Surah At-Takwir

    The Overthrowing

    التكوير
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    About Surah At-Takwir

    At-Takwir, the Overthrowing, describes the unraveling of the world at the end of time: the sun folded up, the stars falling, the seas set ablaze. It then affirms that the Quran is the word brought by a noble messenger, and that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was no madman but a true guide.

    The end of the worldTruth of revelationThe noble messengerCertainty

    Arabic: Uthmani script (Hafs). Translation: English. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.

    Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing)

    Surah 81 of the Holy Quran · Meccan · 29 verses

    Also spelled: At Takwir, AtTakwir, Takwir, The Overthrowing

    Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) is the 81th chapter of the Holy Quran. It was revealed in Mecca and contains 29 verses (ayahs). Read it below with the Arabic text, transliteration, and English translation, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

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    1. 81:1

      إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

      Izash shamsu kuwwirat

      When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

    2. 81:2

      وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ

      Wa izan nujoomun kadarat

      And when the stars fall, dispersing,

    3. 81:3

      وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

      Wa izal jibaalu suyyirat

      And when the mountains are removed

    4. 81:4

      وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

      Wa izal 'ishaaru 'uttilat

      And when full-term she-camels are neglected

    5. 81:5

      وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

      Wa izal wuhooshu hushirat

      And when the wild beasts are gathered

    6. 81:6

      وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

      Wa izal bihaaru sujjirat

      And when the seas are filled with flame

    7. 81:7

      وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

      Wa izan nufoosu zuwwijat

      And when the souls are paired

    8. 81:8

      وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ

      Wa izal maw'oodatu su'ilat

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

    9. 81:9

      بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍۢ قُتِلَتْ

      Bi ayyi zambin qutilat

      For what sin she was killed

    10. 81:10

      وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

      Wa izas suhufu nushirat

      And when the pages are made public

    11. 81:11

      وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ

      Wa izas samaaa'u kushitat

      And when the sky is stripped away

    12. 81:12

      وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

      Wa izal jaheemu su'-'irat

      And when Hellfire is set ablaze

    13. 81:13

      وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

      Wa izal jannatu uzlifat

      And when Paradise is brought near,

    14. 81:14

      عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

      'Alimat nafsum maaa ahdarat

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

    15. 81:15

      فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

      Falaaa uqsimu bil khunnas

      So I swear by the retreating stars -

    16. 81:16

      ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

      Al jawaaril kunnas

      Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

    17. 81:17

      وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

      Wallaili izaa 'as'as

      And by the night as it closes in

    18. 81:18

      وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

      Wassubhi izaa tanaffas

      And by the dawn when it breathes

    19. 81:19

      إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ

      Innahoo laqawlu rasoolin kareem

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

    20. 81:20

      ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍۢ

      Zee quwwatin 'inda zil 'arshi makeen

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

    21. 81:21

      مُّطَاعٍۢ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍۢ

      Mutaa'in samma ameen

      Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

    22. 81:22

      وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍۢ

      Wa maa saahibukum bimajnoon

      And your companion is not [at all] mad.

    23. 81:23

      وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

      Wa laqad ra aahu bilufuqil mubeen

      And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

    24. 81:24

      وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍۢ

      Wa maa huwa 'alal ghaibi bidaneen

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

    25. 81:25

      وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍۢ

      Wa maa huwa biqawli shaitaanir rajeem

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

    26. 81:26

      فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

      Fa ayna tazhaboon

      So where are you going?

    27. 81:27

      إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

      In huwa illaa zikrul lil'aalameen

      It is not except a reminder to the worlds

    28. 81:28

      لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

      Liman shaaa'a minkum ai yastaqeem

      For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

    29. 81:29

      وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

      Wa maa tashaaa'oona illaaa ai yashaaa 'al laahu Rabbul 'Aalameen

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