Chapter 52, 49 verses
Waalttoori
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والطور
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,
Wakitabin mastoorin
وكتاب مسطور
And a Scripture inscribed
Fee raqqin manshoorin
في رق منشور
On fine parchment unrolled,
Waalbayti almaAAmoori
والبيت المعمور
And the House frequented,
Waalssaqfi almarfooAAi
والسقف المرفوع
And the roof exalted,
Waalbahri almasjoori
والبحر المسجور
And the sea kept filled,
Inna AAathaba rabbika lawaqiAAun
إن عذاب ربك لواقع
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
Ma lahu min dafiAAin
ما له من دافع
There is none that can ward it off.
Yawma tamooru alssamao mawran
يوم تمور السماء مورا
On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
Wataseeru aljibalu sayran
وتسير الجبال سيرا
And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
Fawaylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
فويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Then woe that day unto the deniers
Allatheena hum fee khawdin yalAAaboona
الذين هم في خوض يلعبون
Who play in talk of grave matters;
Yawma yudaAAAAoona ila nari jahannama daAAAAan
يوم يدعون إلى نار جهنم دعا
The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hell
Hathihi alnnaru allatee kuntum biha tukaththiboona
هذه النار التي كنتم بها تكذبون
(And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny.
Afasihrun hatha am antum la tubsiroona
أفسحر هذا أم أنتم لا تبصرون
Is this magic, or do ye not see ?
Islawha faisbiroo aw la tasbiroo sawaon AAalaykum innama tujzawna ma kuntum taAAmaloona
اصلوها فاصبروا أو لا تصبروا سواء عليكم ۖ إنما تجزون ما كنتم تعملون
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.
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaAAeemin
إن المتقين في جنات ونعيم
Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,
Fakiheena bima atahum rabbuhum wawaqahum rabbuhum AAathaba aljaheemi
فاكهين بما آتاهم ربهم ووقاهم ربهم عذاب الجحيم
Happy because of what their Lord hath given them, and (because) their Lord hath warded off from them the torment of hell - fire.
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
(And it is said unto them): Eat and drink in health (as a reward) for what ye used to do,
Muttakieena AAala sururin masfoofatin wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin
متكئين على سرر مصفوفة ۖ وزوجناهم بحور عين
Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
Waallatheena amanoo waittabaAAathum thurriyyatuhum bieemanin alhaqna bihim thurriyyatahum wama alatnahum min AAamalihim min shayin kullu imriin bima kasaba raheenun
والذين آمنوا واتبعتهم ذريتهم بإيمان ألحقنا بهم ذريتهم وما ألتناهم من عملهم من شيء ۚ كل امرئ بما كسب رهين
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.
Waamdadnahum bifakihatin walahmin mimma yashtahoona
وأمددناهم بفاكهة ولحم مما يشتهون
And We provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
YatanazaAAoona feeha kasan la laghwun feeha wala tatheemun
يتنازعون فيها كأسا لا لغو فيها ولا تأثيم
There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein is neither vanity nor cause of sin.
Wayatoofu AAalayhim ghilmanun lahum kaannahum luluon maknoonun
۞ ويطوف عليهم غلمان لهم كأنهم لؤلؤ مكنون
And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they were hidden pearls.
Waaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatasaaloona
وأقبل بعضهم على بعض يتساءلون
And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,
Qaloo inna kunna qablu fee ahlina mushfiqeena
قالوا إنا كنا قبل في أهلنا مشفقين
Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;
Famanna Allahu AAalayna wawaqana AAathaba alssamoomi
فمن الله علينا ووقانا عذاب السموم
But Allah hath been gracious unto us and hath preserved us from the torment of the breath of Fire.
Inna kunna min qablu nadAAoohu innahu huwa albarru alrraheemu
إنا كنا من قبل ندعوه ۖ إنه هو البر الرحيم
Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful.
Fathakkir fama anta biniAAmati rabbika bikahin wala majnoonin
فذكر فما أنت بنعمت ربك بكاهن ولا مجنون
Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman.
Am yaqooloona shaAAirun natarabbasu bihi rayba almanooni
أم يقولون شاعر نتربص به ريب المنون
Or say they: (he is) a poet, (one) for whom we may expect the accident of time ?
Qul tarabbasoo fainnee maAAakum mina almutarabbiseena
قل تربصوا فإني معكم من المتربصين
Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am with you among the expectant.
Am tamuruhum ahlamuhum bihatha am hum qawmun taghoona
أم تأمرهم أحلامهم بهذا ۚ أم هم قوم طاغون
Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an outrageous folk ?
Am yaqooloona taqawwalahu bal la yuminoona
أم يقولون تقوله ۚ بل لا يؤمنون
Or say they: He hath invented it ? Nay, but they will not believe!
Falyatoo bihadeethin mithlihi in kanoo sadiqeena
فليأتوا بحديث مثله إن كانوا صادقين
Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.
Am khuliqoo min ghayri shayin am humu alkhaliqoona
أم خلقوا من غير شيء أم هم الخالقون
Or were they created out of naught ? Or are they the creators ?
Am khalaqoo alssamawati waalarda bal la yooqinoona
أم خلقوا السماوات والأرض ۚ بل لا يوقنون
Or did they create the heavens and the earth ? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!
Am AAindahum khazainu rabbika am humu almusaytiroona
أم عندهم خزائن ربك أم هم المصيطرون
Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord ? Or have they been given charge (thereof) ?
Am lahum sullamun yastamiAAoona feehi falyati mustamiAAuhum bisultanin mubeenin
أم لهم سلم يستمعون فيه ۖ فليأت مستمعهم بسلطان مبين
Or have they any stairway (unto heaven) by means of which they overhear (decrees). Then let their listener produce some warrant manifest!
Am lahu albanatu walakumu albanoona
أم له البنات ولكم البنون
Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?
Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona
أم تسألهم أجرا فهم من مغرم مثقلون
Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt ?
Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona
أم عندهم الغيب فهم يكتبون
Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write (it) down ?
Am yureedoona kaydan faallatheena kafaroo humu almakeedoona
أم يريدون كيدا ۖ فالذين كفروا هم المكيدون
Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger) ? But those who disbelieve, they are the ensnared!
Am lahum ilahun ghayru Allahi subhana Allahi AAamma yushrikoona
أم لهم إله غير الله ۚ سبحان الله عما يشركون
Or have they any god beside Allah ? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!
Wain yaraw kisfan mina alssamai saqitan yaqooloo sahabun markoomun
وإن يروا كسفا من السماء ساقطا يقولوا سحاب مركوم
And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they would say: A heap of clouds.
Fatharhum hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee feehi yusAAaqoona
فذرهم حتى يلاقوا يومهم الذي فيه يصعقون
Then let them be (O Muhammad), till they meet their day, in which they will be thunder - stricken,
Yawma la yughnee AAanhum kayduhum shayan wala hum yunsaroona
يوم لا يغني عنهم كيدهم شيئا ولا هم ينصرون
A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will they be helped.
Wainna lillatheena thalamoo AAathaban doona thalika walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona
وإن للذين ظلموا عذابا دون ذلك ولكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a punishment beyond that. But most of them know not.
Waisbir lihukmi rabbika fainnaka biaAAyunina wasabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoomu
واصبر لحكم ربك فإنك بأعيننا ۖ وسبح بحمد ربك حين تقوم
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,
Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waidbara alnnujoomi
ومن الليل فسبحه وإدبار النجوم
And in the night - time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars.