Read Surah At-Takwir — Full Text with Transliteration

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ81:1

   Izash shamsu kuwwirat

   When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

2. وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ81:2

   Wa izan nujoomun kadarat

   And when the stars fall, dispersing,

3. وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ81:3

   Wa izal jibaalu suyyirat

   And when the mountains are removed

4. وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ81:4

   Wa izal 'ishaaru 'uttilat

   And when full-term she-camels are neglected

5. وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ81:5

   Wa izal wuhooshu hushirat

   And when the wild beasts are gathered

6. وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ81:6

   Wa izal bihaaru sujjirat

   And when the seas are filled with flame

7. وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ81:7

   Wa izan nufoosu zuwwijat

   And when the souls are paired

8. وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ81:8

   Wa izal maw'oodatu su'ilat

   And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

9. بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍۢ قُتِلَتْ81:9

   Bi ayyi zambin qutilat

   For what sin she was killed

10. وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ81:10

    Wa izas suhufu nushirat

    And when the pages are made public

11. وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ81:11

    Wa izas samaaa'u kushitat

    And when the sky is stripped away

12. وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ81:12

    Wa izal jaheemu su'-'irat

    And when Hellfire is set ablaze

13. وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ81:13

    Wa izal jannatu uzlifat

    And when Paradise is brought near,

14. عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ81:14

    'Alimat nafsum maaa ahdarat

    A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

15. فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ81:15

    Falaaa uqsimu bil khunnas

    So I swear by the retreating stars -

16. ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ81:16

    Al jawaaril kunnas

    Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

17. وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ81:17

    Wallaili izaa 'as'as

    And by the night as it closes in

18. وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ81:18

    Wassubhi izaa tanaffas

    And by the dawn when it breathes

19. إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ81:19

    Innahoo laqawlu rasoolin kareem

    [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

20. ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍۢ81:20

    Zee quwwatin 'inda zil 'arshi makeen

    [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

21. مُّطَاعٍۢ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍۢ81:21

    Mutaa'in samma ameen

    Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

22. وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍۢ81:22

    Wa maa saahibukum bimajnoon

    And your companion is not [at all] mad.

23. وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ81:23

    Wa laqad ra aahu bilufuqil mubeen

    And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

24. وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍۢ81:24

    Wa maa huwa 'alal ghaibi bidaneen

    And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

25. وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍۢ81:25

    Wa maa huwa biqawli shaitaanir rajeem

    And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

26. فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ81:26

    Fa ayna tazhaboon

    So where are you going?

27. إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ81:27

    In huwa illaa zikrul lil'aalameen

    It is not except a reminder to the worlds

28. لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ81:28

    Liman shaaa'a minkum ai yastaqeem

    For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

29. وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ81:29

    Wa maa tashaaa'oona illaaa ai yashaaa 'al laahu Rabbul 'Aalameen

    And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.