At-Takwir

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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   إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

   When the sun is wrapped up in darkness,

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   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ

   and when the stars fall down,

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   وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

   and when the mountains are set in motion,

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   وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

   and when pregnant camels[1] are left unattended,

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   وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

   and when wild beasts are gathered,

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   وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

   and when the seas are set on fire,

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   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

   and when the souls are sorted[1],

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   وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ

   and when the baby girl buried alive[1] is asked,

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   بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ

   for what crime she was killed,

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    وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

    and when records of deeds are spread open,

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    وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ

    and when the sky is stripped away[1],

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    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

    and when the Blazing Fire is flared up,

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    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

    and when Paradise is brought near –

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    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

    then every soul will know what it has brought about[1].

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    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

    I swear by the receding stars,

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    ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

    that run their course and disappear[1],

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    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

    and by the night as it departs,

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    وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

    and by the day as it breaks –

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    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

    Indeed, this [Qur’an] is a word conveyed by a noble angel-messenger.

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    ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

    endowed with power, of high standing with the Lord of the Throne,

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    مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

    obeyed there [by other angels] and trustworthy.

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    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

    Your fellow [i.e., the Prophet] is not a madman.

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    وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    He indeed saw him [i.e., Gabriel] on the clear horizon[1].

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    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

    He does not withhold [knowledge of] the unseen[1].

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    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

    This [Qur’an] is not the word of an accursed devil.

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    فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

    So which way are you going[1]?

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    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

    It is but a reminder to the worlds,

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    لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

    for those among you who wish to take the straight path.

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    وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

    But you cannot wish except by the Will of Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

Meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Version 1.0.20, 2026-10-20. QuranEnc.com