Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
At Takwir 1
Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
At Takwir 2
Waitha aljibalu suyyirat
And when the mountains are removed
At Takwir 3
Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat
And when full-term she-camels are neglected
At Takwir 4
Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat
And when the wild beasts are gathered
At Takwir 5
Waitha albiharu sujjirat
And when the seas are filled with flame
At Takwir 6
Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat
And when the souls are paired
At Takwir 7
Waitha almawoodatu suilat
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
At Takwir 8
Biayyi thanbin qutilat
For what sin she was killed
At Takwir 9
Waitha alssuhufu nushirat
And when the pages are made public
At Takwir 10
Waitha alssamao kushitat
And when the sky is stripped away
At Takwir 11
Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
At Takwir 12
Waitha aljannatu ozlifat
And when Paradise is brought near,
At Takwir 13
AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
At Takwir 14
Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi
So I swear by the retreating stars -
At Takwir 15
Aljawari alkunnasi
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
At Takwir 16
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
And by the night as it closes in
At Takwir 17
Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa
And by the dawn when it breathes
At Takwir 18
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
At Takwir 19
Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
At Takwir 20
MutaAAin thamma ameenin
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
At Takwir 21
Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
At Takwir 22
Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
At Takwir 23
Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
At Takwir 24
Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
At Takwir 25
Faayna tathhaboona
So where are you going?
At Takwir 26
In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
At Takwir 27
Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
At Takwir 28
Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
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