How to memorize Surah At-Takwir

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Surah At-Takwir: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 81:1

   إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

   Izash shamsu kuwwirat

   When the sun is put out

2. 81:2

   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ

   Wa izan nujoomun kadarat

   and when the stars fall down

3. 81:3

   وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

   Wa izal jibaalu suyyirat

   and when the mountains are blown away

4. 81:4

   وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

   Wa izal 'ishaaru 'uttilat

   and when pregnant camels are left untended

5. 81:5

   وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

   Wa izal wuhooshu hushirat

   and when wild beasts are gathered together

6. 81:6

   وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

   Wa izal bihaaru sujjirat

   and when the seas are set on fire

7. 81:7

   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

   Wa izan nufoosu zuwwijat

   and when the souls ˹and their bodies˺ are paired ˹once more˺

8. 81:8

   وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ

   Wa izal maw'oodatu su'ilat

   and when baby girls, buried alive, are asked

9. 81:9

   بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ

   Bi ayyi zambin qutilat

   for what crime they were put to death

10. 81:10

    وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

    Wa izas suhufu nushirat

    and when the records ˹of deeds˺ are laid open

11. 81:11

    وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ

    Wa izas samaaa'u kushitat

    and when the sky is stripped away

12. 81:12

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

    Wa izal jaheemu su'-'irat

    and when the Hellfire is fiercely flared up

13. 81:13

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

    Wa izal jannatu uzlifat

    and when Paradise is brought near—

14. 81:14

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

    'Alimat nafsum maaa ahdarat

    ˹on that Day˺ each soul will know what ˹deeds˺ it has brought along.

15. 81:15

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

    Falaaa uqsimu bil khunnas

    I do swear by the receding stars

16. 81:16

    ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

    Al jawaaril kunnas

    which travel and hide

17. 81:17

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

    Wallaili izaa 'as'as

    and the night as it falls

18. 81:18

    وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

    Wassubhi izaa tanaffas

    and the day as it breaks!

19. 81:19

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

    Innahoo laqawlu rasoolin kareem

    Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the Word of ˹Allah delivered by Gabriel,˺ a noble messenger-angel

20. 81:20

    ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

    Zee quwwatin 'inda zil 'arshi makeen

    full of power, held in honour by the Lord of the Throne

21. 81:21

    مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

    Mutaa'in samma ameen

    obeyed there ˹in heaven˺, and trustworthy.

22. 81:22

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

    Wa maa saahibukum bimajnoon

    And your fellow man is not insane.

23. 81:23

    وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    Wa laqad ra aahu bilufuqil mubeen

    And he did see that ˹angel˺ on the clear horizon

24. 81:24

    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

    Wa maa huwa 'alal ghaibi bidaneen

    and he does not withhold ˹what is revealed to him of˺ the unseen.

25. 81:25

    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

    Wa maa huwa biqawli shaitaanir rajeem

    And this ˹Quran˺ is not the word of an outcast devil.

26. 81:26

    فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

    Fa ayna tazhaboon

    So what ˹other˺ path would you take?

27. 81:27

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

    In huwa illaa zikrul lil'aalameen

    Surely this ˹Quran˺ is only a reminder to the whole world—

28. 81:28

    لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

    Liman shaaa'a minkum ai yastaqeem

    to whoever of you wills to take the Straight Way.

29. 81:29

    وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

    Wa maa tashaaa'oona illaaa ai yashaaa 'al laahu Rabbul 'Aalameen

    But you cannot will ˹to do so˺, except by the Will of Allah, the Lord of all worlds.

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
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