52: al-Toor الطور

Text and Translation

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

وَالطُّوْرِۙ‏(1)

By the Mount (of Revelation);

وَكِتٰبٍ مَّسْطُوْرٍۙ‏(2)

By a Decree inscribed

فِىْ رَقٍّ مَّنْشُوْرٍۙ‏(3)

In a Scroll unfolded;

وَالْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُوْرِۙ‏(4)

By the much-frequented Fane;

وَالسَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوْعِۙ‏(5)

By the Canopy Raised High;

وَالْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُوْرِۙ‏(6)

And by the Ocean filled with Swell;-

اِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لوَاقِعٌ ۙ‏(7)

Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass;-

مَّا لَهٗ مِنْ دَافِعٍۙ‏(8)

There is none can avert it;-

يَّوْمَ تَمُوْرُ السَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا ۙ‏(9)

On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.

وَّتَسِيْرُ الْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا ؕ‏(10)

And the mountains will fly hither and thither.

فَوَيْلٌ يَّوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِيْنَۙ‏(11)

Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood;-

الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ فِىْ خَوْضٍ يَّلْعَبُوْنَۘ‏(12)

That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.

يَوْمَ يُدَعُّوْنَ اِلٰى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّاؕ‏(13)

That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.

هٰذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِىْ كُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُوْنَ‏(14)

“This:, it will be said, “Is the Fire, which ye were wont to deny!

اَفَسِحْرٌ هٰذَاۤ اَمْ اَنْتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُوْنَۚ‏(15)

“Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see?

اِصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُوْۤا اَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوْاۚ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْؕ اِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ‏(16)

“Burn ye therein: the same is it to you whether ye bear it with patience, or not: Ye but receive the recompense of your (own) deeds.”

اِنَّ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ فِىْ جَنّٰتٍ وَّنَعِيْمٍۙ‏(17)

As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness,

فٰكِهِيْنَ بِمَاۤ اٰتٰٮهُمْ رَبُّهُمْۚ وَوَقٰٮهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيْمِ‏(18)

Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire.

كُلُوْا وَاشْرَبُوْا هَنِٓيْئًا ۢ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَۙ‏(19)

(To them will be said:) “Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds.”

مُتَّكِئِيْنَ عَلٰى سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوْفَةٍ ۚ وَزَوَّجْنٰهُمْ بِحُوْرٍ عِيْنٍ‏(20)

They will recline (with ease) on Thrones (of dignity) arranged in ranks; and We shall join them to Companions, with beautiful big and lustrous eyes.

وَالَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُمْ بِاِيْمَانٍ اَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَاۤ اَلَتْنٰهُمْ مِّنْ عَمَلِهِمْ مِّنْ شَىْءٍؕ كُلُّ امْرِیءٍۢ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِيْنٌ‏(21)

And those who believe and whose families follow them in Faith, to them shall We join their families: Nor shall We deprive them (of the fruit) of aught of their works: (Yet) is each individual in pledge for his deeds.

وَاَمْدَدْنٰهُمْ بِفَاكِهَةٍ وَّلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُوْنَ‏(22)

And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall desire.

يَتَنَازَعُوْنَ فِيْهَا كَاْسًا لَّا لَغْوٌ فِيْهَا وَلَا تَاْثِيْمٌ‏(23)

They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.

وَيَطُوْفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَاَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُوْنٌ‏(24)

Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well-guarded.

وَاَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ يَّتَسَآءَلُوْنَ‏(25)

They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.

قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِىْۤ اَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِيْنَ‏(26)

They will say: “Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people.

فَمَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقٰٮنَا عَذَابَ السَّمُوْمِ‏(27)

“But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind.

اِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلُ نَدْعُوْهُ ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيْمُ‏(28)

“Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the Beneficent, the Merciful!”

فَذَكِّرْ فَمَاۤ اَنْتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَّلَا مَجْنُوْنٍؕ‏(29)

Therefore proclaim thou the praises (of thy Lord): for by the Grace of thy Lord, thou art no (vulgar) soothsayer, nor art thou one possessed.

اَمْ يَقُوْلُوْنَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهٖ رَيْبَ الْمَنُوْنِ‏(30)

Or do they say:- “A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!”

قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوْا فَاِنِّىْ مَعَكُمْ مِّنَ الْمُتَرَبِّصِيْنَ ؕ‏(31)

Say thou: “Await ye!- I too will wait along with you!”

اَمْ تَاْمُرُهُمْ اَحْلَامُهُمْ بِهٰذَآ اَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُوْنَۚ‏(32)

Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?

اَمْ يَقُوْلُوْنَ تَقَوَّلَهٗ ۚ بَلْ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۚ‏(33)

Or do they say, “He fabricated the (Message)”? Nay, they have no faith!

فَلْيَاْتُوْا بِحَدِيْثٍ مِّثْلِهٖۤ اِنْ كَانُوْا صٰدِقِيْنَؕ‏(34)

Let them then produce a recital like unto it, If (it be) they speak the truth!

اَمْ خُلِقُوْا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ اَمْ هُمُ الْخٰلِقُوْنَؕ‏(35)

Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?

اَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَۚ بَلْ لَّا يُوْقِنُوْنَؕ‏(36)

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they have no firm belief.

اَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ اَمْ هُمُ الْمُصَۜيْطِرُوْنَؕ‏(37)

Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)?

اَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَّسْتَمِعُوْنَ فِيْهِ ۚ فَلْيَاْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُمْ بِسُلْطٰنٍ مُّبِيْنٍؕ‏(38)

Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs produce a manifest proof.

اَمْ لَهُ الْبَنٰتُ وَلَكُمُ الْبَنُوْنَؕ‏(39)