Sūrah 81 · Makkah · 29 āyāt

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At-Takwīr

The Overthrowing / The Folding Up

التكوير

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When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

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And when the stars fall, dispersing,

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And when the mountains are removed

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And when full-term she-camels are neglected

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And when the wild beasts are gathered

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And when the seas are filled with flame

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And when the souls are paired

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

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For what sin she was killed

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And when the pages are spread [i.e., made public]

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And when the sky is stripped away

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And when Hellfire is set ablaze

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And when Paradise is brought near,

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

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So I swear by the retreating stars -

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Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]

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And by the night as it closes in

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And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]

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[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]

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

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Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

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And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.

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And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.

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And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

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And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

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So where are you going?

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It is not except a reminder to the worlds

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For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

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

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