الـطور

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,

1 By the mount

1 Waalttoori

2 And a Scripture inscribed

2 And [by] a Book inscribed

2 Wakitabin mastoorin

3 On fine parchment unrolled,

3 In parchment spread open

3 Fee raqqin manshoorin

4 And the House frequented,

4 And [by] the frequented House

4 Waalbayti almaAAmoori

5 And the roof exalted,

5 And [by] the heaven raised high

5 Waalssaqfi almarfooAAi

6 And the sea kept filled,

6 And [by] the sea filled [with fire],

6 Waalbahri almasjoori

7 Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;

7 Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.

7 Inna AAathaba rabbika lawaqiAAun

8 There is none that can ward it off.

8 Of it there is no preventer.

8 Ma lahu min dafiAAin

9 On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,

9 On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion

9 Yawma tamooru alssamao mawran

10 And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,

10 And the mountains will pass on, departing -

10 Wataseeru aljibalu sayran

11 Then woe that day unto the deniers

11 Then woe, that Day, to the deniers,

11 Fawaylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

12 Who play in talk of grave matters;

12 Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.

12 Allatheena hum fee khawdin yalAAaboona

13 The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hell

13 The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust, [its angels will say],

13 Yawma yudaAAAAoona ila nari jahannama daAAAAan

14 (And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny.

14 "This is the Fire which you used to deny.

14 Hathihi alnnaru allatee kuntum biha tukaththiboona

15 Is this magic, or do ye not see ?

15 Then is this magic, or do you not see?

15 Afasihrun hatha am antum la tubsiroona

16 Endure the heat thereof, and whether ye are patient of it or impatient of it is all one for you. Ye are only being paid for what ye used to do.

16 [Enter to] burn therein; then be patient or impatient - it is all the same for you. You are only being recompensed [for] what you used to do."

16 Islawha faisbiroo aw la tasbiroo sawaon AAalaykum innama tujzawna ma kuntum taAAmaloona

17 Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,

17 Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure,

17 Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaAAeemin

18 Happy because of what their Lord hath given them, and (because) their Lord hath warded off from them the torment of hell - fire.

18 Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of Hellfire.

18 Fakiheena bima atahum rabbuhum wawaqahum rabbuhum AAathaba aljaheemi

19 (And it is said unto them): Eat and drink in health (as a reward) for what ye used to do,

19 [They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."

19 Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona

20 Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.

20 They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.

20 Muttakieena AAala sururin masfoofatin wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin

21 And they who believe and whose seed follow them in faith, We cause their seed to join them (there), and We deprive them of nought of their (life's) work. Every man is a pledge for that which he hath earned.

21 And those who believed and whose descendants followed them in faith - We will join with them their descendants, and We will not deprive them of anything of their deeds. Every person, for what he earned, is retained.

21 Waallatheena amanoo waittabaAAathum thurriyyatuhum bieemanin alhaqna bihim thurriyyatahum wama alatnahum min AAamalihim min shayin kullu imriin bima kasaba raheenun

22 And We provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.

22 And We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.

22 Waamdadnahum bifakihatin walahmin mimma yashtahoona

23 There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein is neither vanity nor cause of sin.

23 They will exchange with one another a cup [of wine] wherein [results] no ill speech or commission of sin.

23 YatanazaAAoona feeha kasan la laghwun feeha wala tatheemun

24 And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they were hidden pearls.

24 There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well - protected.

24 Wayatoofu AAalayhim ghilmanun lahum kaannahum luluon maknoonun

25 And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,

25 And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.

25 Waaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatasaaloona

26 Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;

26 They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah].

26 Qaloo inna kunna qablu fee ahlina mushfiqeena

27 But Allah hath been gracious unto us and hath preserved us from the torment of the breath of Fire.

27 So Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire.

27 Famanna Allahu AAalayna wawaqana AAathaba alssamoomi

28 Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful.

28 Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."

28 Inna kunna min qablu nadAAoohu innahu huwa albarru alrraheemu

29 Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman.

29 So remind [O Muhammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman.

29 Fathakkir fama anta biniAAmati rabbika bikahin wala majnoonin

30 Or say they: (he is) a poet, (one) for whom we may expect the accident of time ?

30 Or do they say [of you], "A poet for whom we await a misfortune of time?"

30 Am yaqooloona shaAAirun natarabbasu bihi rayba almanooni

31 Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am with you among the expectant.

31 Say, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you, among the waiters."

31 Qul tarabbasoo fainnee maAAakum mina almutarabbiseena

32 Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an outrageous folk ?

32 Or do their minds command them to [say] this, or are they a transgressing people?

32 Am tamuruhum ahlamuhum bihatha am hum qawmun taghoona

33 Or say they: He hath invented it ? Nay, but they will not believe!

33 Or do they say, "He has made it up"? Rather, they do not believe.

33 Am yaqooloona taqawwalahu bal la yuminoona

34 Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.

34 Then let them produce a statement like it, if they should be truthful.

34 Falyatoo bihadeethin mithlihi in kanoo sadiqeena

35 Or were they created out of naught ? Or are they the creators ?

35 Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?

35 Am khuliqoo min ghayri shayin am humu alkhaliqoona

36 Or did they create the heavens and the earth ? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!

36 Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain.

36 Am khalaqoo alssamawati waalarda bal la yooqinoona

37 Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord ? Or have they been given charge (thereof) ?

37 Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?

37 Am AAindahum khazainu rabbika am humu almusaytiroona

38 Or have they any stairway (unto heaven) by means of which they overhear (decrees). Then let their listener produce some warrant manifest!

38 Or have they a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority.

38 Am lahum sullamun yastamiAAoona feehi falyati mustamiAAuhum bisultanin mubeenin

39 Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?

39 Or has He daughters while you have sons?

39 Am lahu albanatu walakumu albanoona

40 Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt ?

40 Or do you, [O Muhammad], ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?

40 Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona

41 Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write (it) down ?

41 Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?

41 Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona

42 Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger) ? But those who disbelieve, they are the ensnared!

42 Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan.

42 Am yureedoona kaydan faallatheena kafaroo humu almakeedoona

43 Or have they any god beside Allah ? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!

43 Or have they a deity other than Allah? Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.

43 Am lahum ilahun ghayru Allahi subhana Allahi AAamma yushrikoona

44 And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they would say: A heap of clouds.

44 And if they were to see a fragment from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up."

44 Wain yaraw kisfan mina alssamai saqitan yaqooloo sahabun markoomun

45 Then let them be (O Muhammad), till they meet their day, in which they will be thunder - stricken,

45 So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible -

45 Fatharhum hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee feehi yusAAaqoona

46 A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will they be helped.

46 The Day their plan will not avail them at all, nor will they be helped.

46 Yawma la yughnee AAanhum kayduhum shayan wala hum yunsaroona

47 And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a punishment beyond that. But most of them know not.

47 And indeed, for those who have wronged is a punishment before that, but most of them do not know.

47 Wainna lillatheena thalamoo AAathaban doona thalika walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona

48 So wait patiently (O Muhammad) for thy Lord's decree, for surely thou art in Our sight; and hymn the praise of thy Lord when thou uprisest,

48 And be patient, [O Muhammad], for the decision of your Lord, for indeed, you are in Our eyes. And exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord when you arise.

48 Waisbir lihukmi rabbika fainnaka biaAAyunina wasabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoomu

49 And in the night - time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars.

49 And in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.

49 Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waidbara alnnujoomi