Kanasa" means sweeping or hiding.
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Verse 17
وَالَّيلِ إِذا عَسعَسَ
Translation
and by the night as it departs,
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Verse 18
وَالصُّبحِ إِذا تَنَفَّسَ
Translation
and by the day as it breaks –
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Verse 19
إِنَّهُ لَقَولُ رَسولٍ كَريمٍ
Translation
Indeed, this [Qur’an] is a word conveyed by a noble angel-messenger.
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Verse 20
ذى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى العَرشِ مَكينٍ
Translation
endowed with power, of high standing with the Lord of the Throne,
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Verse 21
مُطاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمينٍ
Translation
obeyed there [by other angels] and trustworthy.
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Verse 22
وَما صاحِبُكُم بِمَجنونٍ
Translation
Your fellow [i.e., the Prophet] is not a madman.
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Verse 23
وَلَقَد رَءاهُ بِالأُفُقِ المُبينِ
Translation
He indeed saw him [i.e., Gabriel] on the clear horizon[1].
Footnotes
[1] i.e., the eastern horizon, where the sun rises. See footnote 53:6
[1] i.e., the eastern horizon, where the sun rises. See footnote 53:6
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Verse 24
وَما هُوَ عَلَى الغَيبِ بِضَنينٍ
Translation
He does not withhold [knowledge of] the unseen[1].
Footnotes
[1] He (ﷺ) did not withhold the unseen which Allah had revealed to him in the Qur’an.
[1] He (ﷺ) did not withhold the unseen which Allah had revealed to him in the Qur’an.
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Verse 25
وَما هُوَ بِقَولِ شَيطـٰنٍ رَجيمٍ
Translation
This [Qur’an] is not the word of an accursed devil.
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Verse 26
فَأَينَ تَذهَبونَ
Translation
So which way are you going[1]?
Footnotes
[1] In your denial of the Qur’an for being the revelation from Allah.
[1] In your denial of the Qur’an for being the revelation from Allah.
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Verse 27
إِن هُوَ إِلّا ذِكرٌ لِلعـٰلَمينَ
Translation
It is but a reminder to the worlds,
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Verse 28
لِمَن شاءَ مِنكُم أَن يَستَقيمَ
Translation
for those among you who wish to take the straight path.
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Verse 29
وَما تَشاءونَ إِلّا أَن يَشاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ العـٰلَمينَ
Translation
But you cannot wish except by the Will of Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
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Translation source: QuranEnc.com - english_rwwad (2026-10-21 01:12:31 (v1.0.20-xml.1))
Quran text: Tanzil Project (CC BY 3.0), unmodified. tanzil.net