Surah 81 · Meccan · 29 verses · juz 30
At-Takwir سُورَةُ التَّكۡوِيرِ
The Overthrowing
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِIn the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
When the sun is overthrown,
81:1 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And when the stars fall,
81:2 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And when the hills are moved,
81:3 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And when the camels big with young are abandoned,
81:4 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And when the wild beasts are herded together,
81:5 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And when the seas rise,
81:6 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And when souls are reunited,
81:7 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked
81:8 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
For what sin she was slain,
81:9 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And when the pages are laid open,
81:10 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And when the sky is torn away,
81:11 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And when hell is lighted,
81:12 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And when the Garden is brought nigh,
81:13 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
(Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready.
81:14 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
Oh, but I call to witness the planets,
81:15 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
The stars which rise and set,
81:16 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And the close of night,
81:17 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And the breath of morning
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That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger,
81:19 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne,
81:20 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;
81:21 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And your comrade is not mad.
81:22 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.
81:23 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And he is not avid of the Unseen.
81:24 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned.
81:25 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
Whither then go ye?
81:26 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,
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Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.
81:28 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com
And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation.
81:29 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com