At-Tur
سُورَةُ الطُّورِ
The Mount
**In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.** The Chapter was revealed in Mecca and it has forty nine Verses. The title of the Chapter owes its designation to the opening Verse. The word Tur, connoting the Mount of Tur, the appointed place (miqat) where Torah was Divinely revealed to Prophet Moses (as), is attested ten times in the Holy Qur’an. Like other Meccan Chapters, Chapter 52 mainly treats of Resurrection, the Rewards to be granted to the pure, and the chastisement in store for disbelievers. Mention is also made herein to defending the Noble Prophet (S) and the virtues of patience and perseverance.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلطُّورِ
Wat-Toor
I CALL TO witness the Mount Sinai,
وَكِتَٰبٍۢ مَّسْطُورٍۢ
Wa kitaabim mastoor
And the Scripture inscribed
فِى رَقٍّۢ مَّنشُورٍۢ
Fee raqqim manshoor
On a parchment scroll unrolled,
وَٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْمَعْمُورِ
Wal baitil ma'moor
The house ever-peopled,
وَٱلسَّقْفِ ٱلْمَرْفُوعِ
Wassaqfil marfoo'
The roof raised high,
وَٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ
Wal bahril masjoor
And the swollen sea,
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَٰقِعٌۭ
Inna 'azaaba Rabbika lawaaqi'
The punishment of your Lord is certain to come.
مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍۢ
Maa lahoo min daafi'
There is none who could avert it.
يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًۭا
Yawma tamoorus samaaa'u mawraa
The day the sky will tremble,
وَتَسِيرُ ٱلْجِبَالُ سَيْرًۭا
Wa taseerul jibaalu sairaa
The mountains move and fly away,
فَوَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Fawailuny yawma 'izil lil mukaazzibeen
Will be the day of woe for those
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى خَوْضٍۢ يَلْعَبُونَ
Allazeena hum fee khawdiny yal'aboon
Who, ignoring the Reality, engage in pleasantries.
يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا
Yawma yuda'-'oona ilaa naari jahannama da'-'aa
The day they are dragged and pushed into Hell,
هَٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ
Haazihin naarul latee kuntum bihaa tukazziboon
(And told:) "This is the fire which you denied.
أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَآ أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Afasihrun haazaaaa am antum laa tubsiroon
Is it magic, or you cannot see?
ٱصْلَوْهَا فَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Islawhaa fasbirooo aw laa tasbiroo sawaaa'un 'alaikum innamaa tujzawna maa kuntum ta'maloon
Roast in it. Bear it with patience or impatience, it will be the same for you. You will be requited for what you had done."
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَنَعِيمٍۢ
Innal muttaqeena fee jannaatinw wa na'eem
Those who fear God and follow the straight path will surely be in gardens and in bliss,
فَٰكِهِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Faakiheena bimaaa aataahum rabbuhum wa waqaahum rabbuhum 'azaabal jaheem
Rejoicing at what their Lord has given them; and their Lord will preserve them from the torment of Hell.
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Kuloo washraboo haneee 'am bimaa kuntum ta'maloon
"Eat and drink with relish," (they will be told), (as recompense) for what you had done."
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مَّصْفُوفَةٍۢ ۖ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍۢ
Muttaki'eena 'alaa sururim masfoofatinw wa zawwaj naahum bihoorin 'een
They would recline on couches set in rows, paired with fair companions (clean of thought and) bright of eye.
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَٰنٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَآ أَلَتْنَٰهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍۢ ۚ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌۭ
Wallazeena aamanoo wattaba'at hum zurriyyatuhum bieemaanin alhaqnaa bihim zurriyyatahum wa maaa alatnaahum min 'amalihim min shai'; kullum ri'im bimaa kasaba raheen
And those who believed, and whose progeny also followed them in their faith, will be united with their offspring. We will not deprive them of their labour in the least. Every man is bound to what he does.
وَأَمْدَدْنَٰهُم بِفَٰكِهَةٍۢ وَلَحْمٍۢ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Wa amdadnaahum bifaa kihatinw wa lahmim mimmaa yashtahoon
We shall give them fruits and meats, and what they desire.
يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًۭا لَّا لَغْوٌۭ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌۭ
Yatanaaza'oona feehaa kaasal laa laghwun feehaa wa laa taaseem
They will exchange cups of wine free of (incitement to) pleasantry or sin.
۞ وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌۭ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌۭ مَّكْنُونٌۭ
Wa yatoofu 'alaihim ghilmaanul lahum ka annahum lu'lu'um maknoon
And young attendants like pearls within their shells, will go round.
