التكوير
Surah At-Takwir
“The Overthrowing” · 29 verses · Meccan · Revelation order: 7
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
Itha ashshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
Wa-itha annujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
Wa-itha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are removed
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
Wa-itha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when full-term she-camels are neglected
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
Wa-itha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
Wa-itha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas are filled with flame
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
Wa-itha annufoosu zuwwijat
And when the souls are paired
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
Wa-itha almawoodatu su-ilat
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
Bi-ayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was killed
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
Wa-itha assuhufunushirat
And when the pages are spread [i.e., made public]
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
Wa-itha assamao kushitat
And when the sky is stripped away
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
Wa-itha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
Wa-itha aljannatu ozlifat
And when Paradise is brought near,
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
Fala oqsimu bilkhunnas
So I swear by the retreating stars -
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
Aljawari alkunnas
Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
Wallayli itha AAasAAas
And by the night as it closes in
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Wassubhi ithatanaffas
And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareem
[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Thee quwwatin AAinda theealAAarshi makeen
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
MutaAAin thamma ameen
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
Wama sahibukum bimajnoon
And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Walaqad raahu bilofuqialmubeen
And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneen
And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Wama huwa biqawli shaytaninrajeem
And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Faayna tathhaboon
So where are you going?
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameen
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeem
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Wama tashaoona illa anyashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameen
And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.