Surah At-Takwir — Word by Word
التكوير
The Overthrowing
Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
idhā l-shamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
wa-idhā l-nujūmu inkadarat
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
wa-idhā l-jibālu suyyirat
And when the mountains are removed
wa-idhā l-ʿishāru ʿuṭṭilat
And when full-term she-camels are neglected
wa-idhā l-wuḥūshu ḥushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered
wa-idhā l-biḥāru sujjirat
And when the seas are filled with flame
wa-idhā l-nufūsu zuwwijat
And when the souls are paired
wa-idhā l-mawūdatu su-ilat
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
bi-ayyi dhanbin qutilat
For what sin she was killed
wa-idhā l-ṣuḥufu nushirat
And when the pages are spread [i.e., made public]
wa-idhā l-samāu kushiṭat
And when the sky is stripped away
wa-idhā l-jaḥīmu suʿʿirat
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
wa-idhā l-janatu uz'lifat
And when Paradise is brought near,
ʿalimat nafsun mā aḥḍarat
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
falā uq'simu bil-khunasi
So I swear by the retreating stars -
al-jawāri l-kunasi
Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]
wa-al-layli idhā ʿasʿasa
And by the night as it closes in
wal-ṣub'ḥi idhā tanaffasa
And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]
innahu laqawlu rasūlin karīmin
[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]
dhī quwwatin ʿinda dhī l-ʿarshi makīnin
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
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