81st surah of the Quran

Surah At-Takwir

The Overthrowing

Meccan 29 verses Juz 30
At-Takwir

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ ﴿١﴾

When the sun is overthrown,

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وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ ﴿٢﴾

And when the stars fall,

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وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ ﴿٣﴾

And when the hills are moved,

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وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ ﴿٤﴾

And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

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وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ ﴿٥﴾

And when the wild beasts are herded together,

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وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ ﴿٦﴾

And when the seas rise,

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وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ ﴿٧﴾

And when souls are reunited,

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وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ ﴿٨﴾

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

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بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍۢ قُتِلَتْ ﴿٩﴾

For what sin she was slain,

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وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ ﴿١٠﴾

And when the pages are laid open,

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وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ ﴿١١﴾

And when the sky is torn away,

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وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ ﴿١٢﴾

And when hell is lighted,

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وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ ﴿١٣﴾

And when the Garden is brought nigh,

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عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ ﴿١٤﴾

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

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فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ ﴿١٥﴾

Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

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ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ ﴿١٦﴾

The stars which rise and set,

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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ ﴿١٧﴾

And the close of night,

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وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ ﴿١٨﴾

And the breath of morning

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إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ ﴿١٩﴾

That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,

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ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍۢ ﴿٢٠﴾

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

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مُّطَاعٍۢ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍۢ ﴿٢١﴾

(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

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وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍۢ ﴿٢٢﴾

And your comrade is not mad.

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وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ﴿٢٣﴾

Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

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وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍۢ ﴿٢٤﴾

And he is not avid of the Unseen.

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وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍۢ ﴿٢٥﴾

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

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فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ ﴿٢٦﴾

Whither then go ye?

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إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٢٧﴾

This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

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لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٢٨﴾

Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٢٩﴾

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

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

At-Takwir Verse 1 of 29

Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Audio: everyayah.com.

About Surah At-Takwir

Surah At-Takwir (التكوير) is the 81st surah of the Quran. It has 29 verses and is found in Juz 30. It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Prophet's migration (Hijra) to Medina.

Its name, التكوير, is commonly translated as “The Overthrowing”.

Questions about Surah At-Takwir

How many verses are in Surah At-Takwir?

Surah At-Takwir (التكوير) has 29 verses. It is the 81st surah of the Quran, after Surah 'Abasa and before Surah Al-Infitar, and it is found in Juz 30.

Is Surah At-Takwir Meccan or Medinan?

It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Hijra. In the traditional order of revelation it is number 7 out of 114. Scholars sometimes differ about the place of revelation of some verses.

What does the name of Surah At-Takwir mean?

التكوير is commonly translated as “The Overthrowing”. The surahs are named after a word or a theme that appears in them, and the name is a label rather than a summary of the whole surah.

Which Juz is Surah At-Takwir in?

Surah At-Takwir is in Juz' 30.

Where can I listen to Surah At-Takwir?

Press Play on this page to hear the whole surah without breaks, or press the play button on a verse to hear it verse by verse. Choose among 19 reciters: Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, Mishary Alafasy, Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary, Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad, Maher Al-Muaiqly, Saad Al-Ghamdi, Ahmad Al-Ajmi, Abu Bakr Ash-Shatri, Hani Ar-Rifai, Mohamed Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Ali Al-Hudhaify, Muhammad Ayyub, Abdullah Basfar, Yasser Ad-Dosari, Nasser Al-Qatami, Salah Al-Budair, Saud Ash-Shuraim, Abdullah Awad Al-Juhany, Muhammad Jibreel.

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