Surah At-Takwir: Arabic, Transliteration and Translation
Surah At-Takwir is chapter 81 of the Holy Quran; it has 29 verses and is a Meccan surah. Below you can read the whole surah verse by verse with the Arabic text, Latin transliteration and English translation.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ﴿1﴾
Izash shamsu kuwwirat
1.When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ﴿2﴾
Wa izan nujoomun kadarat
2.And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ﴿3﴾
Wa izal jibaalu suyyirat
3.And when the mountains are removed
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ﴿4﴾
Wa izal 'ishaaru 'uttilat
4.And when full-term she-camels are neglected
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ﴿5﴾
Wa izal wuhooshu hushirat
5.And when the wild beasts are gathered
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ﴿6﴾
Wa izal bihaaru sujjirat
6.And when the seas are filled with flame
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ﴿7﴾
Wa izan nufoosu zuwwijat
7.And when the souls are paired
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ﴿8﴾
Wa izal maw'oodatu su'ilat
8.And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍۢ قُتِلَتْ﴿9﴾
Bi ayyi zambin qutilat
9.For what sin she was killed
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ﴿10﴾
Wa izas suhufu nushirat
10.And when the pages are made public
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ﴿11﴾
Wa izas samaaa'u kushitat
11.And when the sky is stripped away
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ﴿12﴾
Wa izal jaheemu su'-'irat
12.And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ﴿13﴾
Wa izal jannatu uzlifat
13.And when Paradise is brought near,
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ﴿14﴾
'Alimat nafsum maaa ahdarat
14.A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ﴿15﴾
Falaaa uqsimu bil khunnas
15.So I swear by the retreating stars -
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ﴿16﴾
Al jawaaril kunnas
16.Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ﴿17﴾
Wallaili izaa 'as'as
17.And by the night as it closes in
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ﴿18﴾
Wassubhi izaa tanaffas
18.And by the dawn when it breathes
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ﴿19﴾
Innahoo laqawlu rasoolin kareem
19.[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍۢ﴿20﴾
Zee quwwatin 'inda zil 'arshi makeen
20.[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
مُّطَاعٍۢ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍۢ﴿21﴾
Mutaa'in samma ameen
21.Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍۢ﴿22﴾
Wa maa saahibukum bimajnoon
22.And your companion is not [at all] mad.
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ﴿23﴾
Wa laqad ra aahu bilufuqil mubeen
23.And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍۢ﴿24﴾
Wa maa huwa 'alal ghaibi bidaneen
24.And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍۢ﴿25﴾
Wa maa huwa biqawli shaitaanir rajeem
25.And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ﴿26﴾
Fa ayna tazhaboon
26.So where are you going?
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ﴿27﴾
In huwa illaa zikrul lil'aalameen
27.It is not except a reminder to the worlds
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ﴿28﴾
Liman shaaa'a minkum ai yastaqeem
28.For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ﴿29﴾
Wa maa tashaaa'oona illaaa ai yashaaa 'al laahu Rabbul 'Aalameen
29.And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many verses does Surah At-Takwir have?
Surah At-Takwir has 29 verses and is chapter 81 of the Holy Quran.
Is Surah At-Takwir Meccan or Medinan?
Surah At-Takwir is a Meccan surah; it was revealed during the Mecca period.