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إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
Sahih International
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
The Clear Quran
When the sun is put out,
Surah 81
Layered Translations
التكوير
At-Takwir | The Overthrowing | 29 verses
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2
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
Sahih International
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
The Clear Quran
and when the stars fall down,
3
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
Sahih International
And when the mountains are removed
The Clear Quran
and when the mountains are blown away,
4
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
Sahih International
And when full-term she-camels1 are neglected
The Clear Quran
and when pregnant camels are left untended,1
5
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
Sahih International
And when the wild beasts are gathered
The Clear Quran
and when wild beasts are gathered together,1
6
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
Sahih International
And when the seas are filled with flame1
The Clear Quran
and when the seas are set on fire,1
7
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
Sahih International
And when the souls are paired1
The Clear Quran
and when the souls ˹and their bodies˺ are paired ˹once more˺,
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وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
Sahih International
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
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and when baby girls, buried alive, are asked
9
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
Sahih International
For what sin she was killed
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for what crime they were put to death,1
10
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
Sahih International
And when the pages1 are spread [i.e., made public]
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and when the records ˹of deeds˺ are laid open,
11
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
Sahih International
And when the sky is stripped away
The Clear Quran
and when the sky is stripped away,
12
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
Sahih International
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
The Clear Quran
and when the Hellfire is fiercely flared up,
13
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
Sahih International
And when Paradise is brought near,
The Clear Quran
and when Paradise is brought near—
14
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
Sahih International
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].1
The Clear Quran
˹on that Day˺ each soul will know what ˹deeds˺ it has brought along.
15
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
Sahih International
So I swear by the retreating stars -
The Clear Quran
I do swear by the receding stars
16
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
Sahih International
Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]
The Clear Quran
which travel and hide,1
17
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
Sahih International
And by the night as it closes in1
The Clear Quran
and the night as it falls
18
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Sahih International
And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]
The Clear Quran
and the day as it breaks!1
19
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Sahih International
[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]
The Clear Quran
Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the Word of ˹Allah delivered by Gabriel,˺ a noble messenger-angel,
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ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Sahih International
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
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full of power, held in honour by the Lord of the Throne,
21
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Sahih International
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
The Clear Quran
obeyed there ˹in heaven˺, and trustworthy.
22
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
Sahih International
And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.1
The Clear Quran
And your fellow man1 is not insane.
23
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Sahih International
And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.1
The Clear Quran
And he did see that ˹angel˺ on the clear horizon,1
24
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Sahih International
And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.1
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and he does not withhold ˹what is revealed to him of˺ the unseen.
25
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Sahih International
And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
The Clear Quran
And this ˹Quran˺ is not the word of an outcast devil.1
26
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Sahih International
So where are you going?1
The Clear Quran
So what ˹other˺ path would you take?
27
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Sahih International
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
The Clear Quran
Surely this ˹Quran˺ is only a reminder to the whole world—
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لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
Sahih International
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
The Clear Quran
to whoever of you wills to take the Straight Way.
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وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Sahih International
And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.
The Clear Quran
But you cannot will ˹to do so˺, except by the Will of Allah, the Lord of all worlds.