Surah At-Takwir

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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, dispersing,

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   وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

   And when the mountains are removed

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   وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

   And when full-term she-camels1 are neglected

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   وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

   And when the wild beasts are gathered

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   وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

   And when the seas are filled with flame1

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   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

   And when the souls are paired1

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   وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ

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

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9. 9

   بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ

   For what sin she was killed

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10. 10

    وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

    And when the pages1 are spread [i.e., made public]

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    وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ

    And when the sky is stripped away

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    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

    And when Hellfire is set ablaze

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13. 13

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

    And when Paradise is brought near,

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    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

    A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].1

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    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

    So I swear by the retreating stars -

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    ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

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

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    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

    And by the night as it closes in1

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    وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

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

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    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

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

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    ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

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

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21. 21

    مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

    Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

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22. 22

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

    And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.1

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    وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.1

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    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

    And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.1

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    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

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

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26. 26

    فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

    So where are you going?1

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27. 27

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

    It is not except a reminder to the worlds

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    لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

    For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

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    وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

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

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