Chapter 52, 49 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the Tur (Mount)
Waalttoori
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والطور
وَٱلطُّورِ
And by a Book Inscribed
Wakitabin mastoorin
وكتاب مسطور
وَكِتَٰبٍ مَّسْطُورٍ
In parchment unrolled.
Fee raqqin manshoorin
في رق منشور
فِى رَقٍّ مَّنشُورٍ
And by Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur (the house over the heavens parallel to the Ka'bah at Makkah, continuously visited by the angels).
Waalbayti almaAAmoori
والبيت المعمور
وَٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْمَعْمُورِ
And by the roof raised high (i.e. the heaven).
Waalssaqfi almarfooAAi
والسقف المرفوع
وَٱلسَّقْفِ ٱلْمَرْفُوعِ
And by the sea kept filled (or it will be fire kindled on the Day of Resurrection).
Waalbahri almasjoori
والبحر المسجور
وَٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ
Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass.
Inna AAathaba rabbika lawaqiAAun
إن عذاب ربك لواقع
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
There is none that can avert it.
Ma lahu min dafiAAin
ما له من دافع
مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍ
On the Day when the heaven will shake with a dreadful shaking,
Yawma tamooru alssamao mawran
يوم تمور السماء مورا
يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا
And the mountains will move away with a (horrible) movement.
Wataseeru aljibalu sayran
وتسير الجبال سيرا
وَتَسِيرُ ٱلْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا
Then woe that Day to the beliers.
Fawaylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
فويل يومئذ للمكذبين
فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Who are playing in falsehood .
Allatheena hum fee khawdin yalAAaboona
الذين هم في خوض يلعبون
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ
The Day when they will be pushed down by force to the Fire of Hell, with a horrible, forceful pushing.
Yawma yudaAAAAoona ila nari jahannama daAAAAan
يوم يدعون إلى نار جهنم دعا
يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا
This is the Fire which you used to belie.
Hathihi alnnaru allatee kuntum biha tukaththiboona
هذه النار التي كنتم بها تكذبون
هَٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ
Is this magic, or do you not see?
Afasihrun hatha am antum la tubsiroona
أفسحر هذا أم أنتم لا تبصرون
أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَآ أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
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.
Islawha faisbiroo aw la tasbiroo sawaon AAalaykum innama tujzawna ma kuntum taAAmaloona
اصلوها فاصبروا أو لا تصبروا سواء عليكم ۖ إنما تجزون ما كنتم تعملون
ٱصْلَوْهَا فَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in Gardens (Paradise), and Delight.
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaAAeemin
إن المتقين في جنات ونعيم
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ
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.
Fakiheena bima atahum rabbuhum wawaqahum rabbuhum AAathaba aljaheemi
فاكهين بما آتاهم ربهم ووقاهم ربهم عذاب الجحيم
فَٰكِهِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
"Eat and drink with happiness because of what you used to do."
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Hur: (female, fair ones) with wide lovely eyes.
Muttakieena AAala sururin masfoofatin wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin
متكئين على سرر مصفوفة ۖ وزوجناهم بحور عين
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
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.
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
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَٰنٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَآ أَلَتْنَٰهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ
And We shall provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
Waamdadnahum bifakihatin walahmin mimma yashtahoona
وأمددناهم بفاكهة ولحم مما يشتهون
وَأَمْدَدْنَٰهُم بِفَٰكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
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).
YatanazaAAoona feeha kasan la laghwun feeha wala tatheemun
يتنازعون فيها كأسا لا لغو فيها ولا تأثيم
يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَّا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ
And there will go round boy-servants of theirs, to serve them as if they were preserved pearls.
Wayatoofu AAalayhim ghilmanun lahum kaannahum luluon maknoonun
۞ ويطوف عليهم غلمان لهم كأنهم لؤلؤ مكنون
وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ
And some of them draw near to others, questioning.
Waaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatasaaloona
وأقبل بعضهم على بعض يتساءلون
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid (of the punishment of Allah) in the midst of our families.
Qaloo inna kunna qablu fee ahlina mushfiqeena
قالوا إنا كنا قبل في أهلنا مشفقين
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِىٓ أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ
"So Allah has been gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of the Fire.
Famanna Allahu AAalayna wawaqana AAathaba alssamoomi
فمن الله علينا ووقانا عذاب السموم
فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَىٰنَا عَذَابَ ٱلسَّمُومِ
"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."
