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81. At-Takwir — The Overthrowing

Qur'an · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · Revealed at Mecca · 29 sections

1. 81:1

   إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ

   Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

   When the sun is overthrown

2. 81:2

   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ

   Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

   And when the stars fall

3. 81:3

   وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ

   Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

   And when the hills are moved

4. 81:4

   وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ

   Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

   And when the camels big with young are abandoned

5. 81:5

   وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ

   Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

   And when the wild beasts are herded together

6. 81:6

   وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ

   Waitha albiharu sujjirat

   And when the seas rise

7. 81:7

   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ

   Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

   And when souls are reunited

8. 81:8

   وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ

   Waitha almawoodatu suilat

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

9. 81:9

   بِأَيِّ ذَنۢبࣲ قُتِلَتۡ

   Biayyi thanbin qutilat

   For what sin she was slain

10. 81:10

    وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ

    Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

    And when the pages are laid open

11. 81:11

    وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡ

    Waitha alssamao kushitat

    And when the sky is torn away

12. 81:12

    وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتۡ

    Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

    And when hell is lighted

13. 81:13

    وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَنَّةُ أُزۡلِفَتۡ

    Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

    And when the Garden is brought nigh

14. 81:14

    عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسࣱ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ

    AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

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

15. 81:15

    فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ

    Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

    Oh, but I call to witness the planets

16. 81:16

    ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ

    Aljawari alkunnasi

    The stars which rise and set

17. 81:17

    وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

    Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

    And the close of night

18. 81:18

    وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

    Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

    And the breath of morning

19. 81:19

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولࣲ كَرِيمࣲ‏

    Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

    That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger

20. 81:20

    ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي ٱلۡعَرۡشِ مَكِينࣲ‏

    Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

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

21. 81:21

    مُّطَاعࣲ ثَمَّ أَمِينࣲ‏

    MutaAAin thamma ameenin

    (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy

22. 81:22

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجۡنُونࣲ‏

    Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

    And your comrade is not mad

23. 81:23

    وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

    Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

    Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon

24. 81:24

    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلۡغَيۡبِ بِضَنِينࣲ‏

    Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

    And he is not avid of the Unseen

25. 81:25

    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَيۡطَٰنࣲ رَّجِيمࣲ‏

    Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

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

26. 81:26

    فَأَيۡنَ تَذۡهَبُونَ

    Faayna tathhaboona

    Whither then go ye

27. 81:27

    إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرࣱ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

    In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

    This is naught else than a reminder unto creation

28. 81:28

    لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَسۡتَقِيمَ

    Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

    Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight

29. 81:29

    وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

    Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

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

Qur'an text and translations via fawazahmed0/quran-api; Arabic Uthmani Hafs from the King Fahd Glorious Qur'an Printing Complex, transliteration from Tanzil.net. Licence: Public domain. Source.