At-Takwir
التكويرSurah At-Takwir is the 81th surah of the Quran and has 29 verses; it is Meccan. This page carries the Arabic text, Latin transliteration, English translation and the Arabic recitation of every verse.
Arabic text: Tanzil UthmaniTranslation: Talal ItaniTransliteration: Tanzil TR (Muhammet Abay)Recitation: Mishary Râshid el-Afasy
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
Izash shamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is rolled up
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
Wa izan nujoomun kadarat
When the stars are dimmed
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
Wa izal jibaalu suyyirat
When the mountains are set in motion
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
Wa izal 'ishaaru 'uttilat
When the relationships are suspended
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
Wa izal wuhooshu hushirat
When the beasts are gathered
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
Wa izal bihaaru sujjirat
When the oceans are set aflame
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
Wa izan nufoosu zuwwijat
When the souls are paired
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
Wa izal maw'oodatu su'ilat
When the girl, buried alive, is asked
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
Bi ayyi zambin qutilat
For what crime was she killed
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
Wa izas suhufu nushirat
When the records are made public
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
Wa izas samaaa'u kushitat
When the sky is peeled away
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
Wa izal jaheemu su'-'irat
When the Fire is set ablaze
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
Wa izal jannatu uzlifat
When Paradise is brought near
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
'Alimat nafsum maaa ahdarat
Each soul will know what it has readied
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
Falaaa uqsimu bil khunnas
I swear by the galaxies
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
Al jawaaril kunnas
Precisely running their courses
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
Wallaili izaa 'as'as
And by the night as it recedes
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Wassubhi izaa tanaffas
And by the morn as it breathes
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Innahoo laqawlu rasoolin kareem
This is the speech of a noble messenger
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Zee quwwatin 'inda zil 'arshi makeen
Endowed with power, eminent with the Lord of the Throne
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Mutaa'in samma ameen
Obeyed and honest
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
Wa maa saahibukum bimajnoon
Your friend is not possessed
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Wa laqad ra aahu bilufuqil mubeen
He saw him on the luminous horizon
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Wa maa huwa 'alal ghaibi bidaneen
And He does not withhold knowledge of the Unseen
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Wa maa huwa biqawli shaitaanir rajeem
And it is not the word of an accursed devil
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Fa ayna tazhaboon
So where are you heading
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
In huwa illaa zikrul lil'aalameen
It is only a Reminder to all mankind
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
Liman shaaa'a minkum ai yastaqeem
To whoever of you wills to go straight
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Wa maa tashaaa'oona illaaa ai yashaaa 'al laahu Rabbul 'Aalameen
But you cannot will, unless God wills—The Lord of the Worlds
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