At-Takwir

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1Juz 30 · page 586

   إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

   (1) When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

2. 2Juz 30 · page 586

   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ

   (2) And when the stars fall, dispersing,

3. 3Juz 30 · page 586

   وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

   (3) And when the mountains are removed

4. 4Juz 30 · page 586

   وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

   (4) And when full-term she-camels[1865] are neglected

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5. 5Juz 30 · page 586

   وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

   (5) And when the wild beasts are gathered

6. 6Juz 30 · page 586

   وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

   (6) And when the seas are filled with flame[1866]

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7. 7Juz 30 · page 586

   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

   (7) And when the souls are paired[1867]

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8. 8Juz 30 · page 586

   وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ

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

9. 9Juz 30 · page 586

   بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍۢ قُتِلَتْ

   (9) For what sin she was killed

10. 10Juz 30 · page 586

    وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

    (10) And when the pages[1868] are spread [i.e., made public]

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11. 11Juz 30 · page 586

    وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ

    (11) And when the sky is stripped away

12. 12Juz 30 · page 586

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

    (12) And when Hellfire is set ablaze

13. 13Juz 30 · page 586

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

    (13) And when Paradise is brought near,

14. 14Juz 30 · page 586

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

    (14) A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].[1869]

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15. 15Juz 30 · page 586

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

    (15) So I swear by the retreating stars -

16. 16Juz 30 · page 586

    ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

    (16) Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]

17. 17Juz 30 · page 586

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

    (17) And by the night as it closes in[1870]

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18. 18Juz 30 · page 586

    وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

    (18) And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]

19. 19Juz 30 · page 586

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ

    (19) [That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]

20. 20Juz 30 · page 586

    ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍۢ

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

21. 21Juz 30 · page 586

    مُّطَاعٍۢ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍۢ

    (21) Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

22. 22Juz 30 · page 586

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍۢ

    (22) And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.[1871]

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23. 23Juz 30 · page 586

    وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    (23) And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.[1872]

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24. 24Juz 30 · page 586

    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍۢ

    (24) And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.[1873]

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25. 25Juz 30 · page 586

    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍۢ

    (25) And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

26. 26Juz 30 · page 586

    فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

    (26) So where are you going?[1874]

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27. 27Juz 30 · page 586

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    (27) It is not except a reminder to the worlds

28. 28Juz 30 · page 586

    لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

    (28) For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

29. 29Juz 30 · page 586

    وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    (29) And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.