Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing)
Surah At-Takwir in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ ﴿1﴾
81:1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
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إِذَا When · ٱلشَّمْسُ the sun · كُوِّرَتْ is wrapped up
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ ﴿2﴾
81:2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,
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وَإِذَا And when · ٱلنُّجُومُ the stars · ٱنكَدَرَتْ fall, losing their luster
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ ﴿3﴾
81:3 And when the mountains are removed
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وَإِذَا And when · ٱلْجِبَالُ the mountains · سُيِّرَتْ are moved away
وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ ﴿4﴾
81:4 And when full-term she-camels are neglected
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وَإِذَا And when · ٱلْعِشَارُ the full-term she-camels · عُطِّلَتْ (are) left untended
وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ ﴿5﴾
81:5 And when the wild beasts are gathered
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وَإِذَا And when · ٱلْوُحُوشُ the wild beasts · حُشِرَتْ are gathered
وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ ﴿6﴾
81:6 And when the seas are filled with flame
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وَإِذَا And when · ٱلْبِحَارُ the seas · سُجِّرَتْ are made to overflow
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ ﴿7﴾
81:7 And when the souls are paired
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وَإِذَا And when · ٱلنُّفُوسُ the souls · زُوِّجَتْ are paired
وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ ﴿8﴾
81:8 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
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وَإِذَا And when · ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ the female infant buried alive · سُئِلَتْ is asked
بِأَيِّ ذَنۢبࣲ قُتِلَتۡ ﴿9﴾
81:9 For what sin she was killed
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بِأَىِّ For what · ذَنۢبٍۢ sin · قُتِلَتْ she was killed
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ ﴿10﴾
81:10 And when the pages are made public
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وَإِذَا And when · ٱلصُّحُفُ the pages · نُشِرَتْ are laid open
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡ ﴿11﴾
81:11 And when the sky is stripped away
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وَإِذَا And when · ٱلسَّمَآءُ the sky · كُشِطَتْ is stripped away
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتۡ ﴿12﴾
81:12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze
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وَإِذَا And when · ٱلْجَحِيمُ the Hellfire · سُعِّرَتْ is set ablaze
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَنَّةُ أُزۡلِفَتۡ ﴿13﴾
81:13 And when Paradise is brought near,
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وَإِذَا And when · ٱلْجَنَّةُ Paradise · أُزْلِفَتْ is brought near
عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسࣱ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ ﴿14﴾
81:14 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
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عَلِمَتْ Will know · نَفْسٌۭ a soul · مَّآ what · أَحْضَرَتْ it has brought
فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ ﴿15﴾
81:15 So I swear by the retreating stars -
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فَلَآ But nay · أُقْسِمُ I swear · بِٱلْخُنَّسِ by the retreating planets
ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ ﴿16﴾
81:16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
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ٱلْجَوَارِ Those that run · ٱلْكُنَّسِ (and) disappear
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ ﴿17﴾
81:17 And by the night as it closes in
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وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night · إِذَا when · عَسْعَسَ it departs
وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ ﴿18﴾
81:18 And by the dawn when it breathes
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وَٱلصُّبْحِ And the dawn · إِذَا when · تَنَفَّسَ it breathes
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولࣲ كَرِيمࣲ ﴿19﴾
81:19 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
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إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it · لَقَوْلُ (is) surely a word · رَسُولٍۢ (of) a Messenger · كَرِيمٍۢ noble
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي ٱلۡعَرۡشِ مَكِينࣲ ﴿20﴾
81:20 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
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ذِى Possessor of · قُوَّةٍ power · عِندَ with · ذِى (the) Owner of · ٱلْعَرْشِ the Throne · مَكِينٍۢ secure
مُّطَاعࣲ ثَمَّ أَمِينࣲ ﴿21﴾
81:21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
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مُّطَاعٍۢ One to be obeyed · ثَمَّ and · أَمِينٍۢ trustworthy
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجۡنُونࣲ ﴿22﴾
81:22 And your companion is not [at all] mad.
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وَمَا And not · صَاحِبُكُم (is) your companion · بِمَجْنُونٍۢ mad
وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ ﴿23﴾
81:23 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly · رَءَاهُ he saw him · بِٱلْأُفُقِ in the horizon · ٱلْمُبِينِ the clear
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلۡغَيۡبِ بِضَنِينࣲ ﴿24﴾
81:24 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
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وَمَا And not · هُوَ he (is) · عَلَى on · ٱلْغَيْبِ the unseen · بِضَنِينٍۢ a withholder
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَيۡطَٰنࣲ رَّجِيمࣲ ﴿25﴾
81:25 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
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وَمَا And not · هُوَ it · بِقَوْلِ (is the) word · شَيْطَـٰنٍۢ (of) Shaitaan · رَّجِيمٍۢ accursed
فَأَيۡنَ تَذۡهَبُونَ ﴿26﴾
81:26 So where are you going?
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فَأَيْنَ So where · تَذْهَبُونَ are you going
إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرࣱ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿27﴾
81:27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds
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إِنْ Not · هُوَ it · إِلَّا (is) except · ذِكْرٌۭ a reminder · لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ to the worlds
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَسۡتَقِيمَ ﴿28﴾
81:28 For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
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لِمَن For whoever · شَآءَ wills · مِنكُمْ among you · أَن to · يَسْتَقِيمَ take a straight way
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿29﴾
81:29 And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
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وَمَا And not · تَشَآءُونَ you will · إِلَّآ except · أَن that · يَشَآءَ wills · ٱللَّهُ Allah · رَبُّ Lord · ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds