Surah At-Takwir for kids

Surah

81

Verses

29

Revealed in

Makkah

Meaning

The Folding Up

1. 1

   إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ

   idhā l-shamsu kuwwirat

   When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

   Word by word

   • إِذَاidhāWhen
   • ٱلشَّمْسُl-shamsuthe sun
   • كُوِّرَتْkuwwiratis wrapped up
2. 2

   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ

   wa-idhā l-nujūmu inkadarat

   And when the stars fall, dispersing,

   Word by word

   • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
   • ٱلنُّجُومُl-nujūmuthe stars
   • ٱنكَدَرَتْinkadaratfall, losing their luster
3. 3

   وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ

   wa-idhā l-jibālu suyyirat

   And when the mountains are removed

   Word by word

   • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
   • ٱلْجِبَالُl-jibāluthe mountains
   • سُيِّرَتْsuyyiratare moved away
4. 4

   وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ

   wa-idhā l-ʿishāru ʿuṭṭilat

   And when full-term she-camels are neglected

   Word by word

   • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
   • ٱلْعِشَارُl-ʿishāruthe full-term she-camels
   • عُطِّلَتْʿuṭṭilat(are) left untended
5. 5

   وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ

   wa-idhā l-wuḥūshu ḥushirat

   And when the wild beasts are gathered

   Word by word

   • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
   • ٱلْوُحُوشُl-wuḥūshuthe wild beasts
   • حُشِرَتْḥushiratare gathered
6. 6

   وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ

   wa-idhā l-biḥāru sujjirat

   And when the seas are filled with flame

   Word by word

   • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
   • ٱلْبِحَارُl-biḥāruthe seas
   • سُجِّرَتْsujjiratare made to overflow
7. 7

   وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ

   wa-idhā l-nufūsu zuwwijat

   And when the souls are paired

   Word by word

   • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
   • ٱلنُّفُوسُl-nufūsuthe souls
   • زُوِّجَتْzuwwijatare paired
8. 8

   وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ

   wa-idhā l-mawūdatu su-ilat

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

   Word by word

   • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
   • ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُl-mawūdatuthe female infant buried alive
   • سُئِلَتْsu-ilatis asked
9. 9

   بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ

   bi-ayyi dhanbin qutilat

   For what sin she was killed

   Word by word

   • بِأَىِّbi-ayyiFor what
   • ذَنۢبٍۢdhanbinsin
   • قُتِلَتْqutilatshe was killed
10. 10

    وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ

    wa-idhā l-ṣuḥufu nushirat

    And when the pages are spread [i.e., made public]

    Word by word

    • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
    • ٱلصُّحُفُl-ṣuḥufuthe pages
    • نُشِرَتْnushiratare laid open
11. 11

    وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ

    wa-idhā l-samāu kushiṭat

    And when the sky is stripped away

    Word by word

    • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
    • ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe sky
    • كُشِطَتْkushiṭatis stripped away
12. 12

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

    wa-idhā l-jaḥīmu suʿʿirat

    And when Hellfire is set ablaze

    Word by word

    • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
    • ٱلْجَحِيمُl-jaḥīmuthe Hellfire
    • سُعِّرَتْsuʿʿiratis set ablaze
13. 13

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ

    wa-idhā l-janatu uz'lifat

    And when Paradise is brought near,

    Word by word

    • وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
    • ٱلْجَنَّةُl-janatuParadise
    • أُزْلِفَتْuz'lifatis brought near
14. 14

    عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ

    ʿalimat nafsun mā aḥḍarat

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

    Word by word

    • عَلِمَتْʿalimatWill know
    • نَفْسٌۭnafsuna soul
    • مَّآmāwhat
    • أَحْضَرَتْaḥḍaratit has brought
15. 15

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

    falā uq'simu bil-khunasi

    So I swear by the retreating stars -

    Word by word

    • فَلَآfalāBut nay
    • أُقْسِمُuq'simuI swear
    • بِٱلْخُنَّسِbil-khunasiby the retreating planets
16. 16

    ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

    al-jawāri l-kunasi

    Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]

