وَالطُّورِ

Wat-Toor

I CALL TO witness the Mount Sinai,

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 1

"وَكِتَابٍ مَسْطُورٍ"

Wa kitaabim mastoor

And the Scripture inscribed

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 2

"فِي رَقٍّ مَنْشُورٍ"

Fee raqqim manshoor

On a parchment scroll unrolled,

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 3

"وَالْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ"

Wal baitil ma'moor

The house ever-peopled,

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 4

"وَالسَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوعِ"

Wassaqfil marfoo'

The roof raised high,

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 5

"وَالْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُورِ"

Wal bahril masjoor

And the swollen sea,

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 6

"إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَاقِعٌ"

Inna 'azaaba Rabbika lawaaqi'

The punishment of your Lord is certain to come.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 7

"مَا لَهُ مِنْ دَافِعٍ"

Maa lahoo min daafi'

There is none who could avert it.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 8

"يَوْمَ تَمُورُ السَّمَاءُ مَوْرًا"

Yawma tamoorus samaaa'u mawraa

The day the sky will tremble,

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 9

"وَتَسِيرُ الْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا"

Wa taseerul jibaalu sairaa

The mountains move and fly away,

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 10

"فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ"

Fawailuny yawma 'izil lil mukaazzibeen

Will be the day of woe for those

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 11

"الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ"

Allazeena hum fee khawdiny yal'aboon

Who, ignoring the Reality, engage in pleasantries.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 12

"يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا"

Yawma yuda'-'oona ilaa naari jahannama da'-'aa

The day they are dragged and pushed into Hell,

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 13

"هَٰذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ"

Haazihin naarul latee kuntum bihaa tukazziboon

(And told:) "This is the fire which you denied.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 14

"أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَا أَمْ أَنْتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ"

Afasihrun haazaaaa am antum laa tubsiroon

Is it magic, or you cannot see?

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 15

"اصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُوا أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ"

Islawhaa fasbirooo aw laa tasbiroo sawaaa'un 'alaikum innamaa tujzawna maa kuntum ta'maloon

Roast in it. Bear it with patience or impatience, it will be the same for you. You will be requited for what you had done."

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 16

"إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ"

Innal muttaqeena fee jannaatinw wa na'eem

Those who fear God and follow the straight path will surely be in gardens and in bliss,

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 17

"فَاكِهِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ"

Faakiheena bimaaa aataahum rabbuhum wa waqaahum rabbuhum 'azaabal jaheem

Rejoicing at what their Lord has given them; and their Lord will preserve them from the torment of Hell.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 18

"كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ"

Kuloo washraboo haneee 'am bimaa kuntum ta'maloon

"Eat and drink with relish," (they will be told), (as recompense) for what you had done."

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 19

"مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَصْفُوفَةٍ ۖ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُمْ بِحُورٍ عِينٍ"

Muttaki'eena 'alaa sururim masfoofatinw wa zawwaj naahum bihoorin 'een

They would recline on couches set in rows, paired with fair companions (clean of thought and) bright of eye.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 20

"وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُمْ بِإِيمَانٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَا أَلَتْنَاهُمْ مِنْ عَمَلِهِمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ ۚ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ"

Wallazeena aamanoo wattaba'at hum zurriyyatuhum bieemaanin alhaqnaa bihim zurriyyatahum wa maaa alatnaahum min 'amalihim min shai'; kullum ri'im bimaa kasaba raheen

And those who believed, and whose progeny also followed them in their faith, will be united with their offspring. We will not deprive them of their labour in the least. Every man is bound to what he does.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 21

"وَأَمْدَدْنَاهُمْ بِفَاكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ"

Wa amdadnaahum bifaa kihatinw wa lahmim mimmaa yashtahoon

We shall give them fruits and meats, and what they desire.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 22

"يَتَنَازَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ"

Yatanaaza'oona feehaa kaasal laa laghwun feehaa wa laa taaseem

They will exchange cups of wine free of (incitement to) pleasantry or sin.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 23

"۞ وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَكْنُونٌ"

Wa yatoofu 'alaihim ghilmaanul lahum ka annahum lu'lu'um maknoon

And young attendants like pearls within their shells, will go round.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 24

"وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ"

Wa aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'diny yatasaaa'aloon

They will ask each other questions,

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 25

"قَالُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِي أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ"

Qaalooo innaa kunnaa qablu feee ahlinaa mushfiqeen

Saying: "We were also once full of fear at home.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 26

"فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَانَا عَذَابَ السَّمُومِ"

Famannnal laahu 'alainaa wa waqaanaa 'azaabas samoom

But God has been gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of scorching wind.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 27

"إِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُ"

Innaa kunnaa min qablu nad'oohu innahoo huwal barrur raheem

We used to pray to Him erstwhile; He is the just and merciful.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 28

"فَذَكِّرْ فَمَا أَنْتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ"

Fazakkir famaaa anta bini'mati rabbika bikaahininw wa laa majnoon

Remind them, therefore, that by the grace of your Lord you are neither a soothsayer nor possessed.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 29

"أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ رَيْبَ الْمَنُونِ"

Am yaqooloona shaa'irun natarabbasu bihee raibal manoon

Do they say: "He is a poet for whom we expect an adverse turn of fortune?"

