Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing)

Verses

1. إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ

   When the sun is overthrown

   81:1

2. وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ

   And when the stars fall

   81:2

3. وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ

   And when the hills are moved

   81:3

4. وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ

   And when the camels big with young are abandoned

   81:4

5. وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ

   And when the wild beasts are herded together

   81:5

6. وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ

   And when the seas rise

   81:6

7. وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ

   And when souls are reunited

   81:7

8. وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ

   And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked

   81:8

9. بِأَيِّ ذَنۢبٖ قُتِلَتۡ

   For what sin she was slain

   81:9

10. وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ

    And when the pages are laid open

    81:10

11. وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡ

    And when the sky is torn away

    81:11

12. وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتۡ

    And when hell is lighted

    81:12

13. وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَنَّةُ أُزۡلِفَتۡ

    And when the Garden is brought nigh

    81:13

14. عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٞ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ

    (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready

    81:14

15. فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ

    Oh, but I call to witness the planets

    81:15

16. ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ

    The stars which rise and set

    81:16

17. وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

    And the close of night

    81:17

18. وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

    And the breath of morning

    81:18

19. إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ

    That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger

    81:19

20. ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي ٱلۡعَرۡشِ مَكِينٖ

    Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne

    81:20

21. مُّطَاعٖ ثَمَّ أَمِينٖ

    (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy

    81:21

22. وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجۡنُونٖ

    And your comrade is not mad

    81:22

23. وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

    Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon

    81:23

24. وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلۡغَيۡبِ بِضَنِينٖ

    And he is not avid of the Unseen

    81:24

25. وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَيۡطَٰنٖ رَّجِيمٖ

    Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned

    81:25

26. فَأَيۡنَ تَذۡهَبُونَ

    Whither then go ye

    81:26

27. إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

    This is naught else than a reminder unto creation

    81:27

28. لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَسۡتَقِيمَ

    Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight

    81:28

29. وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

    And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation

    81:29