81:1Juz 30 · p. 586
إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ1
(1) When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
At-Takwir
سورة التكوير
Surah 81 · Meccan · 29 verses
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وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انْكَدَرَتْ2
(2) And when the stars fall, dispersing,
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وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ3
(3) And when the mountains are removed
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وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ4
(4) And when full-term she-camels[1865] are neglected
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[1865]- Those ten months pregnant and nearing delivery. This verse alludes to distraction from the most valued of possessions.
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[1865]- Those ten months pregnant and nearing delivery. This verse alludes to distraction from the most valued of possessions.
81:5Juz 30 · p. 586
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ5
(5) And when the wild beasts are gathered
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وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ6
(6) And when the seas are filled with flame[1866]
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[1866]- Or "when the seas have overflowed [into each other]."
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[1866]- Or "when the seas have overflowed [into each other]."
81:7Juz 30 · p. 586
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ7
(7) And when the souls are paired[1867]
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[1867]- With another like soul. It can also mean "joined" (with their groups or sects).
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[1867]- With another like soul. It can also mean "joined" (with their groups or sects).
81:8Juz 30 · p. 586
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ8
(8) And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
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بِأَيِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ9
(9) For what sin she was killed
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وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ10
(10) And when the pages[1868] are spread [i.e., made public]
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[1868]- On which are recorded the deeds of all people.
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[1868]- On which are recorded the deeds of all people.
81:11Juz 30 · p. 586
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ11
(11) And when the sky is stripped away
81:12Juz 30 · p. 586
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ12
(12) And when Hellfire is set ablaze
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وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ13
(13) And when Paradise is brought near,
81:14Juz 30 · p. 586
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا أَحْضَرَتْ14
(14) A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].[1869]
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[1869]- i.e., all of one's deeds from worldly life, which have accompanied the soul to the Hereafter.
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[1869]- i.e., all of one's deeds from worldly life, which have accompanied the soul to the Hereafter.
81:15Juz 30 · p. 586
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ15
(15) So I swear by the retreating stars -
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الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ16
(16) Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]
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وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ17
(17) And by the night as it closes in[1870]
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[1870]- An alternative meaning is "as it departs."
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[1870]- An alternative meaning is "as it departs."
81:18Juz 30 · p. 586
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ18
(18) And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]
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إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ19
(19) [That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]
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ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِنْدَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ20
(20) [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
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مُطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ21
(21) Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
81:22Juz 30 · p. 586
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُمْ بِمَجْنُونٍ22
(22) And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.[1871]
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[1871]- Literally, "possessed by jinn."
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[1871]- Literally, "possessed by jinn."
81:23Juz 30 · p. 586
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ23
(23) And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.[1872]
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[1872]- i.e., the eastern horizon, where the sun rises. See footnote to 53:6
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[1872]- i.e., the eastern horizon, where the sun rises. See footnote to 53:6
81:24Juz 30 · p. 586
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ24
(24) And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.[1873]
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[1873]- Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) did not withhold that knowledge of the unseen which Allāh had revealed to him in the Qur’ān.
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[1873]- Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) did not withhold that knowledge of the unseen which Allāh had revealed to him in the Qur’ān.
81:25Juz 30 · p. 586
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَجِيمٍ25
(25) And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
81:26Juz 30 · p. 586
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ26
(26) So where are you going?[1874]
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[1874]- In your denial of the Qur’ān and in your accusations against the Prophet (ﷺ). The meaning is essentially "Surely, you have strayed far from Allāh's path."
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[1874]- In your denial of the Qur’ān and in your accusations against the Prophet (ﷺ). The meaning is essentially "Surely, you have strayed far from Allāh's path."
81:27Juz 30 · p. 586
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَالَمِينَ27
(27) It is not except a reminder to the worlds
81:28Juz 30 · p. 586
لِمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيمَ28
(28) For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
81:29Juz 30 · p. 586
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ29
(29) And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.