إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
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29 ayahs. Madinah Mushaf (KFGQPC) and Sahih International translation.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
And when the mountains are removed
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
And when full-term she-camels are neglected
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
And when the seas are filled with flame
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
And when the souls are paired
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍۢ قُتِلَتْ
For what sin she was killed
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
And when the pages are made public
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
And when the sky is stripped away
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
And when Paradise is brought near,
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
So I swear by the retreating stars -
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And by the night as it closes in
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
And by the dawn when it breathes
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍۢ
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
مُّطَاعٍۢ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍۢ
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍۢ
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍۢ
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ رَّجِيمٍۢ
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
So where are you going?
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
Surah At-Takwir is a Meccan chapter of 29 ayahs. When the sun is folded up, the stars fall, and mountains pass away, souls will be paired with their deeds. It describes the Quran as the word of a noble messenger, not a poet or soothsayer, a reminder for whoever wills to go straight.
Recordings of Surah At-Takwir on JUZZ run from about 1.4 minutes with Abdullah Al-Juhany to about 5.1 minutes with Mahmoud Ali Al-Banna, based on 47 timed recordings in the catalogue. With 29 ayahs, murattal styles sit at the shorter end and mujawwad or teaching recitations run slower; the player speed setting changes the time too.
Surah At-Takwir has 29 ayahs.
Surah At-Takwir is a Meccan surah.
Surah At-Takwir lies entirely within Juz 30.
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Arabic text: KFGQPC QCF V2 via Quran.com and Uthmani script via AlQuran.Cloud. Translation: Sahih International. Audio: MP3Quran full-surah recordings and EveryAyah. Timing: MP3Quran's official timing API, with Tarteel Whisper for the rest. Hadith references above cite their collection and grading. See Sources & accuracy.
Last updated: 1 September 2026