الـطور

1 Waalttoori

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

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the Tur (Mount)

2 Wakitabin mastoorin

2 And a Scripture inscribed

2 And by a Book Inscribed

3 Fee raqqin manshoorin

3 On fine parchment unrolled,

3 In parchment unrolled.

4 Waalbayti almaAAmoori

4 And the House frequented,

4 And by Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur (the house over the heavens parallel to the Ka'bah at Makkah, continuously visited by the angels).

5 Waalssaqfi almarfooAAi

5 And the roof exalted,

5 And by the roof raised high (i.e. the heaven).

6 Waalbahri almasjoori

6 And the sea kept filled,

6 And by the sea kept filled (or it will be fire kindled on the Day of Resurrection).

7 Inna AAathaba rabbika lawaqiAAun

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

7 Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass.

8 Ma lahu min dafiAAin

8 There is none that can ward it off.

8 There is none that can avert it.

9 Yawma tamooru alssamao mawran

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

9 On the Day when the heaven will shake with a dreadful shaking,

10 Wataseeru aljibalu sayran

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

10 And the mountains will move away with a (horrible) movement.

11 Fawaylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

11 Then woe that day unto the deniers

11 Then woe that Day to the beliers.

12 Allatheena hum fee khawdin yalAAaboona

12 Who play in talk of grave matters;

12 Who are playing in falsehood .

13 Yawma yudaAAAAoona ila nari jahannama daAAAAan

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

13 The Day when they will be pushed down by force to the Fire of Hell, with a horrible, forceful pushing.

14 Hathihi alnnaru allatee kuntum biha tukaththiboona

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 belie.

15 Afasihrun hatha am antum la tubsiroona

15 Is this magic, or do ye not see ?

15 Is this magic, or do you not see?

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

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 Taste you therein its heat and whether you are patient of it or impatient of it, it is all the same. You are only being requited for what you used to do.

17 Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaAAeemin

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

17 Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in Gardens (Paradise), and Delight.

18 Fakiheena bima atahum rabbuhum wawaqahum rabbuhum AAathaba aljaheemi

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 in that which their Lord has bestowed on them, and (the fact that) their Lord saved them from the torment of the blazing Fire.

19 Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona

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

19 "Eat and drink with happiness because of what you used to do."

20 Muttakieena AAala sururin masfoofatin wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin

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

20 They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Hur: (female, fair ones) with wide lovely eyes.

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

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 believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith: to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned.

22 Waamdadnahum bifakihatin walahmin mimma yashtahoona

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

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

23 YatanazaAAoona feeha kasan la laghwun feeha wala tatheemun

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

23 There they shall pass from hand to hand a (wine) cup, free from any Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk between them), and free from sin (because it will be lawful for them to drink).

24 Wayatoofu AAalayhim ghilmanun lahum kaannahum luluon maknoonun

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

24 And there will go round boy-servants of theirs, to serve them as if they were preserved pearls.

25 Waaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatasaaloona

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

25 And some of them draw near to others, questioning.

26 Qaloo inna kunna qablu fee ahlina mushfiqeena

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

26 Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid (of the punishment of Allah) in the midst of our families.

27 Famanna Allahu AAalayna wawaqana AAathaba alssamoomi

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

27 "So Allah has been gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of the Fire.

28 Inna kunna min qablu nadAAoohu innahu huwa albarru alrraheemu

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

28 "Verily, We used to invoke Him (Alone and none else) before. Verily, He is Al-Barr (the Most Subtle, Kind, Courteous, and Generous), the Most Merciful."

29 Fathakkir fama anta biniAAmati rabbika bikahin wala majnoonin

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

29 Therefore, remind (mankind of Islamic Monotheism, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). By the Grace of Allah, you are neither a soothsayer, nor a madman.

30 Am yaqooloona shaAAirun natarabbasu bihi rayba almanooni

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

30 Or do they say: "(Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is a poet! We await for him some calamity by time!"

31 Qul tarabbasoo fainnee maAAakum mina almutarabbiseena

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

31 Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to them): "Wait! I am with you among the waiters!"

32 Am tamuruhum ahlamuhum bihatha am hum qawmun taghoona

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

32 Do their minds command them this [i.e. to tell a lie against you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)] or are they people transgressing all bounds?

33 Am yaqooloona taqawwalahu bal la yuminoona

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

33 Or do they say: "He (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has forged it (this Qur'an)?" Nay! They believe not!

34 Falyatoo bihadeethin mithlihi in kanoo sadiqeena

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

34 Let them then produce a recital like unto it (the Qur'an) if they are truthful.

35 Am khuliqoo min ghayri shayin am humu alkhaliqoona

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

35 Were they created by nothing? Or were they themselves the creators?

36 Am khalaqoo alssamawati waalarda bal la yooqinoona

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? Nay, but they have no firm Belief.

37 Am AAindahum khazainu rabbika am humu almusaytiroona

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

37 Or are with them the treasures of your Lord? Or are they the tyrants with the authority to do as they like?

38 Am lahum sullamun yastamiAAoona feehi falyati mustamiAAuhum bisultanin mubeenin

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 (to heaven), by means of which they listen (to the talks of the angels)? Then let their listener produce some manifest proof.

39 Am lahu albanatu walakumu albanoona

39 Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?

39 Or has He (Allah) only daughters and you have sons?

40 Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona

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

40 Or is it that you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) ask a wage from them (for your preaching of Islamic Monotheism) so that they are burdened with a load of debt?

41 Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona

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

41 Or that the Ghaib (Unseen) is with them, and they write it down?

42 Am yureedoona kaydan faallatheena kafaroo humu almakeedoona

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

42 Or do they intend a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)? But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) are themselves plotted against!

43 Am lahum ilahun ghayru Allahi subhana Allahi AAamma yushrikoona

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

43 Or have they an ilah (a god) other than Allah? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partners (to Him)

44 Wain yaraw kisfan mina alssamai saqitan yaqooloo sahabun markoomun

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 piece of the heaven falling down, they would say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"

45 Fatharhum hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee feehi yusAAaqoona

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

45 So leave them alone till they meet their Day, in which they will sink into a fainting (with horror).

46 Yawma la yughnee AAanhum kayduhum shayan wala hum yunsaroona

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

46 The Day when their plotting shall not avail them at all nor will they be helped (i.e. they will receive their torment in Hell).

47 Wainna lillatheena thalamoo AAathaban doona thalika walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona

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

47 And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment (i.e. the torment in this world and in their graves) before this; but most of them know not. (Tafsir At-Tabari).

48 Waisbir lihukmi rabbika fainnaka biaAAyunina wasabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoomu

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 So wait patiently (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) for the Decision of your Lord, for verily, you are under Our Eyes ; and glorify the Praises of your Lord when you get up from sleep.

49 Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waidbara alnnujoomi

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

49 And in the nighttime also glorify His Praises - and at the setting of the stars.