81:1
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ ﴿١﴾
Izash shamsu kuwwirat
Surah At-Takwir, The Overthrowing.
All 29 ayat of Surah At-Takwir (also written Al-Takwir or Surah Takwir) in Arabic, with transliteration and translation. Tap ▶ on any ayah to hear it, or play the whole surah. It is in juz 30 (para 30).
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
81:2
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ ﴿٢﴾
Wa izan nujoomun kadarat
81:3
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ ﴿٣﴾
Wa izal jibaalu suyyirat
81:4
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ ﴿٤﴾
Wa izal 'ishaaru 'uttilat
81:5
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ ﴿٥﴾
Wa izal wuhooshu hushirat
81:6
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ ﴿٦﴾
Wa izal bihaaru sujjirat
81:7
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ ﴿٧﴾
Wa izan nufoosu zuwwijat
81:8
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ ﴿٨﴾
Wa izal maw'oodatu su'ilat
81:9
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍۢ قُتِلَتْ ﴿٩﴾
Bi ayyi zambin qutilat
81:10
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ ﴿١٠﴾
Wa izas suhufu nushirat
81:11
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ ﴿١١﴾
Wa izas samaaa'u kushitat
81:12
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ ﴿١٢﴾
Wa izal jaheemu su'-'irat
81:13
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ ﴿١٣﴾
Wa izal jannatu uzlifat
81:14
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ ﴿١٤﴾
'Alimat nafsum maaa ahdarat
81:15
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ ﴿١٥﴾
Falaaa uqsimu bil khunnas
81:16
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ ﴿١٦﴾
Al jawaaril kunnas
81:17
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ ﴿١٧﴾
Wallaili izaa 'as'as
81:18
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ ﴿١٨﴾
Wassubhi izaa tanaffas
81:19
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ ﴿١٩﴾
Innahoo laqawlu rasoolin kareem
81:20
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍۢ ﴿٢٠﴾
Zee quwwatin 'inda zil 'arshi makeen
81:21
مُّطَاعٍۢ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍۢ ﴿٢١﴾
Mutaa'in samma ameen
81:22
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍۢ ﴿٢٢﴾
Wa maa saahibukum bimajnoon
81:23
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ﴿٢٣﴾
Wa laqad ra aahu bilufuqil mubeen
81:24
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍۢ ﴿٢٤﴾
Wa maa huwa 'alal ghaibi bidaneen
81:25
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍۢ ﴿٢٥﴾
Wa maa huwa biqawli shaitaanir rajeem
81:26
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ ﴿٢٦﴾
Fa ayna tazhaboon
81:27
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٢٧﴾
In huwa illaa zikrul lil'aalameen
81:28
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٢٨﴾
Liman shaaa'a minkum ai yastaqeem
81:29
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٢٩﴾
Wa maa tashaaa'oona illaaa ai yashaaa 'al laahu Rabbul 'Aalameen
Arabic text: Tanzil, Uthmani script, via AlQuran.cloud. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid. Read from the Arabic when you can.
About this surah
About Surah At-Takwir, at a glance.
- Surah number
- 81 of 114
- Ayat
- 29
- Revealed in
- Makkah (Meccan)
- Juz (para)
- Juz 30 (para 30)
- Rukus
- 1
- Mushaf pages
- 586 (Madinah mushaf)
Surah At-Takwir (سُورَةُ التَّكۡوِيرِ), "The Overthrowing", is surah 81 of the Quran. It has 29 ayat and was revealed in Makkah, so it is called a Meccan surah. It sits in juz 30 (para 30), and covers page 586 of the standard Madinah mushaf.
Virtues and benefits of Surah At-Takwir
These are the reports about Surah At-Takwir, each with its source and grading:
- Abu Bakr said to the Prophet ﷺ that he had turned grey. He replied that Hud, Al-Waqiah, Al-Mursalat, Amma yatasa'alun (An-Naba) and Idhash-shamsu kuwwirat (At-Takwir) had made him grey, because of the scenes of the Last Day they describe. Jami at-Tirmidhi, narrated by Ibn Abbas. Graded sahih by al-Albani.
- "Whoever would like to look at the Day of Resurrection as if seeing it with his own eyes, let him recite Idhash-shamsu kuwwirat, Idhas-samaun-fatarat and Idhas-samaun-shaqqat" (At-Takwir, Al-Infitar and Al-Inshiqaq). Jami at-Tirmidhi, narrated by Ibn Umar. Graded sahih by al-Albani.
Questions
Good to know.
How many ayat are in Surah At-Takwir?
Surah At-Takwir has 29 ayat.
Is Surah At-Takwir Meccan or Medinan?
It is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.
What does At-Takwir mean?
At-Takwir means "The Overthrowing".
Which juz (para) is Surah At-Takwir in?
Surah At-Takwir is in juz 30 (para 30).