Inna kunna min qablu nadAAoohu innahu huwa albarru alrraheemu
إنا كنا من قبل ندعوه ۖ إنه هو البر الرحيم
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
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.
Fathakkir fama anta biniAAmati rabbika bikahin wala majnoonin
فذكر فما أنت بنعمت ربك بكاهن ولا مجنون
فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ
Or do they say: "(Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is a poet! We await for him some calamity by time!"
Am yaqooloona shaAAirun natarabbasu bihi rayba almanooni
أم يقولون شاعر نتربص به ريب المنون
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِۦ رَيْبَ ٱلْمَنُونِ
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to them): "Wait! I am with you among the waiters!"
Qul tarabbasoo fainnee maAAakum mina almutarabbiseena
قل تربصوا فإني معكم من المتربصين
قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا۟ فَإِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ
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?
Am tamuruhum ahlamuhum bihatha am hum qawmun taghoona
أم تأمرهم أحلامهم بهذا ۚ أم هم قوم طاغون
أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَٰمُهُم بِهَٰذَآ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
Or do they say: "He (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has forged it (this Qur'an)?" Nay! They believe not!
Am yaqooloona taqawwalahu bal la yuminoona
أم يقولون تقوله ۚ بل لا يؤمنون
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُۥ بَل لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Let them then produce a recital like unto it (the Qur'an) if they are truthful.
Falyatoo bihadeethin mithlihi in kanoo sadiqeena
فليأتوا بحديث مثله إن كانوا صادقين
فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِحَدِيثٍ مِّثْلِهِۦٓ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ
Were they created by nothing? Or were they themselves the creators?
Am khuliqoo min ghayri shayin am humu alkhaliqoona
أم خلقوا من غير شيء أم هم الخالقون
أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they have no firm Belief.
Am khalaqoo alssamawati waalarda bal la yooqinoona
أم خلقوا السماوات والأرض ۚ بل لا يوقنون
أَمْ خَلَقُوا۟ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ
Or are with them the treasures of your Lord? Or are they the tyrants with the authority to do as they like?
Am AAindahum khazainu rabbika am humu almusaytiroona
أم عندهم خزائن ربك أم هم المصيطرون
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ
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.
Am lahum sullamun yastamiAAoona feehi falyati mustamiAAuhum bisultanin mubeenin
أم لهم سلم يستمعون فيه ۖ فليأت مستمعهم بسلطان مبين
أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
Or has He (Allah) only daughters and you have sons?
Am lahu albanatu walakumu albanoona
أم له البنات ولكم البنون
أَمْ لَهُ ٱلْبَنَٰتُ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ
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?
Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona
أم تسألهم أجرا فهم من مغرم مثقلون
أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
Or that the Ghaib (Unseen) is with them, and they write it down?
Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona
أم عندهم الغيب فهم يكتبون
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
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!
Am yureedoona kaydan faallatheena kafaroo humu almakeedoona
أم يريدون كيدا ۖ فالذين كفروا هم المكيدون
أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْمَكِيدُونَ
Or have they an ilah (a god) other than Allah? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partners (to Him)
Am lahum ilahun ghayru Allahi subhana Allahi AAamma yushrikoona
أم لهم إله غير الله ۚ سبحان الله عما يشركون
أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
And if they were to see a piece of the heaven falling down, they would say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
Wain yaraw kisfan mina alssamai saqitan yaqooloo sahabun markoomun
وإن يروا كسفا من السماء ساقطا يقولوا سحاب مركوم
وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كِسْفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا۟ سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ
So leave them alone till they meet their Day, in which they will sink into a fainting (with horror).
Fatharhum hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee feehi yusAAaqoona
فذرهم حتى يلاقوا يومهم الذي فيه يصعقون
فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ
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).
Yawma la yughnee AAanhum kayduhum shayan wala hum yunsaroona
يوم لا يغني عنهم كيدهم شيئا ولا هم ينصرون
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
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).
Wainna lillatheena thalamoo AAathaban doona thalika walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona
وإن للذين ظلموا عذابا دون ذلك ولكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون
وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
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.
Waisbir lihukmi rabbika fainnaka biaAAyunina wasabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoomu
واصبر لحكم ربك فإنك بأعيننا ۖ وسبح بحمد ربك حين تقوم
وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
And in the nighttime also glorify His Praises - and at the setting of the stars.
Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waidbara alnnujoomi
ومن الليل فسبحه وإدبار النجوم
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَٰرَ ٱلنُّجُومِ