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سُورَةُ الطُّورِ

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52:1VERSE

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلطُّورِ

By the mount of Tūr[1],

Translation notes

[1] Where Allah Almighty communicated with Moses (عليه السلام).

52:2VERSE

وَكِتَٰبٍ مَّسْطُورٍ

and by the Book inscribed[1]

Translation notes

[1] i.e., the Qur’an.

52:3VERSE

فِى رَقٍّ مَّنشُورٍ

on an unrolled parchment[1],

Translation notes

[1] i.e., a spread-out scroll.

52:4VERSE

وَٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْمَعْمُورِ

and by the much-frequented House[1],

Translation notes

[1] Which is frequented by angels or the Ka‘bah in Makkah which is frequented by pilgrims.

52:5VERSE

وَٱلسَّقْفِ ٱلْمَرْفُوعِ

and by the canopy raised high,

52:6VERSE

وَٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ

and by the sea set on fire[1].

Translation notes

[1] On the Day of Resurrection, or "by the overflowed sea."

52:7VERSE

إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَٰقِعٌ

The punishment of your Lord will surely come to pass;

52:8VERSE

مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍ

there is none who can avert it.

52:9VERSE

يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا

On the Day when the heaven will convulse violently[1],

Translation notes

[1] The heavens will be shaken violently, indicating the occurrence of the Hour. The word "maur" originally means turning round, rotating, swinging, swaying, etc.

52:10VERSE

وَتَسِيرُ ٱلْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا

and the mountains will move a horrible movement[1].

Translation notes

[1] They will turn into dust, moving as clouds.

52:11VERSE

فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Then woe to the deniers on that Day,

52:12VERSE

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ

those who amuse themselves in falsehood.

52:13VERSE

يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا

On the Day when they will be shoved into the Fire forcefully,

52:14VERSE

هَٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ

[They will be told,] “This is the Fire which you used to deny.

52:15VERSE

أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَآ أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ

Is this [punishment] magic, or do you not see?

52:16VERSE

ٱصْلَوْهَا فَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

Burn in it, whether you bear it patiently or impatiently, it makes no difference to you[1]; you are recompensed only for what you used to do.”

Translation notes

[1] He who is patient during afflictions in the life of this world will be rewarded. As for the Hereafter, suffering patiently in Hell will not bring any reward or benefit.

52:17VERSE

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ

Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and bliss,

52:18VERSE

فَٰكِهِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of the Blazing Fire.

52:19VERSE

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

“Eat and drink pleasantly for what you used to do,

52:20VERSE

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ

reclining on lined up couches”. And We will marry them to houris with wide beautiful eyes.

52:21VERSE

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَٰنٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَآ أَلَتْنَٰهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ

As for those who believe and their offspring follow them in faith, We will cause their offspring to join them, and will not detract anything from [the reward of] their deeds. Everyone will be accountable for what he earned[1].

Translation notes

[1] i.e., None will be held responsible for the burden of another.

52:22VERSE

وَأَمْدَدْنَٰهُم بِفَٰكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

And We will provide them with whatever fruit and meat they desire.

52:23VERSE

يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَّا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ

They will pass around to one another a glass [of pure wine] which does not lead to idle talk or sin.

52:24VERSE

وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

They will be served by their servant boys, as if they were well-protected pearls.

52:25VERSE

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

They will turn to one another with questions[1].

Translation notes

[1] They will probably ask one another about their worldly lives and what led them to Paradise.

52:26VERSE

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِىٓ أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ

They will say, “Before this, we used to be in awe [of Allah] when we were living among our people.

52:27VERSE

فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَىٰنَا عَذَابَ ٱلسَّمُومِ

Therefore Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire.

52:28VERSE

إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Indeed, we used to call upon Him before. He is indeed the Most Kind, the Most Merciful.”

52:29VERSE

فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ

So keep exhorting [O Prophet], for you are not, by the grace of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman.

52:30VERSE

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِۦ رَيْبَ ٱلْمَنُونِ

Or do they say: “He is a poet for whom we await a misfortune[1]”?

Translation notes

[1] i.e., inevitable death or so.

52:31VERSE

قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا۟ فَإِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ

Say, “Wait, I too am waiting with you.”

52:32VERSE

أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَٰمُهُم بِهَٰذَآ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ

Do their minds[1] prompt them to say such things, or are they transgressing people?

Translation notes

[1] The leaders of pagans in Makkah claimed to be of great minds. Here it questions their intelligence, arguing that a man cannot be a madman and a poet at the same time.

52:33VERSE

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُۥ بَل لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Or do they say, “He has made this [Qur’an] up”? Rather, they are not willing to believe.

52:34VERSE

فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِحَدِيثٍ مِّثْلِهِۦٓ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ

Then let them produce a discourse like this, if they are truthful[1].

Translation notes

[1] Arab pagans were challenged to produce the like of this Quran, ten surahs, or one surah, but the challenge has never been met until the present day. See 2:23, 11:13, 52:34.

52:35VERSE

أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ

Were they created by none, or were they the creators [of themselves]?

52:36VERSE

أَمْ خَلَقُوا۟ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ

Or did they create the heavens and earth? Rather, they are not certain in faith.

52:37VERSE

أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ

Or do they possess the treasures of your Lord, or do they have full control [of everything]?

52:38VERSE

أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

Or do they have a stairway [to the heaven] by which they eavesdrop? Then let those who eavesdrop produce a compelling proof.

52:39VERSE

أَمْ لَهُ ٱلْبَنَٰتُ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ

Or does He have daughters while you have sons[1]?

Translation notes

[1] See footnote 37:149.

52:40VERSE

أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ

Or are you asking them [O Prophet] for a reward so they are overburdened by debt?

52:41VERSE

أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

Or do they have [the knowledge of] the unseen so they are writing it down?

52:42VERSE

أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْمَكِيدُونَ

Or do they intend a plot [against the Prophet]? But the plot of the disbelievers will rebound against themselves.

52:43VERSE

أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

Or do they have a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah far above what they associate with Him.

52:44VERSE

وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كِسْفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا۟ سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ

If they were to see pieces of the sky falling down[1], they would still say, “[This is only] a mass of clouds.”

Translation notes

[1] As a sign of the punishment that they requested.

52:45VERSE

فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ

So leave them alone until they encounter their Day in which they will be struck down[1],

Translation notes

[1] i.e., they will be punished on the Day of Judgment.

52:46VERSE

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

the Day their plots will not avail them in the least, nor will they be helped.

52:47VERSE

وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

And for the wrongdoers, there will be another punishment before that[1], but most of them do not know.

Translation notes

[1] In this world such as famine, droughts, or defeat at the battle, or punishment in the grave.

52:48VERSE

وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

Be patient [O Prophet] with your Lord’s decree, for indeed you are under Our [Watchful] Eyes. And glorify the praises of your Lord when you rise.

52:49VERSE

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَٰرَ ٱلنُّجُومِ

And glorify Him at night and when the stars fade away[1].

Translation notes

[1] i.e., the early hours of the morning when the stars set; the time of the Fajr Prayer.

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