    Word by word

    • ٱلْجَوَارِal-jawāriThose that run
    • ٱلْكُنَّسِl-kunasi(and) disappear
17. 17

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

    wa-al-layli idhā ʿasʿasa

    And by the night as it closes in

    Word by word

    • وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliAnd the night
    • إِذَاidhāwhen
    • عَسْعَسَʿasʿasait departs
18. 18

    وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

    wal-ṣub'ḥi idhā tanaffasa

    And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]

    Word by word

    • وَٱلصُّبْحِwal-ṣub'ḥiAnd the dawn
    • إِذَاidhāwhen
    • تَنَفَّسَtanaffasait breathes
19. 19

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ

    innahu laqawlu rasūlin karīmin

    [That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]

    Word by word

    • إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, it
    • لَقَوْلُlaqawlu(is) surely a word
    • رَسُولٍۢrasūlin(of) a Messenger
    • كَرِيمٍۢkarīminnoble
20. 20

    ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ

    dhī quwwatin ʿinda dhī l-ʿarshi makīnin

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

    Word by word

    • ذِىdhīPossessor of
    • قُوَّةٍquwwatinpower
    • عِندَʿindawith
    • ذِىdhī(the) Owner of
    • ٱلْعَرْشِl-ʿarshithe Throne
    • مَكِينٍۢmakīninsecure
21. 21

    مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ

    muṭāʿin thamma amīnin

    Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

    Word by word

    • مُّطَاعٍۢmuṭāʿinOne to be obeyed
    • ثَمَّthammaand
    • أَمِينٍۢamīnintrustworthy
22. 22

    وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ

    wamā ṣāḥibukum bimajnūnin

    And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.

    Word by word

    • وَمَاwamāAnd not
    • صَاحِبُكُمṣāḥibukum(is) your companion
    • بِمَجْنُونٍۢbimajnūninmad
23. 23

    وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

    walaqad raāhu bil-ufuqi l-mubīni

    And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.

    Word by word

    • وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
    • رَءَاهُraāhuhe saw him
    • بِٱلْأُفُقِbil-ufuqiin the horizon
    • ٱلْمُبِينِl-mubīnithe clear
24. 24

    وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ

    wamā huwa ʿalā l-ghaybi biḍanīnin

    And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

    Word by word

    • وَمَاwamāAnd not
    • هُوَhuwahe (is)
    • عَلَىʿalāon
    • ٱلْغَيْبِl-ghaybithe unseen
    • بِضَنِينٍۢbiḍanīnina withholder
25. 25

    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

    wamā huwa biqawli shayṭānin rajīmin

    And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

    Word by word

    • وَمَاwamāAnd not
    • هُوَhuwait
    • بِقَوْلِbiqawli(is the) word
    • شَيْطَـٰنٍۢshayṭānin(of) Shaitaan
    • رَّجِيمٍۢrajīminaccursed
26. 26

    فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ

    fa-ayna tadhhabūna

    So where are you going?

    Word by word

    • فَأَيْنَfa-aynaSo where
    • تَذْهَبُونَtadhhabūnaare you going
27. 27

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

    in huwa illā dhik'run lil'ʿālamīna

    It is not except a reminder to the worlds

    Word by word

    • إِنْinNot
    • هُوَhuwait
    • إِلَّاillā(is) except
    • ذِكْرٌۭdhik'runa reminder
    • لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَlil'ʿālamīnato the worlds
28. 28

    لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ

    liman shāa minkum an yastaqīma

    For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

    Word by word

    • لِمَنlimanFor whoever
    • شَآءَshāawills
    • مِنكُمْminkumamong you
    • أَنanto
    • يَسْتَقِيمَyastaqīmatake a straight way
29. 29

    وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

    wamā tashāūna illā an yashāa l-lahu rabbu l-ʿālamīna

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

    Word by word

    • وَمَاwamāAnd not
    • تَشَآءُونَtashāūnayou will
    • إِلَّآillāexcept
    • أَنanthat
    • يَشَآءَyashāawills
    • ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
    • رَبُّrabbuLord
    • ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna(of) the worlds

Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.