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Translation of the meanings Surah: At-Takwīr   Ayah:
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At-Takwīr

Ayah: 1

إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ
When the sun is wrapped up in darkness,
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Ayah: 2

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ
and when the stars fall down,
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Ayah: 3

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ
and when the mountains are set in motion,
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Ayah: 4

وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ
and when pregnant camels[1] are left unattended,
[1] Which are near delivery. It alludes to the distraction of people from their most valuable possessions, such as ten-month pregnant camels for nomadic Arabs.
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Ayah: 5

وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ
and when wild beasts are gathered,
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Ayah: 6

وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ
and when the seas are set on fire,
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Ayah: 7

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ
and when the souls are sorted[2],
[2] i.e., "joined" with their groups or sects, wicked with the wicked souls, righteous with the righteous.
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Ayah: 8

وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ
and when the baby girl buried alive[3] is asked,
[3] As the pagan Arabs used to do for fear of shame or poverty. The Qur’an condemned this practice. See 16:58-59.
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Ayah: 9

بِأَيِّ ذَنۢبٖ قُتِلَتۡ
for what crime she was killed,
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Ayah: 10

وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ
and when records of deeds are spread open,
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Ayah: 11

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡ
and when the sky is stripped away[4],
[4] As the skin of sheep is stripped away.
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Ayah: 12

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتۡ
and when the Blazing Fire is flared up,
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Ayah: 13

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَنَّةُ أُزۡلِفَتۡ
and when Paradise is brought near –
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Ayah: 14

عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٞ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ
then every soul will know what it has brought about[5].
[5] Of faith or disbelief, good or bad deeds for that Day.
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Ayah: 15

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ
I swear by the receding stars,
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Ayah: 16

ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ
that rise and hide[6],
[6] This probably refers to black holes in the sky. "Kanasa" means sweeping or hiding.
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Ayah: 17

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ
and by the night as it departs,
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Ayah: 18

وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
and by the day as it breaks –
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Ayah: 19

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ
Indeed, this [Qur’an] is a word conveyed by a noble angel-messenger.
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Ayah: 20

ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي ٱلۡعَرۡشِ مَكِينٖ
extremely powerful, highly revered by the Lord of the Throne,
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Ayah: 21

مُّطَاعٖ ثَمَّ أَمِينٖ
obeyed there [by other angels] and trustworthy.
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Ayah: 22

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجۡنُونٖ
Your fellow [i.e., the Prophet] is not a madman.
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Ayah: 23

وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ
He indeed saw him [i.e., Gabriel] on the clear horizon[7].
[7] i.e., the eastern horizon, where the sun rises. See footnote 53:6
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Ayah: 24

وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلۡغَيۡبِ بِضَنِينٖ
He does not withhold [knowledge of] the unseen[8].
[8] He (ﷺ) did not withhold the unseen which Allah had revealed to him in the Qur’an.
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Ayah: 25

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَيۡطَٰنٖ رَّجِيمٖ
This [Qur’an] is not the word of an accursed devil.
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Ayah: 26

فَأَيۡنَ تَذۡهَبُونَ
So which way are you going[9]?
[9] In your denial of the Qur’an for being the revelation from Allah.
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Ayah: 27

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
It is but a reminder to the worlds,
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Ayah: 28

لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَسۡتَقِيمَ
for those among you who wish to take the straight path.
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Ayah: 29

وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
But you cannot wish except by the Will of Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
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