Mishkatمِشْكَاة

Surah 81 · Meccan · 29 verses · juz 30

At-Takwir سُورَةُ التَّكۡوِيرِ

The Overthrowing

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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

إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ ﴿1﴾

When the sun is overthrown,

81:1 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ ﴿2﴾

And when the stars fall,

81:2 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ ﴿3﴾

And when the hills are moved,

81:3 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ ﴿4﴾

And when the camels big with young are abandoned,

81:4 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ ﴿5﴾

And when the wild beasts are herded together,

81:5 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ ﴿6﴾

And when the seas rise,

81:6 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ ﴿7﴾

And when souls are reunited,

81:7 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ ﴿8﴾

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

81:8 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍۢ قُتِلَتْ ﴿9﴾

For what sin she was slain,

81:9 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ ﴿10﴾

And when the pages are laid open,

81:10 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ ﴿11﴾

And when the sky is torn away,

81:11 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ ﴿12﴾

And when hell is lighted,

81:12 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ ﴿13﴾

And when the Garden is brought nigh,

81:13 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ ﴿14﴾

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

81:14 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ ﴿15﴾

Oh, but I call to witness the planets,

81:15 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ ﴿16﴾

The stars which rise and set,

81:16 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ ﴿17﴾

And the close of night,

81:17 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ ﴿18﴾

And the breath of morning

81:18 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ ﴿19﴾

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

81:19 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍۢ ﴿20﴾

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

81:20 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

مُّطَاعٍۢ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍۢ ﴿21﴾

(One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy;

81:21 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍۢ ﴿22﴾

And your comrade is not mad.

81:22 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ﴿23﴾

Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon.

81:23 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍۢ ﴿24﴾

And he is not avid of the Unseen.

81:24 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍۢ ﴿25﴾

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

81:25 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ ﴿26﴾

Whither then go ye?

81:26 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿27﴾

This is naught else than a reminder unto creation,

81:27 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ ﴿28﴾

Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight.

81:28 · At-Takwir · juz 30 · page 586 · tafsir at quran.com

وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿29﴾

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

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