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Surah At-Takwir - Word by Word

(The Overthrowing)

bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim
1

اِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْۖ ١

idhā
إِذَا
When
l-shamsu
ٱلشَّمْسُ
the sun
kuwwirat
كُوِّرَتْ
is wrapped up
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness] . (QS. [81] At-Takwir: 1)
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2

وَاِذَا النُّجُوْمُ انْكَدَرَتْۖ ٢

wa-idhā
وَإِذَا
And when
l-nujūmu
ٱلنُّجُومُ
the stars
inkadarat
ٱنكَدَرَتْ
fall losing their luster
And when the stars fall, dispersing, (QS. [81] At-Takwir: 2)
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3

وَاِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْۖ ٣

wa-idhā
وَإِذَا
And when
l-jibālu
ٱلْجِبَالُ
the mountains
suyyirat
سُيِّرَتْ
are moved away
And when the mountains are removed . (QS. [81] At-Takwir: 3)
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4

وَاِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْۖ ٤

wa-idhā
وَإِذَا
And when
l-ʿishāru
ٱلْعِشَارُ
the full-term she-camels
ʿuṭṭilat
عُطِّلَتْ
(are) left untended;
And when full-term she-camels are neglected . (QS. [81] At-Takwir: 4)
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5

وَاِذَا الْوُحُوْشُ حُشِرَتْۖ ٥

wa-idhā
وَإِذَا
And when
l-wuḥūshu
ٱلْوُحُوشُ
the wild beasts
ḥushirat
حُشِرَتْ
are gathered
And when the wild beasts are gathered . (QS. [81] At-Takwir: 5)
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6

وَاِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْۖ ٦

wa-idhā
وَإِذَا
And when
l-biḥāru
ٱلْبِحَارُ
the seas
sujjirat
سُجِّرَتْ
are made to overflow
And when the seas are filled with flame (QS. [81] At-Takwir: 6)
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7

وَاِذَا النُّفُوْسُ زُوِّجَتْۖ ٧

wa-idhā
وَإِذَا
And when
l-nufūsu
ٱلنُّفُوسُ
the souls
zuwwijat
زُوِّجَتْ
are paired
And when the souls are paired (QS. [81] At-Takwir: 7)
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8

وَاِذَا الْمَوْءٗدَةُ سُىِٕلَتْۖ ٨

wa-idhā
وَإِذَا
And when
l-mawūdatu
ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ
the female infant buried alive
su-ilat
سُئِلَتْ
is asked
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked . (QS. [81] At-Takwir: 8)
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9

بِاَيِّ ذَنْۢبٍ قُتِلَتْۚ ٩

bi-ayyi
بِأَىِّ
For what
dhanbin
ذَنۢبٍ
sin
qutilat
قُتِلَتْ
she was killed
For what sin she was killed . (QS. [81] At-Takwir: 9)
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10

وَاِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْۖ ١٠

wa-idhā
وَإِذَا
And when
l-ṣuḥufu
ٱلصُّحُفُ
the pages
nushirat
نُشِرَتْ
are laid open
And when the pages are spread [i.e., made public] (QS. [81] At-Takwir: 10)
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