Surah At-Takwir - English Translation by Shabbir Ahmed
إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ
When the Sun is folded up. (Monarchies come to an end)
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 1
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ
And when the stars lose their glow. (Tribal dictatorships fall)
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 2
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ
And when the mountains are moved (The 'great ones' lose their stronghold (20:105), (5)
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 3
وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ
And when the she-camels, ten months with the young, are abandoned. (A she-camel about to deliver the young has been a precious commodity, but the means of transportation will change)
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 4
وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ
And when the wild beasts are herded together. (The nomads and even the cannibals civilize and lead an organized collective life)
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 5
وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ
And when the seas bustle with ships
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 6
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ
And when the people intermingle. (The world becomes a smaller place)
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 7
وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ
And when the little girl that was buried alive is made to ask
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 8
بِأَيِّ ذَنۢبٖ قُتِلَتۡ
For what crime she was slain. (Women's rights will be restored)
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 9
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ
And when the papers are published widely
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 10
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡ
And when the sky is unveiled. (The Space sciences advance)
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 11
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتۡ
And when the Blazing Fire is ignited. (The guilty are swiftly apprehended)
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 12
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَنَّةُ أُزۡلِفَتۡ
And when the Paradise is brought near. (A glimpse of it on the earth)
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 13
عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٞ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ
(Then) every person will see what he has prepared
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 14
فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ
Oh, but I call to witness the revolving planets
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 15
ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ
The stars which rise and set in their orbits
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 16
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ
And the Night as it slowly closes upon
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 17
وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
And the fresh breath of the morning
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 18
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ
Behold, this indeed is the revealed Word in the dialect of a noble Messenger
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 19
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي ٱلۡعَرۡشِ مَكِينٖ
Strengthened by Him Who is enthroned in His Almightiness of Supreme Control
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 20
مُّطَاعٖ ثَمَّ أَمِينٖ
(The Messenger is) to be obeyed and trusted
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 21
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجۡنُونٖ
For, this fellow-man of yours is not a madman
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 22
وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ
And, indeed, he has found Wisdom at its highest horizon
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 23
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلۡغَيۡبِ بِضَنِينٖ
And he withholds not in secret the least bit of the Revelation
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 24
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَيۡطَٰنٖ رَّجِيمٖ
Nor is it the utterance of a rejected satanic force. (Such as desire)
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 25
فَأَيۡنَ تَذۡهَبُونَ
Which way, then, are you going
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 26
إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
This Message is no less than a Reminder and giver of eminence to all mankind
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 27
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَسۡتَقِيمَ
Unto everyone of you who wills to walk aright
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 28
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
But you cannot will it unless you abide by the Laws of the Lord of the Worlds
Surah At-Takwir, Verse 29