Surah At-Takwir — Part 4
Ayahs 16–20 with word-by-word meanings. Read the bilingual lesson for Surah At-Takwir — Part 4 and test your understanding with a focused quiz.
Lesson
1. Surah At-Takwir — Part 4
Continue the word-by-word study of Surah At-Takwir with ayahs 16–20.
2. ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ ﴿١٦﴾
Those that run [their courses] and disappear [i.e., set]
- ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ ﴿١٦﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| ٱلْجَوَارِ | Those that run |
| ٱلْكُنَّسِ | (and) disappear |
3. وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ ﴿١٧﴾
And by the night as it closes in
- وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ ﴿١٧﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| وَٱلَّيْلِ | And the night |
| إِذَا | when |
| عَسْعَسَ | it departs |
4. وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ ﴿١٨﴾
And by the dawn when it breathes [i.e., stirs]
- وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ ﴿١٨﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| وَٱلصُّبْحِ | And the dawn |
| إِذَا | when |
| تَنَفَّسَ | it breathes |
5. إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ ﴿١٩﴾
[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger [i.e., Gabriel]
- إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ ﴿١٩﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| إِنَّهُۥ | Indeed, it |
| لَقَوْلُ | (is) surely a word |
| رَسُولٍۢ | (of) a Messenger |
| كَرِيمٍۢ | noble |
6. ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ ﴿٢٠﴾
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
- ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ ﴿٢٠﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| ذِى | Possessor of |
| قُوَّةٍ | power |
| عِندَ | with |
| ذِى | (the) Owner of |
| ٱلْعَرْشِ | the Throne |
| مَكِينٍۢ | secure |
7. Summary
Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 16–20 of Surah At-Takwir.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| ٱلْجَوَارِ | Those that run |
| ٱلْكُنَّسِ | (and) disappear |
| وَٱلَّيْلِ | And the night |
| إِذَا | when |
| عَسْعَسَ | it departs |
| وَٱلصُّبْحِ | And the dawn |
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