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 30

"قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا فَإِنِّي مَعَكُمْ مِنَ الْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ"

Qul tarabbasoo fa innee ma'akum minal mutarabbiseen

Tell them: "Keep on expecting, I am expecting with you."

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 31

"أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَامُهُمْ بِهَٰذَا ۚ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ"

Am taamuruhum ahlaamuhum bihaazaaa am hum qawmun taaghoon

Does their reasoning prompt them to this, or they are a people rebellious?

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 32

"أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُ ۚ بَلْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ"

Am yaqooloona taqawwalah; bal laa yu'minoon

Or do they say: "He has fabricated it?" In fact, they will never believe.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 33

"فَلْيَأْتُوا بِحَدِيثٍ مِثْلِهِ إِنْ كَانُوا صَادِقِينَ"

Falyaatoo bihadeesim misliheee in kaanoo saadiqeen

So let them bring a discourse like it, if they are truthful

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 34

"أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ"

Am khuliqoo min ghairi shai'in am humul khaaliqoon

Or were they created of themselves? Or are they the creators?

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 35

"أَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۚ بَلْ لَا يُوقِنُونَ"

Am khalaqus samaawaati wal ard; bal laa yooqinoon

Or have they created the heavens and the earth? In fact they are certain of nothing.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 36

"أَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ الْمُصَيْطِرُونَ"

Am'indahum khazaaa'inu rabbika am humul musaitiroon

Do they possess the treasures of your Lord? Or are they the treasurers?

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 37

"أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُمْ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُبِينٍ"

Am lahum sullamuny yastami'oona feehi falyaati mustami'uhum bisultaanim mubeen

Or do they have a ladder (climbing which) they can hear (the secrets of heaven)? Let one who has heard then bring a clear proof.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 38

"أَمْ لَهُ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَكُمُ الْبَنُونَ"

Am lahul banaatu wa lakumul banoon

Has (God) daughters and they sons?

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 39

"أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُمْ مِنْ مَغْرَمٍ مُثْقَلُونَ"

Am tas'aluhum ajran fahum mim maghramim musqaloon

Or do you demand any wages from them so that they are burdened with expense?

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 40

"أَمْ عِنْدَهُمُ الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ"

Am 'indahumul ghaibu fahum yaktuboon

Or do they have knowledge of the Unknown which they write down?

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 41

"أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا ۖ فَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هُمُ الْمَكِيدُونَ"

Am yureedoona kaidan fallazeena kafaroo humul makeedoon

Or do they want to stage a deception? -- Then only those who do not believe will be the ones who will be tricked.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 42

"أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ"

Am lahum ilaahun ghairul laa; subhaanal laahi 'ammaa yushrikoon

Or do they have a god apart from God? He is too exalted for what they associate with Him!

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 43

"وَإِنْ يَرَوْا كِسْفًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا سَحَابٌ مَرْكُومٌ"

Wa iny yaraw kisfam minas samaaa'i saaqitany yaqooloo sahaabum markoom

If they should see a segment falling from the sky, they would say: "It is only a massive cloud."

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 44

"فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ"

Fazarhum hatta yulaaqoo yawmahumul lazee feehi yus'aqoon

So, leave them until they face their day (of doom) when they will be stunned.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 45

"يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ"

Yawma laa yughnee 'anhum kaidumhum shai'anw wa laa hum yunsaroon

Their deception will not avail them in the least on that day, nor will they be helped.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 46

"وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ"

Wa inna lillazeena zalamoo 'azaaban doona zalika wa laakinna aksarahum laa ya'lamoon

Surely there are other torments besides this for those who are wicked, though most of them do not know.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 47

"وَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا ۖ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ"

Wasbir lihukmi rabbika fa innaka bi-a'yuninaa wa sabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoom

Await the judgement of your Lord, for you are always before Our eyes, and glorify your Lord with praises when you rise,

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 48

"وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَارَ النُّجُومِ"

Wa minal laili fasabbihhu wa idbaaran nujoom

And glorify Him in the night and when the stars begin to wane.

Surah Number : 52 , Ayat Number : 49