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English - Chapter 81 - At-Takwir

Translation by Dr Munir Munshey — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah At-Takwir 81:1

When the sun (and the solar system) is wrapped up

Verse 2 — Surah At-Takwir 81:2

And the stars are rendered dim and dusty

Verse 3 — Surah At-Takwir 81:3

And the mountains are (dislodged and) set in motion

Verse 4 — Surah At-Takwir 81:4

And the pregnant camel is left unattended (by its owner)

Verse 5 — Surah At-Takwir 81:5

And the beasts are herded up

Verse 6 — Surah At-Takwir 81:6

And oceans boil and brim over

Verse 7 — Surah At-Takwir 81:7

(That would be the day) when souls would rejoin their bodies

Verse 8 — Surah At-Takwir 81:8

And the infant girl who was buried alive, would be asked

Verse 9 — Surah At-Takwir 81:9

What was her sin? Why was she killed

Verse 10 — Surah At-Takwir 81:10

When the record (of deeds) is laid open

Verse 11 — Surah At-Takwir 81:11

And the sky is stripped bare

Verse 12 — Surah At-Takwir 81:12

And the hellfire is set ablaze

Verse 13 — Surah At-Takwir 81:13

And the paradise is brought closer

Verse 14 — Surah At-Takwir 81:14

(That day), each soul shall learn what (deeds) it has brought along

Verse 15 — Surah At-Takwir 81:15

No, (I swear) by the planets

Verse 16 — Surah At-Takwir 81:16

And the stars that rise and set

Verse 17 — Surah At-Takwir 81:17

And the night as it departs

Verse 18 — Surah At-Takwir 81:18

And the dawn that breathes (anew)

Verse 19 — Surah At-Takwir 81:19

Of course, this (Qur´an) is really the word brought by the noble messenger _ (the angel, Gibrael)

Verse 20 — Surah At-Takwir 81:20

The one who has power and high rank with the Lord of the throne

Verse 21 — Surah At-Takwir 81:21

(The one who is) obeyed, and is furthermore, trustworthy

Verse 22 — Surah At-Takwir 81:22

(Oh people)! your companion is not crazy

Verse 23 — Surah At-Takwir 81:23

He most definitely saw (the angel, Gibrael) on the clear horizon

Verse 24 — Surah At-Takwir 81:24

And he is not stingy about (disclosing the knowledge of) the unseen

Verse 25 — Surah At-Takwir 81:25

It is not the word of the cursed Shaitan

Verse 26 — Surah At-Takwir 81:26

So, where to, are you headed

Verse 27 — Surah At-Takwir 81:27

This is not anything other than the reminder for the entire world

Verse 28 — Surah At-Takwir 81:28

For every single one of you, anyone who wishes to walk upright along the straight path

Verse 29 — Surah At-Takwir 81:29

But the wishes of any of you do not matter, unless Allah, the Lord of the universe, wills it too