Surah At-Takwir التكوير

إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ ١

When the sun is shrouded in darkness,

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ ٢

when the stars are dimmed,

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ ٣

when the mountains are set in motion,

وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ ٤

when pregnant camels are abandoned,

وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ ٥

when wild beasts are herded together,

وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ ٦

when the seas boil over,

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ ٧

when souls are sorted into classes,

وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ ٨

when the baby girl buried alive is asked

بِأَيِّ ذَنۢبٖ قُتِلَتۡ ٩

for what sin she was killed,

وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ ١٠

when the records of deeds are spread open,

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡ ١١

when the sky is stripped away,

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتۡ ١٢

when Hell is made to blaze

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَنَّةُ أُزۡلِفَتۡ ١٣

and Paradise brought near:

عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٞ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ ١٤

then every soul will know what it has brought about.

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ ١٥

I swear by the planets

ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ ١٦

that recede, move, and hide,

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ ١٧

by the night that descends,

وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ ١٨

by the dawn that softly breathes:

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ ١٩

this is the speech of a noble messenger,

ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي ٱلۡعَرۡشِ مَكِينٖ ٢٠

who possesses great strength and is held in honour by the Lord of the Throne––

مُّطَاعٖ ثَمَّ أَمِينٖ ٢١

he is obeyed there and worthy of trust.

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجۡنُونٖ ٢٢

Your companion is not mad:

وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ ٢٣

he did see him on the clear horizon.

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلۡغَيۡبِ بِضَنِينٖ ٢٤

He does not withhold what is revealed to him from beyond.

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَيۡطَٰنٖ رَّجِيمٖ ٢٥

This is not the word of an outcast devil.

فَأَيۡنَ تَذۡهَبُونَ ٢٦

So where are you [people] going?

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٢٧

This is a message for all people;

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَسۡتَقِيمَ ٢٨

for those who wish to take the straight path.

وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٢٩

But you will only wish to do so by the will of God, the Lord of all people.