Chapter 81

Chapter 81 of the holy Quran with full Arabic text and English translation (Surah At-Takwir – سُوْرَةُ التَّكْوِيْرِ – The overthrowing)

In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Eternally Merciful

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَانِ الرَّحِيْمِ

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When the sun is wrapped (in darkness)1إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
and when the stars are made to fade away2وَإِذَا النُّجُوْمُ انْكَدَرَتْ
and when the mountains vanish (like a mirage)3وَإِذَا الجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
and when the full term she camels are left unattended4وَإِذَا العِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
and when the wild beasts are gathered5وَإِذَا الوُحُوْشُ حُشِرَتْ
and when the seas are made to overflow6وَإِذَا البِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
and when the souls are paired (with their bodies)7وَإِذَا النُّفُوْسُ زُوِّجَتْ
and when the female (infant) buried alive is asked8وَإِذَا المَوْءُوْدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
for what sin was she killed?9بِأَيِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ
and when the pages (of deeds) are laid open10وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ 
and when the sky is stripped away11وَإِذَا السَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ 
and when the hellfire is set ablaze12وَإِذَا الجَحِيْمُ سُعِّرَتْ 
and when the garden (Paradise) is brought near13وَإِذَا الجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ 
a soul will (then) know what it has brought14عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ 
so I swear by the retreating stars15 فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِالخُنَّسِ
those that run and disappear16 الْجَوَارِ الكُنَّسِ
and by the night when it departs17 وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
and the dawn when it breathes (breaks)18وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ 
Indeed, it is surely the word of a noble messenger19إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُوْلٍ كَرِيْمٍ 
possessing power from the Possessor of the secure throne20ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِنْدَ ذِي العَرْشِ مَكِيْنٍ 
one obeyed and trustworthy21مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِيْنٍ 
and not is your companion possessed22وَمَا صَاحِبُكُمْ بِمَجْنُوْنٍ 
and certainly, he saw him in the clear horizon23وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِالأُفُقِ المُبِيْنِ 
and not is he over the (knowledge of the) unseen, a withholder24وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الغَيْبِ بِضَنِيْنٍ 
and not is it a word of an outcast devil25وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيْمٍ 
so where are you going? (what path are you on?)26فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُوْنَ 
this is but a reminder for the creation27إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَالَمِيْنَ 
to who wishes among you to take a straight way28لِمَنْ شَآءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيْمَ 
and you cannot will but that Allah (SWT) willsوَمَا تَشَآءُوْنَ إِلَّآ أَنْ يَشَآءَ اللهُ 
the Lord of the creation29رَبُّ العَالَمِيْنَ