Chapter 81 · 29 verses
At-Takwir
The Overthrowing
التكوير
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
81:1
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ١
English
When the sun is put out
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81:2
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ٢
English
and when the stars fall down
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81:3
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ٣
English
and when the mountains are blown away
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81:4
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ٤
English
and when pregnant camels are left untended
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81:5
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ٥
English
and when wild beasts are gathered together
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81:6
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ٦
English
and when the seas are set on fire
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81:7
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ٧
English
and when the souls ˹and their bodies˺ are paired ˹once more˺
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81:8
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ٨
English
and when baby girls, buried alive, are asked
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81:9
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ٩
English
for what crime they were put to death
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81:10
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ١٠
English
and when the records ˹of deeds˺ are laid open
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81:11
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ١١
English
and when the sky is stripped away
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81:12
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ١٢
English
and when the Hellfire is fiercely flared up
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81:13
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ١٣
English
and when Paradise is brought near—
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81:14
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ١٤
English
˹on that Day˺ each soul will know what ˹deeds˺ it has brought along.
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81:15
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ١٥
English
I do swear by the receding stars
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81:16
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ١٦
English
which travel and hide
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81:17
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ١٧
English
and the night as it falls
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81:18
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ١٨
English
and the day as it breaks!
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81:19
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ١٩
English
Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the Word of ˹Allah delivered by Gabriel,˺ a noble messenger-angel
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81:20
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ٢٠
English
full of power, held in honour by the Lord of the Throne
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About Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing)
Named "the Overthrowing" (al-Takwīr), a Meccan sūrah depicting the unravelling of the cosmos at the Hour and affirming the truth of the revelation.
- Chapter
- 81 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 29
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah At-Takwir about?
Named "the Overthrowing" (al-Takwīr), a Meccan sūrah depicting the unravelling of the cosmos at the Hour and affirming the truth of the revelation.
How many verses are in Surah At-Takwir?
Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) has 29 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah At-Takwir Meccan or Madinan?
Surah At-Takwir is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah At-Takwir in the Qurʾān?
Surah At-Takwir is the 81st chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.