At-Takwir

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1. 81:1

   إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

   When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

2. 81:2

   وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انْكَدَرَتْ

   And when the stars fall, dispersing

3. 81:3

   وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

   And when the mountains are removed

4. 81:4

   وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

   And when full-term she-camels are neglected

5. 81:5

   وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

   And when the wild beasts are gathered

6. 81:6

   وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

   And when the seas are filled with flame

7. 81:7

   وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

   And when the souls are paired

8. 81:8

   وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ

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

9. 81:9

   بِأَيِّ ذَنْبٍ قُتِلَتْ

   For what sin she was killed

10. 81:10

    وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

    And when the pages are made public

11. 81:11

    وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ

    And when the sky is stripped away

12. 81:12

    وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

    And when Hellfire is set ablaze

13. 81:13

    وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

    And when Paradise is brought near

14. 81:14

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا أَحْضَرَتْ

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

15. 81:15

    فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ

    So I swear by the retreating stars

16. 81:16

    الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ

    Those that run [their courses] and disappear

17. 81:17

    وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

    And by the night as it closes in

18. 81:18

    وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

    And by the dawn when it breathes

19. 81:19

    إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

    [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

20. 81:20

    ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِنْدَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

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

21. 81:21

    مُطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

    Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy

22. 81:22

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُمْ بِمَجْنُونٍ

    And your companion is not [at all] mad

23. 81:23

    وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ

    And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon

24. 81:24

    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

    And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen

25. 81:25

    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَجِيمٍ

    And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens]

26. 81:26

    فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

    So where are you going

27. 81:27

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَالَمِينَ

    It is not except a reminder to the worlds

28. 81:28

    لِمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَقِيمَ

    For whoever wills among you to take a right course

29. 81:29

    وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

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

English translation: Saheeh International.