81 : 1

إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ

Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

إِذَاidhāWhen
ٱلشَّمۡسُl-shamsuthe sun
كُوِّرَتۡkuwwiratis wrapped up
TRANSLATION

When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

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81 : 2

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ

Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلنُّجُومُl-nujūmuthe stars
ٱنكَدَرَتۡinkadaratfall, losing their luster
TRANSLATION

And when the stars fall, dispersing

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81 : 3

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ

Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلۡجِبَالُl-jibāluthe mountains
سُيِّرَتۡsuyyiratare moved away
TRANSLATION

And when the mountains are removed

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81 : 4

وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ

Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلۡعِشَارُl-ʿishāruthe full-term she-camels
عُطِّلَتۡʿuṭṭilat(are) left untended
TRANSLATION

And when full-term she-camels are neglected

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81 : 5

وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ

Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلۡوُحُوشُl-wuḥūshuthe wild beasts
حُشِرَتۡḥushiratare gathered
TRANSLATION

And when the wild beasts are gathered

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81 : 6

وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ

Waitha albiharu sujjirat

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلۡبِحَارُl-biḥāruthe seas
سُجِّرَتۡsujjiratare made to overflow
TRANSLATION

And when the seas are filled with flame

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81 : 7

وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ

Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلنُّفُوسُl-nufūsuthe souls
زُوِّجَتۡzuwwijatare paired
TRANSLATION

And when the souls are paired

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81 : 8

وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ

Waitha almawoodatu suilat

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُl-mawūdatuthe female infant buried alive
سُئِلَتۡsu-ilatis asked
TRANSLATION

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

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81 : 9

بِأَيِّ ذَنۢبٖ قُتِلَتۡ

Biayyi thanbin qutilat

بِأَيِّbi-ayyiFor what
ذَنۢبٖdhanbinsin
قُتِلَتۡqutilatshe was killed
TRANSLATION

For what sin she was killed

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81 : 10

وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ

Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلصُّحُفُl-ṣuḥufuthe pages
نُشِرَتۡnushiratare laid open
TRANSLATION

And when the pages are made public

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81 : 11

وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡ

Waitha alssamao kushitat

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe sky
كُشِطَتۡkushiṭatis stripped away
TRANSLATION

And when the sky is stripped away

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81 : 12

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتۡ

Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلۡجَحِيمُl-jaḥīmuthe Hellfire
سُعِّرَتۡsuʿʿiratis set ablaze
TRANSLATION

And when Hellfire is set ablaze

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81 : 13

وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَنَّةُ أُزۡلِفَتۡ

Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
ٱلۡجَنَّةُl-janatuParadise
أُزۡلِفَتۡuz'lifatis brought near
TRANSLATION

And when Paradise is brought near

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81 : 14

عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٞ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ

AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

عَلِمَتۡʿalimatWill know
نَفۡسٞnafsuna soul
مَّآwhat
أَحۡضَرَتۡaḥḍaratit has brought
TRANSLATION

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

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81 : 15

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ

Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

فَلَآfalāBut nay
أُقۡسِمُuq'simuI swear
بِٱلۡخُنَّسِbil-khunasiby the retreating planets
TRANSLATION

So I swear by the retreating stars

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81 : 16

ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ

Aljawari alkunnasi

ٱلۡجَوَارِal-jawāriThose that run
ٱلۡكُنَّسِl-kunasi(and) disappear
TRANSLATION

Those that run [their courses] and disappear

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81 : 17

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

وَٱلَّيۡلِwa-al-layliAnd the night
إِذَاidhāwhen
عَسۡعَسَʿasʿasait departs
TRANSLATION

And by the night as it closes in

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81 : 18

وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

وَٱلصُّبۡحِwal-ṣub'ḥiAnd the dawn
إِذَاidhāwhen
تَنَفَّسَtanaffasait breathes
TRANSLATION

And by the dawn when it breathes

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81 : 19

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, it
لَقَوۡلُlaqawlu(is) surely a word
رَسُولٖrasūlin(of) a Messenger
كَرِيمٖkarīminnoble
TRANSLATION

[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

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81 : 20

ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي ٱلۡعَرۡشِ مَكِينٖ

Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

ذِيdhīPossessor of
قُوَّةٍquwwatinpower
عِندَʿindawith
ذِيdhī(the) Owner of
ٱلۡعَرۡشِl-ʿarshithe Throne
مَكِينٖmakīninsecure
TRANSLATION

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

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