52. Surah At-Tur

وَ الطُّوْرِۙ ﴿١﴾Open ayah 52:1 in the Quran reader

By the mount of Tur,

وَ كِتٰبٍ مَّسْطُوْرٍۙ ﴿٢﴾Open ayah 52:2 in the Quran reader

and by a book, written

فِیْ رَقٍّ مَّنْشُوْرٍۙ ﴿٣﴾Open ayah 52:3 in the Quran reader

on an unrolled scroll,

وَّ الْبَیْتِ الْمَعْمُوْرِۙ ﴿٤﴾Open ayah 52:4 in the Quran reader

and by the Populated House (Al-Bait-ul-Ma` mur),

وَ السَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوْعِۙ ﴿٥﴾Open ayah 52:5 in the Quran reader

and by the roof, raised high,

وَ الْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُوْرِۙ ﴿٦﴾Open ayah 52:6 in the Quran reader

and by the sea, filled up with fire,

اِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَاقِعٌۙ ﴿٧﴾Open ayah 52:7 in the Quran reader

the punishment of your Lord is sure to fall.

مَّا لَهٗ مِنْ دَافِعٍۙ ﴿٨﴾Open ayah 52:8 in the Quran reader

There is nothing to push it back,

یَّوْمَ تَمُوْرُ السَّمَآءُ مَوْرًاۙ ﴿٩﴾Open ayah 52:9 in the Quran reader

the Day when the sky will tremble, a horrible trembling,

وَّ تَسِیْرُ الْجِبَالُ سَیْرًاؕ ﴿١٠﴾Open ayah 52:10 in the Quran reader

and the mountains will move about, a terrible movement.

فَوَیْلٌ یَّوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَۙ ﴿١١﴾Open ayah 52:11 in the Quran reader

So, woe to those who reject (the true faith),

الَّذِیْنَ هُمْ فِیْ خَوْضٍ یَّلْعَبُوْنَۘ ﴿١٢﴾Open ayah 52:12 in the Quran reader

who are indulged in vain talk, playing (with truth),

یَوْمَ یُدَعُّوْنَ اِلٰى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّاؕ ﴿١٣﴾Open ayah 52:13 in the Quran reader

the Day they will be pushed to the Fire forcefully,

هٰذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِیْ كُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُوْنَ ﴿١٤﴾Open ayah 52:14 in the Quran reader

(and it will be said to them,) "This is the Fire you used to deny.

اَفَسِحْرٌ هٰذَاۤ اَمْ اَنْتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُوْنَۚ ﴿١٥﴾Open ayah 52:15 in the Quran reader

Is it then magic, or do you not see?

اِصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُوْۤا اَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوْا١ۚ سَوَآءٌ عَلَیْكُمْ١ؕ اِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ ﴿١٦﴾Open ayah 52:16 in the Quran reader

Enter it. Now, whether you act patient or impatient, it is all the same for you; you are merely rewarded for what you used to do."

اِنَّ الْمُتَّقِیْنَ فِیْ جَنّٰتٍ وَّ نَعِیْمٍۙ ﴿١٧﴾Open ayah 52:17 in the Quran reader

Of course, the God-fearing will be in gardens and bliss,

فٰكِهِیْنَ بِمَاۤ اٰتٰىهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ١ۚ وَ وَقٰىهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِیْمِ ﴿١٨﴾Open ayah 52:18 in the Quran reader

enjoying what their Lord will give to them, and their Lord will save them from the punishment of Hell.

كُلُوْا وَ اشْرَبُوْا هَنِیْٓئًۢا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَۙ ﴿١٩﴾Open ayah 52:19 in the Quran reader

(It will be said to them,) "Eat and drink pleasantly because of what you used to do,

مُتَّكِئِیْنَ عَلٰى سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوْفَةٍ١ۚ وَ زَوَّجْنٰهُمْ بِحُوْرٍ عِیْنٍ ﴿٢٠﴾Open ayah 52:20 in the Quran reader

relaxing on lined up couches". And We will marry them with big-eyed houris.

وَ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَ اتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّیَّتُهُمْ بِاِیْمَانٍ اَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّیَّتَهُمْ وَ مَاۤ اَلَتْنٰهُمْ مِّنْ عَمَلِهِمْ مِّنْ شَیْءٍ١ؕ كُلُّ امْرِئٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِیْنٌ ﴿٢١﴾Open ayah 52:21 in the Quran reader

And those who believed and their children followed them in belief, We will join their children with them, and will not curtail (the reward of) any of their deeds at all. Every person will be pledged for what he earned.

