At-Takwir (التكوير)
Chapter 81 · The Overthrowing · Juz 30
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
Wa izal jannatu uzlifat
And when Paradise is brought near,
Quran 81:13 — Surah At-Takwir
This is verse 13 of 29 in Surah At-Takwir (التكوير), meaning “The Overthrowing”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.
Surah At-Takwir is the 81th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 29 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Wa izal jannatu uzlifat
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 -