Surah Takwir

Phrase by phrase

1. بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

   Bismi Allahi ar‑Rahmani ar‑Rahim

   In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

2. 1

   إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

   Idha ash‑shamsu kuwwirat

   When the sun is overthrown,

3. 2

   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ

   Wa idha an‑nujumu inkadarat

   And when the stars fall,

4. 3

   وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

   Wa idha al‑jibalu suyyirat

   And when the hills are moved,

5. 4

   وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

   Wa idha al-'isharu 'uttilat

   And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

6. 5

   وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

   Wa idha al‑wuhushu hushirat

   And when the wild beasts are herded together,

7. 6

   وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

   Wa idha al‑biharu sujjirat

   And when the seas rise,

8. 7

   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

   Wa idha an‑nufusu zuwwijat

   And when souls are reunited,

9. 8

   وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ

   Wa idha al‑maw'udatu su'ilat

   And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked

10. 9

    بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ

    Bi'ayyi dhanbin qutilat

    For what sin she was slain,

11. 10

    وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

    Wa idha as‑suhufu nushirat

    And when the pages are laid open,

12. 11

    وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ

    Wa idha as‑sama'u kushitat

    And when the sky is torn away,

13. 12

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

    Wa idha al‑jahimu su''irat

    And when hell is lighted,

14. 13

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

    Wa idha al‑jannatu uzlifat

    And when the Garden is brought nigh,

15. 14

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

    'Alimat nafsun ma ahdarat

    (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.

16. 15

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

    Fala uqsimu bil‑khunnas

    Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

17. 16

    ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

    Al‑jawari al‑kunnas

    The stars which rise and set,

18. 17

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

    Wa al‑layli idha 'as'as

    And the close of night,

19. 18

    وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

    Wa as‑subhi idha tanaffas

    And the breath of morning

20. 19

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

    Innahu laqawlu rasulin karim

    That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,

21. 20

    ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

    Dhi quwwatin 'inda dhi al-'arshi makin

    Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,

22. 21

    مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

    Muta'in thamma amin

    (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

23. 22

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

    Wa ma sahibukum bimajnun

    And your comrade is not mad.

24. 23

    وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    Wa laqad ra'ahu bil‑ufuqi al‑mubin

    Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

25. 24

    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

    Wa ma huwa 'ala al‑ghaybi bidanin

    And he is not avid of the Unseen.

26. 25

    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

    Wa ma huwa biqawli shaytanin rajim

    Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.

27. 26

    فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

    Fa'ayna tadhhabun

    Whither then go ye?

28. 27

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    In huwa illa dhikrun lil-'alamin

    This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

29. 28

    لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

    Liman sha'a minkum an yastaqim

    Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

30. 29

    وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Wa ma tasha'una illa an yasha'a Allahu rabbu al-'alamin

    And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.

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