81. At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) Read Surah - Kuran.Wiki

Surah At-Takwir

Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) is the 81. surah in Quran.At-Takwir surah is listed as the 7. by revelation order.

The meaning of surah At-Takwir is The Overthrowing. In total this surah is consist of 29 auahs. You can read At-Takwir by word by word if you would like to examine it in details or click one of the ayahs below to check that ayah only.

It is considered to be a Meccan Surah as it was believed to be revealed in Mecca. The name of this surah is a reference to the judgment day.

This surah describes the signs of the resurrection day. First 14 ayat describes what will happen on the day of judgment. The rest of the surah makes an oath that the Quran is the word of Allah and admonition to all.

When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

Izash shamsu kuwwirat

إذا ٱلشمس كورت

And when the stars fall, dispersing,

Wa izan nujoomun kadarat

وإذا ٱلنجوم ٱنكدرت

And when the mountains are removed

Wa izal jibaalu suyyirat

وإذا ٱلجبال سيرت

And when full-term she-camels are neglected

Wa izal ‘ishaaru ‘uttilat

وإذا ٱلعشار عطلت

And when the wild beasts are gathered

Wa izal wuhooshu hushirat

وإذا ٱلوحوش حشرت

And when the seas are filled with flame

Wa izal bihaaru sujjirat

وإذا ٱلبحار سجرت

And when the souls are paired

Wa izan nufoosu zuwwijat

وإذا ٱلنفوس زوجت

And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

Wa izal maw’oodatu su’ilat

وإذا ٱلموءۥدة سئلت

For what sin she was killed

Bi ayyi zambin qutilat

بأى ذنب قتلت

And when the pages are spread [i.e., made public]

Wa izas suhufu nushirat

وإذا ٱلصحف نشرت

And when the sky is stripped away

Wa izas samaaa’u kushitat

وإذا ٱلسماء كشطت

And when Hellfire is set ablaze

Wa izal jaheemu su’-‘irat

وإذا ٱلجحيم سعرت

And when Paradise is brought near,

Wa izal jannatu uzlifat

وإذا ٱلجنة أزلفت

A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

‘Alimat nafsum maaa ahdarat

علمت نفس ما أحضرت

So I swear by the retreating stars -

Falaaa uqsimu bil khunnas

فلا أقسم بٱلخنس

Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]

Al jawaaril kunnas

ٱلجوار ٱلكنس

And by the night as it closes in

Wallaili izaa ‘as’as

وٱليل إذا عسعس

And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]

Wassubhi izaa tanaffas

وٱلصبح إذا تنفس

[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]

Innahoo laqawlu rasoolin kareem

إنهۥ لقول رسول كريم

[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

Zee quwwatin ‘inda zil ‘arshi makeen

ذى قوة عند ذى ٱلعرش مكين

Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

Mutaa’in samma ameen

مطاع ثم أمين

And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.

Wa maa saahibukum bimajnoon

وما صاحبكم بمجنون

And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.

Wa laqad ra aahu bilufuqil mubeen

ولقد رءاه بٱلأفق ٱلمبين

And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

Wa maa huwa ‘alal ghaibi bidaneen

وما هو على ٱلغيب بضنين

And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

Wa maa huwa biqawli shaitaanir rajeem

وما هو بقول شيطـن رجيم

So where are you going?

Fa ayna tazhaboon

فأين تذهبون

It is not except a reminder to the worlds

In huwa illaa zikrul lil’aalameen

إن هو إلا ذكر للعـلمين

For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

Liman shaaa’a minkum ai yastaqeem

لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم

And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.

Wa maa tashaaa’oona illaaa ai yashaaa ‘al laahu Rabbul ‘Aalameen

وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء ٱلله رب ٱلعـلمين

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