وَ اَمْدَدْنٰهُمْ بِفَاكِهَةٍ وَّ لَحْمٍ مِّمَّا یَشْتَهُوْنَ ﴿٢٢﴾Open ayah 52:22 in the Quran reader

And We will give them a lot of what they desire from fruits and meat.

یَتَنَازَعُوْنَ فِیْهَا كَاْسًا لَّا لَغْوٌ فِیْهَا وَ لَا تَاْثِیْمٌ ﴿٢٣﴾Open ayah 52:23 in the Quran reader

They will snatch, from one another (in a friendly manner) a glass (of wine) in which there is neither an absurd talk, nor something leading to sin.

وَ یَطُوْفُ عَلَیْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَاَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُوْنٌ ﴿٢٤﴾Open ayah 52:24 in the Quran reader

And they will be frequented by the serving boys of their own, (neat and clean) as if they were hidden pearls.

وَ اَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ یَّتَسَآءَلُوْنَ ﴿٢٥﴾Open ayah 52:25 in the Quran reader

And they will advance to one another, asking (about each other).

قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِیْۤ اَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِیْنَ ﴿٢٦﴾Open ayah 52:26 in the Quran reader

They will say, "Indeed we were afraid (of Allah's punishment) when we were amidst of our family,

فَمَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْنَا وَ وَقٰىنَا عَذَابَ السَّمُوْمِ ﴿٢٧﴾Open ayah 52:27 in the Quran reader

but Allah did favour to us and saved us from the torment of Fire's scorching breath.

اِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلُ نَدْعُوْهُ١ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِیْمُ۠ ﴿٢٨﴾Open ayah 52:28 in the Quran reader

We used to pray to Him before. He is surely the Most-Kind, the Very-Merciful.

فَذَكِّرْ فَمَاۤ اَنْتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَّ لَا مَجْنُوْنٍؕ ﴿٢٩﴾Open ayah 52:29 in the Quran reader

So keep reminding (them), because by the grace of your Lord, you are neither a soothsayer, nor a madman.

اَمْ یَقُوْلُوْنَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهٖ رَیْبَ الْمَنُوْنِ ﴿٣٠﴾Open ayah 52:30 in the Quran reader

Do they rather say, "He is a poet for whom we are awaiting the accident of death."?

قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوْا فَاِنِّیْ مَعَكُمْ مِّنَ الْمُتَرَبِّصِیْنَؕ ﴿٣١﴾Open ayah 52:31 in the Quran reader

Say, "Wait! I am waiting with you, too."

اَمْ تَاْمُرُهُمْ اَحْلَامُهُمْ بِهٰذَاۤ اَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُوْنَۚ ﴿٣٢﴾Open ayah 52:32 in the Quran reader

Do their intellects direct them to (say) this, or are they a rebellious people?

اَمْ یَقُوْلُوْنَ تَقَوَّلَهٗ١ۚ بَلْ لَّا یُؤْمِنُوْنَۚ ﴿٣٣﴾Open ayah 52:33 in the Quran reader

Do they rather say, "He has forged it (the Qur’ an.) "? No, but they do not believe.

فَلْیَاْتُوْا بِحَدِیْثٍ مِّثْلِهٖۤ اِنْ كَانُوْا صٰدِقِیْنَؕ ﴿٣٤﴾Open ayah 52:34 in the Quran reader

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

اَمْ خُلِقُوْا مِنْ غَیْرِ شَیْءٍ اَمْ هُمُ الْخٰلِقُوْنَؕ ﴿٣٥﴾Open ayah 52:35 in the Quran reader

Is it that they are created by none, or are they themselves the creators?

اَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضَ١ۚ بَلْ لَّا یُوْقِنُوْنَؕ ﴿٣٦﴾Open ayah 52:36 in the Quran reader

Or have they created the heavens and the earth? No, but they are sure of nothing.

اَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ اَمْ هُمُ الْمُصَۜیْطِرُوْنَؕ ﴿٣٧﴾Open ayah 52:37 in the Quran reader

Or do they have the treasures of your Lord, or have they acquired control (over them)?1