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التَّكْوِير

The Wise Quran

Surah 81. The Overthrowing, The Cessation (at-Takwir)

29 verses Meccan
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1 The Folding Up
81:1 ›
إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
The Wise Quran
When the sun is wrapped,
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
81:2 ›
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ
The Wise Quran
And when the stars fall,
Wa-itha alnnujoomu inkadarat
81:3 ›
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
The Wise Quran
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
Wa-itha aljibalu suyyirat
81:4 ›
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
The Wise Quran
And when the she-camels ten months gone with young are neglected,
Wa-itha alAAisharu AAuttilat
81:5 ›
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
The Wise Quran
And when the wild animals are gathered,
Wa-itha alwuhooshu hushirat
81:6 ›
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
The Wise Quran
And when the seas are filled,
Wa-itha albiharu sujjirat
81:7 ›
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
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And when the souls are paired,
Wa-itha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
81:8 ›
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
The Wise Quran
And when the girl-child who was buried alive is asked
Wa-itha almawoodatu su-ilat
81:9 ›
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ
The Wise Quran
For what sin she was killed,
Bi-ayyi thanbin qutilat
81:10 ›
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
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And when the books are spread out,
Wa-itha alssuhufu nushirat
81:11 ›
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
The Wise Quran
And when the sky is stripped off,
Wa-itha alssamao kushitat
81:12 ›
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
The Wise Quran
And when Hellfire is lighted,
Wa-itha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
81:13 ›
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
The Wise Quran
And when the Garden is brought near,
Wa-itha aljannatu ozlifat
81:14 ›
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
The Wise Quran
A soul will know what it brought.
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
81:15 ›
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
The Wise Quran
And I swear by the retreaters,
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
81:16 ›
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
The Wise Quran
The runners, the hiders.
Aljawari alkunnasi
81:17 ›
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
The Wise Quran
By the night when it comes on.
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
81:18 ›
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
The Wise Quran
By the morning when it breathes.
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
81:19 ›
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
The Wise Quran
Indeed, it is surely a speech of a noble messenger,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
81:20 ›
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
The Wise Quran
Possessor of strength, established with the Lord of the throne,
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
81:21 ›
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
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Obeyed there, trusted.
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
81:22 ›
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
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And your companion is not mad.
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
81:23 ›
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
The Wise Quran
And surely, certainly he saw him in the clear region.
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
81:24 ›
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
The Wise Quran
And he is not, on the unseen, niggardly.
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
81:25 ›
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ
The Wise Quran
And it is not a speech of a stoned devil.
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
81:26 ›
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
The Wise Quran
So where will you go?
Faayna tathhaboona
81:27 ›
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
The Wise Quran
It is not except a Reminder to the worlds,
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
81:28 ›
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
The Wise Quran
To who willed among you that he go straight.
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
81:29 ›
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
The Wise Quran
And you will not will, except that God, the Lord of the worlds, wills.
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
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Surah Info

Surah
The Overthrowing, The Cessation
Verses
29
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
Translations
65

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