At-Takwir 81:16

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81:1
إِذَا
idha
When
ٱلشَّمۡسُ
al-shamsu
the sun
كُوِّرَتۡ
kuwwirat
is wrapped up
١

When the sun is shrouded in darkness

Translation 1260

81:2
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلنُّجُومُ
al-nujumu
the stars
ٱنكَدَرَتۡ
inkadarat
fall losing their luster
٢

when the stars are dimmed

Translation 1260

81:3
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلۡجِبَالُ
al-jibalu
the mountains
سُيِّرَتۡ
suyyirat
are moved away
٣

when the mountains are set in motion

Translation 1260

81:4
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلۡعِشَارُ
al-'isharu
the full-term she-camels
عُطِّلَتۡ
uttilat
(are) left untended
٤

when pregnant camels are abandoned

Translation 1260

81:5
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلۡوُحُوشُ
al-wuhushu
the wild beasts
حُشِرَتۡ
hushirat
are gathered
٥

when wild beasts are herded together

Translation 1260

81:6
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلۡبِحَارُ
al-biharu
the seas
سُجِّرَتۡ
sujjirat
are made to overflow
٦

when the seas boil over

Translation 1260

81:7
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلنُّفُوسُ
al-nufusu
the souls
زُوِّجَتۡ
zuwwijat
are paired
٧

when souls are sorted into classes

Translation 1260

81:8
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ
al-mawudatu
the female infant buried alive
سُئِلَتۡ
su-ilat
is asked
٨

when the baby girl buried alive is asked

Translation 1260

81:9
بِأَيِّ
bi-ayyi
For what
ذَنۢبٖ
dhanbin
sin
قُتِلَتۡ
qutilat
she was killed
٩

for what sin she was killed

Translation 1260

81:10
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلصُّحُفُ
al-suhufu
the pages
نُشِرَتۡ
nushirat
are laid open
١٠

when the records of deeds are spread open

Translation 1260

81:11
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلسَّمَآءُ
al-samau
the sky
كُشِطَتۡ
kushitat
is stripped away
١١

when the sky is stripped away

Translation 1260

81:12
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلۡجَحِيمُ
al-jahimu
the Hellfire
سُعِّرَتۡ
su'irat
is set ablaze
١٢

when Hell is made to blaze

Translation 1260

81:13
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
ٱلۡجَنَّةُ
al-janatu
Paradise
أُزۡلِفَتۡ
uz'lifat
is brought near
١٣

and Paradise brought near

Translation 1260

81:14
عَلِمَتۡ
alimat
Will know
نَفۡسٞ
nafsun
a soul
مَّآ
ma
what
أَحۡضَرَتۡ
ahdarat
it has brought
١٤

then every soul will know what it has brought about

Translation 1260

81:15
فَلَآ
fala
But nay
أُقۡسِمُ
uq'simu
I swear
بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ
bil-khunasi
by the retreating planets
١٥

I swear by the planets

Translation 1260

81:16
ٱلۡجَوَارِ
al-jawari
Those that run
ٱلۡكُنَّسِ
al-kunasi
(and) disappear
١٦

that recede, move, and hide

Translation 1260

81:17
وَٱلَّيۡلِ
wa-al-layli
And the night
إِذَا
idha
when
عَسۡعَسَ
as'asa
it departs
١٧

by the night that descends

Translation 1260

81:18
وَٱلصُّبۡحِ
wal-sub'hi
And the dawn
إِذَا
idha
when
تَنَفَّسَ
tanaffasa
it breathes
١٨

by the dawn that softly breathes

Translation 1260

81:19
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed it
لَقَوۡلُ
laqawlu
(is) surely a word
رَسُولٖ
rasulin
(of) a Messenger
كَرِيمٖ
karimin
noble
١٩

this is the speech of a noble messenger

Translation 1260

81:20
ذِي
dhi
Possessor of
قُوَّةٍ
quwwatin
power
عِندَ
inda
with
ذِي
dhi
(the) Owner of
ٱلۡعَرۡشِ
al-'arshi
the Throne
مَكِينٖ
makinin
secure
٢٠

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

Translation 1260

81:21
مُّطَاعٖ
muta'in
One to be obeyed
ثَمَّ
thamma
and
أَمِينٖ
aminin
trustworthy
٢١

he is obeyed there and worthy of trust

Translation 1260

81:22
وَمَا
wama
And not
صَاحِبُكُم
sahibukum
(is) your companion
بِمَجۡنُونٖ
bimajnunin
mad
٢٢

Your companion is not mad

Translation 1260

81:23
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And certainly
رَءَاهُ
raahu
he saw him
بِٱلۡأُفُقِ
bil-ufuqi
in the horizon
ٱلۡمُبِينِ
al-mubini
the clear
٢٣

he did see him on the clear horizon

Translation 1260

81:24
وَمَا
wama
And not
هُوَ
huwa
he (is)
عَلَى
ala
on
ٱلۡغَيۡبِ
al-ghaybi
the unseen
بِضَنِينٖ
bidaninin
a withholder
٢٤

He does not withhold what is revealed to him from beyond

Translation 1260

81:25
وَمَا
wama
And not
هُوَ
huwa
it
بِقَوۡلِ
biqawli
(is the) word
شَيۡطَٰنٖ
shaytanin
(of) Shaitaan
رَّجِيمٖ
rajimin
accursed
٢٥

This is not the word of an outcast devil

Translation 1260