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Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) – English Translation & Arabic Text

About Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing)

  • Surah 81 of 114
  • Meccan
  • 29 verses
  • Arabic name: التكوير

Surah At-Takwir (التكوير), "The Overthrowing", is a Meccan surah with 29 verses. On Quran Around The World every verse has its own page that brings together the Arabic text, the Sa'di and Jalalayn tafsir, the English meaning and related topics. Choose a verse number below.

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Surah At-Takwir ( The Overthrowing ) - English

Surah At-Takwir ( The Overthrowing ) - Aya count 29

Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) is a Meccan surah of 29 verses. It is surah number 81 in the Mushaf and begins on page 586 of the Madinah Mushaf.

سورة التكوير مكية، عدد آياتها 29، وترتيبها 81 في المصحف، وتبدأ في الصفحة 586 من مصحف المدينة النبوية.

سورة التكوير بالعربية · الصفحة 586 من المصحف · تفسير السورة

81:1

إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ ﴿١﴾

When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

81:2

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ ﴿٢﴾

And when the stars fall, dispersing,

81:3

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ ﴿٣﴾

And when the mountains are removed

81:4

وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ ﴿٤﴾

And when full-term she-camels are neglected

81:5

وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ ﴿٥﴾

And when the wild beasts are gathered

81:6

وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ ﴿٦﴾

And when the seas are filled with flame

81:7

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ ﴿٧﴾

And when the souls are paired

81:8

وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ ﴿٨﴾

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

81:9

بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍۢ قُتِلَتْ ﴿٩﴾

For what sin she was killed

81:10

وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ ﴿١٠﴾

And when the pages are made public

81:11

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ ﴿١١﴾

And when the sky is stripped away

81:12

وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ ﴿١٢﴾

And when Hellfire is set ablaze

81:13

وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ ﴿١٣﴾

And when Paradise is brought near,

81:14

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ ﴿١٤﴾

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

81:15

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ ﴿١٥﴾

So I swear by the retreating stars -

81:16

ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ ﴿١٦﴾

Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

81:17

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ ﴿١٧﴾

And by the night as it closes in

81:18

وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ ﴿١٨﴾

And by the dawn when it breathes

81:19

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ ﴿١٩﴾

[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

81:20

ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍۢ ﴿٢٠﴾

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

81:21

مُّطَاعٍۢ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍۢ ﴿٢١﴾

Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

81:22

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍۢ ﴿٢٢﴾

And your companion is not [at all] mad.

81:23

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ﴿٢٣﴾

And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

81:24

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍۢ ﴿٢٤﴾

And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

81:25

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍۢ ﴿٢٥﴾

And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

81:26

فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ ﴿٢٦﴾

So where are you going?

81:27

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٢٧﴾

It is not except a reminder to the worlds

81:28

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٢٨﴾

For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

81:29

وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٢٩﴾

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