Surah At-Takwir · Ayah 2·Makkī

2

وَإِذَا ﴿٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And when the stars fall, dispersing,

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 2 roots in 2 of 3 words

Rarest here: ك-د-ر — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 6 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

3 words · 16 letters · āyah 2 of 29

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 81:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 81:2 include Quran 77:9 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 82:1 (Surah Al-Infitaar), Quran 82:2 (Surah Al-Infitaar), and Quran 82:3 (Surah Al-Infitaar). For example, 77:9 reads: “And when the heaven is opened” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 81:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 81:2 (Surah At-Takwir, The Overthrowing) reads: “And when the stars fall, dispersing,”

Which surah is verse 81:2 in?

Quran 81:2 is āyah 2 of Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), chapter 81 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 29 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 81:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 81:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.