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Surah 81

At-Takwir

The Overthrowing

سُورَةُ التَّكۡوِيرِ

Meccan 29 Verses

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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Ayah 1

Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

Idhā Ash-Shamsu Kūwirat

(On the day) when the sun is made to cease shining

2

Ayah 2

Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

Wa 'Idhā An-Nujūmu Ankadarat

the stars are made to fade away

3

Ayah 3

Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

Wa 'Idhā Al-Jibālu Suyyirat

the mountains are scattered about as dust

4

Ayah 4

Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

Wa 'Idhā Al-`Ishāru `Uţţilat

the young barren camels are abandoned

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Ayah 5

Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

Wa 'Idhā Al-Wuĥūshu Ĥushirat

the wild beasts are herded together

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Ayah 6

Waitha albiharu sujjirat

Wa 'Idhā Al-Biĥāru Sujjirat

the oceans are brought to a boil

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Ayah 7

Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

Wa 'Idhā An-Nufūsu Zūwijat

souls are reunited with their bodies

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Ayah 8

Waitha almawoodatu suilat

Wa 'Idhā Al-Maw'ūdatu Su'ilat

questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive

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Ayah 9

Biayyi thanbin qutilat

Bi'ayyi Dhanbin Qutilat

such as, "For what crime were they murdered

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Ayah 10

Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

Wa 'Idhā Aş-Şuĥufu Nushirat

the records of deeds are made public

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Ayah 11

Waitha alssamao kushitat

Wa 'Idhā As-Samā'u Kushiţat

the heavens are unveiled

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Ayah 12

Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

Wa 'Idhā Al-Jaĥīmu Su``irat

hell is made to blaze

13

Ayah 13

Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

Wa 'Idhā Al-Jannatu 'Uzlifat

and Paradise is brought near

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Ayah 14

AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

Alimat Nafsun Mā 'Aĥđarat

then every soul will discover the consequence of its deeds

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Ayah 15

Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

Falā 'Uqsimu Bil-Khunnasi

I do not need to swear by the orbiting

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Ayah 16

Aljawari alkunnasi

Al-Jawāri Al-Kunnasi

stars which are visible during the night

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Ayah 17

Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

Wa Al-Layli 'Idhā `As`asa

and sit during the day, or by the darkening night

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Ayah 18

Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

Wa Aş-Şubĥi 'Idhā Tanaffasa

and brightening morning

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Ayah 19

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

Innahu Laqawlu Rasūlin Karīmin

that the Quran is the word of the honorable angelic, mighty Messenger

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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

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Ayah 21

MutaAAin thamma ameenin

Muţā`in Thamma 'Amīnin

obeyed by (all creatures) and faithful to His trust

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Ayah 22

Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

Wa Mā Şāĥibukum Bimajnūnin

Your companion (Muhammad) does not suffer from any mental illness

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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

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Ayah 24

Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

Wa Mā Huwa `Alá Al-Ghaybi Biđanīnin

He (Muhammad) is not accused of lying about the unseen

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Ayah 25

Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

Wa Mā Huwa Biqawli Shayţānin Rajīmin

The Quran is not the word of condemned satan

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Ayah 26

Faayna tathhaboona

Fa'ayna Tadh/habūna

Where then will you go

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Ayah 27

In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

In Huwa 'Illā Dhikrun Lil`ālamīna

This is certainly the guidance for all (jinn and mankind)

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Ayah 28

Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

Liman Shā'a Minkum 'An Yastaqīma

So let those who want, choose the right guidance

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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