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Wa aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'diny yatasaaa'aloon
They will ask each other questions,
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِىٓ أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ
Qaalooo innaa kunnaa qablu feee ahlinaa mushfiqeen
Saying: "We were also once full of fear at home.
فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَىٰنَا عَذَابَ ٱلسَّمُومِ
Famannnal laahu 'alainaa wa waqaanaa 'azaabas samoom
But God has been gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of scorching wind.
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Innaa kunnaa min qablu nad'oohu innahoo huwal barrur raheem
We used to pray to Him erstwhile; He is the just and merciful.
فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍۢ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ
Fazakkir famaaa anta bini'mati rabbika bikaahininw wa laa majnoon
Remind them, therefore, that by the grace of your Lord you are neither a soothsayer nor possessed.
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌۭ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِۦ رَيْبَ ٱلْمَنُونِ
Am yaqooloona shaa'irun natarabbasu bihee raibal manoon
Do they say: "He is a poet for whom we expect an adverse turn of fortune?"
قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا۟ فَإِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ
Qul tarabbasoo fa innee ma'akum minal mutarabbiseen
Tell them: "Keep on expecting, I am expecting with you."
أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَٰمُهُم بِهَٰذَآ ۚ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌۭ طَاغُونَ
Am taamuruhum ahlaamuhum bihaazaaa am hum qawmun taaghoon
Does their reasoning prompt them to this, or they are a people rebellious?
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُۥ ۚ بَل لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Am yaqooloona taqawwalah; bal laa yu'minoon
Or do they say: "He has fabricated it?" In fact, they will never believe.
فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِحَدِيثٍۢ مِّثْلِهِۦٓ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ
Falyaatoo bihadeesim misliheee in kaanoo saadiqeen
So let them bring a discourse like it, if they are truthful
أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ
Am khuliqoo min ghairi shai'in am humul khaaliqoon
Or were they created of themselves? Or are they the creators?
أَمْ خَلَقُوا۟ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۚ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ
Am khalaqus samaawaati wal ard; bal laa yooqinoon
Or have they created the heavens and the earth? In fact they are certain of nothing.
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ
Am'indahum khazaaa'inu rabbika am humul musaitiroon
Do they possess the treasures of your Lord? Or are they the treasurers?
أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌۭ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍ
Am lahum sullamuny yastami'oona feehi falyaati mustami'uhum bisultaanim mubeen
Or do they have a ladder (climbing which) they can hear (the secrets of heaven)? Let one who has heard then bring a clear proof.
أَمْ لَهُ ٱلْبَنَٰتُ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ
Am lahul banaatu wa lakumul banoon
Has (God) daughters and they sons?
أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًۭا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍۢ مُّثْقَلُونَ
Am tas'aluhum ajran fahum mim maghramim musqaloon
Or do you demand any wages from them so that they are burdened with expense?
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
Am 'indahumul ghaibu fahum yaktuboon
Or do they have knowledge of the Unknown which they write down?
أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا ۖ فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْمَكِيدُونَ
Am yureedoona kaidan fallazeena kafaroo humul makeedoon
Or do they want to stage a deception? -- Then only those who do not believe will be the ones who will be tricked.
أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Am lahum ilaahun ghairul laa; subhaanal laahi 'ammaa yushrikoon
Or do they have a god apart from God? He is too exalted for what they associate with Him!
وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كِسْفًۭا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ سَاقِطًۭا يَقُولُوا۟ سَحَابٌۭ مَّرْكُومٌۭ
Wa iny yaraw kisfam minas samaaa'i saaqitany yaqooloo sahaabum markoom
If they should see a segment falling from the sky, they would say: "It is only a massive cloud."
فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ
Fazarhum hatta yulaaqoo yawmahumul lazee feehi yus'aqoon
So, leave them until they face their day (of doom) when they will be stunned.
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
Yawma laa yughnee 'anhum kaidumhum shai'anw wa laa hum yunsaroon
Their deception will not avail them in the least on that day, nor will they be helped.
وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ عَذَابًۭا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Wa inna lillazeena zalamoo 'azaaban doona zalika wa laakinna aksarahum laa ya'lamoon
Surely there are other torments besides this for those who are wicked, though most of them do not know.
وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا ۖ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
Wasbir lihukmi rabbika fa innaka bi-a'yuninaa wa sabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoom
Await the judgement of your Lord, for you are always before Our eyes, and glorify your Lord with praises when you rise,
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَٰرَ ٱلنُّجُومِ
Wa minal laili fasabbihhu wa idbaaran nujoom
And glorify Him in the night and when the stars begin to wane.