بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
At-Takwir 81:6
The Overthrowing · Juz 30 · Page 586
وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ ٦
And when the seas are filled with flame1
1 translator’s note
- Or "when the seas have overflowed [into each other]." ↩
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Commentary on 81:6
وقوله ( وإذا البحار سجرت ) قال ابن جرير حدثنا يعقوب حدثنا ابن علية عن داود عن سعيد بن المسيب قال قال علي رضي الله عنه لرجل من اليهود أين جهنم قال البحر . فقال ما أراه إلا صادقا ) والبحر المسجور ) [ الطور : 6 وإذا البحار سجرت ( [ مخففة .
وقال ابن عباس وغير واحد يرسل الله عليها الدبور فتسعرها وتصير نارا تأجج وقد تقدم الكلام على ذلك عند قوله ( والبحر المسجور )
وقال ابن أبي حاتم حدثنا علي بن الحسين بن الجنيد حدثنا أبو طاهر حدثني عبد الجبار بن سليمان أبو سليمان النفاط شيخ صالح يشبه مالك بن أنس عن معاوية بن سعيد قال إن هذا البحر بركة يعني بحر الروم وسط الأرض والأنهار كلها تصب فيه والبحر الكبير يصب فيه وأسفله آبار مطبقة بالنحاس فإذا كان يوم القيامة أسجر
وهذا أثر غريب عجيب وفي سنن أبي داود لا يركب البحر إلا حاج أو معتمر أو غاز فإن تحت البحر نارا وتحت النار بحرا " الحديث وقد تقدم الكلام عليه في سورة فاطر .
وقال مجاهد والحسن بن مسلم : ( سجرت ) أوقدت وقال الحسن يبست وقال الضحاك وقتادة غاض ماؤها فذهب ولم يبق فيها قطرة وقال الضحاك أيضا : ( سجرت ) فجرت وقال السدي فتحت وسيرت . وقال الربيع بن خثيم ( سجرت ) فاضت
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At-Takwir
The Overthrowing · Meccan · 29 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
81:1
إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ ١
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
81:2
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ ٢
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
81:3
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ ٣
And when the mountains are removed
81:4
وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ ٤
And when full-term she-camels1 are neglected
1 translator’s note
- Those ten months pregnant and nearing delivery. This verse alludes to distraction from the most valued of possessions. ↩
81:5
وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ ٥
And when the wild beasts are gathered
81:6
وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ ٦
And when the seas are filled with flame1
1 translator’s note
- Or "when the seas have overflowed [into each other]." ↩
81:7
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ ٧
And when the souls are paired1
1 translator’s note
- With another like soul. It can also mean "joined" (with their groups or sects) . ↩
81:8
وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ ٨
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
81:9
بِأَيِّ ذَنۢبٖ قُتِلَتۡ ٩
For what sin she was killed
81:10
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ ١٠
And when the pages1 are spread [i.e., made public]
1 translator’s note
- On which are recorded the deeds of all people. ↩
81:11
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡ ١١
And when the sky is stripped away
81:12
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتۡ ١٢
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
81:13
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَنَّةُ أُزۡلِفَتۡ ١٣
And when Paradise is brought near,
81:14
عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٞ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ ١٤
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., all of one's deeds from worldly life, which have accompanied the soul to the Hereafter. ↩
81:15
فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ ١٥
So I swear by the retreating stars -
81:16
ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ ١٦
Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]
81:17
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ ١٧
And by the night as it closes in1
1 translator’s note
- An alternative meaning is "as it departs." ↩
81:18
وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ ١٨
And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]
81:19
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ ١٩
[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]
81:20
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي ٱلۡعَرۡشِ مَكِينٖ ٢٠
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
81:21
مُّطَاعٖ ثَمَّ أَمِينٖ ٢١
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
81:22
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجۡنُونٖ ٢٢
And your companion [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) ] is not [at all] mad.1
1 translator’s note
- Literally, "possessed by jinn." ↩
81:23
وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ ٢٣
And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., the eastern horizon, where the sun rises. See footnote to 53:6. ↩
81:24
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلۡغَيۡبِ بِضَنِينٖ ٢٤
And he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.1
1 translator’s note
- Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) did not withhold that knowledge of the unseen which Allāh had revealed to him in the Qur’ān. ↩
81:25
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَيۡطَٰنٖ رَّجِيمٖ ٢٥
And it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
81:26
فَأَيۡنَ تَذۡهَبُونَ ٢٦
So where are you going?1
1 translator’s note
- In your denial of the Qur’ān and in your accusations against the Prophet (ﷺ) . The meaning is essentially "Surely, you have strayed far from Allāh's path." ↩
81:27
إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٢٧
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
81:28
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمۡ أَن يَسۡتَقِيمَ ٢٨
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
81:29
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٢٩
And you do not will except that Allāh wills - Lord of the worlds.