Surah Al-Takwîr

Translation: Abdul Mannan Omar. Open a verse to compare translations and read its commentary.

1. 1 إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ When the sun be folded up and so darkened,
2. 2 وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انْكَدَرَتْ And when the stars are obscured,
3. 3 وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ And when the mountains are made to pass away,
4. 4 وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ And when the excellent she-camels will be discarded,
5. 5 وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ And when the wild beast will be herded together,
6. 6 وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ And when the rivers will be drained away,
7. 7 وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ And when (various) people will be united together,
8. 8 وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ And when the girl-child who is buried alive will be questioned about;
9. 9 بِأَيِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ For what offence was she killed?
10. 10 وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ And when books and papers will be spread abroad,
11. 11 وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ And when the heights will be discovered,
12. 12 وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ And when the Hell-Fire will be set ablaze,
13. 13 وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ And when the Paradise will be brought near,
14. 14 عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا أَحْضَرَتْ Every soul will know then what (store of deeds) it has brought forward.
15. 15 فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ Nay, I call to witness those (planets) that recede while advancing in one direction,
16. 16 الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ Those (planets) that continue their forward course (along their orbits) and then disappear.
17. 17 وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ And (I call to witness) the night when its darkness begins to depart,
18. 18 وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ And the dawn as it begins to breathe (and brightens up),
19. 19 إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ That verily this (Qur´ân) is indeed the word (revealed to and) uttered by a noble (and illustrious) Messenger (- Muhammad),
20. 20 ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِنْدَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ Possessor of power, occupying a (glorious) secure position with the Lord of the Throne,
21. 21 مُطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ Who is entitled to be obeyed and who is here also known as trust-worthy.
22. 22 وَمَا صَاحِبُكُمْ بِمَجْنُونٍ And that this compatriot of yours (-Muhammad) is not at all mad.
23. 23 وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ And he has most surely seen himself (shining in the resplendence of his own light) in the clear horizon (- in the remotest corners of the world).
24. 24 وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ And he is not at all niggardly, nor a forgerer in disclosing the hidden realties.
25. 25 وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَجِيمٍ Nor is this (Qur´ân) the word of satan who is driven away (from divine presence).
26. 26 فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ Where do you wander to (leaving this Qur´ân and the Messenger aside)?
27. 27 إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَالَمِينَ This is but a means to rise to eminence for all people,
28. 28 لِمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيمَ For such of you who wish to walk straight (to attain eminence).
29. 29 وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ And you should not desire (otherwise) except that which Allâh the Lord of the worlds desires (for you).