Surah At-Takwir

Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) is the 81st chapter of the Holy Quran, with 29 verses. Below is the full Arabic text with transliteration and the English translation. You can also listen to it in immersive 8D audio or open it in the interactive reader.

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.

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