আত্ তুর (তুর নামের পাহাড়)

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 And a Scripture inscribed

2 And by a Book Inscribed

3 On fine parchment unrolled,

3 In parchment unrolled.

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 And the roof exalted,

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

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

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

8 There is none that can ward it off.

8 There is none that can avert it.

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 And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,

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

11 Then woe that day unto the deniers

11 Then woe that Day to the beliers.

12 Who play in talk of grave matters;

12 Who are playing in falsehood .

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 (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 Is this magic, or do ye not see ?

15 Is this magic, or do you not see?

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

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.