Ayah 1
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
Idhā Ash-Shamsu Kūwirat
(On the day) when the sun is made to cease shining
Surah 81
The Overthrowing
سُورَةُ التَّكۡوِيرِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Ayah 1
Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
Idhā Ash-Shamsu Kūwirat
(On the day) when the sun is made to cease shining
Ayah 2
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
Wa 'Idhā An-Nujūmu Ankadarat
the stars are made to fade away
Ayah 3
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
Wa 'Idhā Al-Jibālu Suyyirat
the mountains are scattered about as dust
Ayah 4
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
Wa 'Idhā Al-`Ishāru `Uţţilat
the young barren camels are abandoned
Ayah 5
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
Wa 'Idhā Al-Wuĥūshu Ĥushirat
the wild beasts are herded together
Ayah 6
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
Wa 'Idhā Al-Biĥāru Sujjirat
the oceans are brought to a boil
Ayah 7
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
Wa 'Idhā An-Nufūsu Zūwijat
souls are reunited with their bodies
Ayah 8
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
Wa 'Idhā Al-Maw'ūdatu Su'ilat
questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive
Ayah 9
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
Bi'ayyi Dhanbin Qutilat
such as, "For what crime were they murdered
Ayah 10
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
Wa 'Idhā Aş-Şuĥufu Nushirat
the records of deeds are made public
Ayah 11
Waitha alssamao kushitat
Wa 'Idhā As-Samā'u Kushiţat
the heavens are unveiled
Ayah 12
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
Wa 'Idhā Al-Jaĥīmu Su``irat
hell is made to blaze
Ayah 13
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
Wa 'Idhā Al-Jannatu 'Uzlifat
and Paradise is brought near
Ayah 14
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
Alimat Nafsun Mā 'Aĥđarat
then every soul will discover the consequence of its deeds
Ayah 15
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
Falā 'Uqsimu Bil-Khunnasi
I do not need to swear by the orbiting
Ayah 16
Aljawari alkunnasi
Al-Jawāri Al-Kunnasi
stars which are visible during the night
Ayah 17
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
Wa Al-Layli 'Idhā `As`asa
and sit during the day, or by the darkening night
Ayah 18
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
Wa Aş-Şubĥi 'Idhā Tanaffasa
and brightening morning
Ayah 19
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
Innahu Laqawlu Rasūlin Karīmin
that the Quran is the word of the honorable angelic, mighty Messenger
Ayah 20
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
Dhī Qūwatin `Inda Dhī Al-`Arshi Makīnin
who is honored in the presence of the Lord of the Throne
Ayah 21
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Muţā`in Thamma 'Amīnin
obeyed by (all creatures) and faithful to His trust
Ayah 22
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
Wa Mā Şāĥibukum Bimajnūnin
Your companion (Muhammad) does not suffer from any mental illness
Ayah 23
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
Wa Laqad Ra'āhu Bil-'Ufuqi Al-Mubīni
He certainly saw him (Gabriel) high up on the horizon in his original form
Ayah 24
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
Wa Mā Huwa `Alá Al-Ghaybi Biđanīnin
He (Muhammad) is not accused of lying about the unseen
Ayah 25
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
Wa Mā Huwa Biqawli Shayţānin Rajīmin
The Quran is not the word of condemned satan
Ayah 26
Faayna tathhaboona
Fa'ayna Tadh/habūna
Where then will you go
Ayah 27
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
In Huwa 'Illā Dhikrun Lil`ālamīna
This is certainly the guidance for all (jinn and mankind)
Ayah 28
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
Liman Shā'a Minkum 'An Yastaqīma
So let those who want, choose the right guidance
Ayah 29
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
Wa Mā Tashā'ūna 'Illā 'An Yashā'a Allāhu Rabbu Al-`Ālamīna
However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so