At-Tur

By the mountain,

وَالطُّورِ

wal-ṭūri

by a Scripture inscribed

وَكِتَابٍ مَسْطُورٍ

wakitābin masṭūrin

in unrolled parch-ment,

فِي رَقٍّ مَنْشُورٍ

fī raqqin manshūrin

by the much-visited House,

وَالْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ

wal-bayti l-maʿmūri

by the raised canopy,

وَالسَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوعِ

wal-saqfi l-marfūʿi

by the ocean ever filled,

وَالْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُورِ

wal-baḥri l-masjūri

[Prophet], your Lord’s punishment is coming––

إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَاقِعٌ

inna ʿadhāba rabbika lawāqiʿun

it cannot be put off––

مَا لَهُ مِنْ دَافِعٍ

mā lahu min dāfiʿin

on the Day when the sky sways back and forth

يَوْمَ تَمُورُ السَّمَاءُ مَوْرًا

yawma tamūru l-samāu mawran

and the mountains float away.

وَتَسِيرُ الْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا

watasīru l-jibālu sayran

Woe on that Day to those who deny the Truth,

فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

fawaylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna

who amuse themselves with idle chatter:

الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ

alladhīna hum fī khawḍin yalʿabūna

on that Day they will be thrust into the Fire of Hell.

يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا

yawma yudaʿʿūna ilā nāri jahannama daʿʿan

‘This is the Fire you used to deny.

هَـٰذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ

hādhihi l-nāru allatī kuntum bihā tukadhibūna

So is this sorcery? Do you still not see it?

أَفَسِحْرٌ هَـٰذَا أَمْ أَنْتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ

afasiḥ'run hādhā am antum lā tub'ṣirūna

Burn in it––it makes no difference whether you bear it patiently or not–– you are only being repaid for what you have done.’

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

iṣ'lawhā fa-iṣ'birū aw lā taṣbirū sawāon ʿalaykum innamā tuj'zawna mā kuntum taʿmalūna

Those who were mindful of God are in Gardens and in bliss,

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ

inna l-mutaqīna fī jannātin wanaʿīmin

rejoicing in their Lord’s gifts: He has saved them from the torment of the Blaze,

فَاكِهِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ

fākihīna bimā ātāhum rabbuhum wawaqāhum rabbuhum ʿadhāba l-jaḥīmi

‘Eat and drink with healthy enjoyment as a reward for what you have done.’

كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

kulū wa-ish'rabū hanīan bimā kuntum taʿmalūna

They are comfortably seated on couches arranged in rows; We pair them with beautiful-eyed maidens;

مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَصْفُوفَةٍ ۖ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُمْ بِحُورٍ عِينٍ

muttakiīna ʿalā sururin maṣfūfatin wazawwajnāhum biḥūrin ʿīnin

We unite the believers with their offspring who followed them in faith–– We do not deny them any of the rewards for their deeds: each person is in pledge for his own deeds––

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

wa-alladhīna āmanū wa-ittabaʿathum dhurriyyatuhum biīmānin alḥaqnā bihim dhurriyyatahum wamā alatnāhum min ʿamalihim min shayin kullu im'ri-in bimā kasaba rahīnun

We provide them with any fruit or meat they desire.

وَأَمْدَدْنَاهُمْ بِفَاكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

wa-amdadnāhum bifākihatin walaḥmin mimmā yashtahūna

They pass around a cup which does not lead to any idle talk or sin.

يَتَنَازَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ

yatanāzaʿūna fīhā kasan lā laghwun fīhā walā tathīmun

Devoted youths like hidden pearls wait on them.

وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَكْنُونٌ

wayaṭūfu ʿalayhim ghil'mānun lahum ka-annahum lu'lu-on maknūnun

They turn to one another and say,

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ

wa-aqbala baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin yatasāalūna

‘When we were still with our families [on earth] we used to live in fear––

قَالُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِي أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ

qālū innā kunnā qablu fī ahlinā mush'fiqīna

God has been gracious to us and saved us from the torment of intense heat-

فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَانَا عَذَابَ السَّمُومِ

famanna l-lahu ʿalaynā wawaqānā ʿadhāba l-samūmi

We used to pray to Him: He is the Good, the Merciful One.’

إِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُ

innā kunnā min qablu nadʿūhu innahu huwa l-baru l-raḥīmu

So [Prophet] remind [people]. By the grace of your Lord [Prophet], you are neither oracle nor madman.

فَذَكِّرْ فَمَا أَنْتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ

fadhakkir famā anta biniʿ'mati rabbika bikāhinin walā majnūnin

If they say, ‘He is only a poet: we shall await his fate,’

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ رَيْبَ الْمَنُونِ

am yaqūlūna shāʿirun natarabbaṣu bihi rayba l-manūni

say, ‘Wait if you wish; I too am waiting’-

قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا فَإِنِّي مَعَكُمْ مِنَ الْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ

qul tarabbaṣū fa-innī maʿakum mina l-mutarabiṣīna

does their reason really tell them to do this, or are they simply insolent people?

أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَامُهُمْ بِهَـٰذَا ۚ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ

am tamuruhum aḥlāmuhum bihādhā am hum qawmun ṭāghūna

If they say, ‘He has made it up himself’- they certainly do not believe-

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُ ۚ بَلْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

am yaqūlūna taqawwalahu bal lā yu'minūna

let them produce one like it, if what they say is true.

فَلْيَأْتُوا بِحَدِيثٍ مِثْلِهِ إِنْ كَانُوا صَادِقِينَ

falyatū biḥadīthin mith'lihi in kānū ṣādiqīna

Were they created without any agent? Were they the creators?

أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ

am khuliqū min ghayri shayin am humu l-khāliqūna

Did they create the heavens and the earth? No! They do not have faith.

أَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۚ بَلْ لَا يُوقِنُونَ

am khalaqū l-samāwāti wal-arḍa bal lā yūqinūna

Do they possess your Lord’s treasures or have control over them?

أَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ الْمُصَيْطِرُونَ

am ʿindahum khazāinu rabbika am humu l-muṣayṭirūna

Do they have a ladder to climb, in order to eavesdrop [on Heaven’s secrets]? Let their eavesdropper produce clear proof.

أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُمْ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُبِينٍ

am lahum sullamun yastamiʿūna fīhi falyati mus'tamiʿuhum bisul'ṭānin mubīnin

Does God have daughters while you have sons?

أَمْ لَهُ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَكُمُ الْبَنُونَ

am lahu l-banātu walakumu l-banūna

Do you [Prophet] demand a payment from them that would burden them with debt?

أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُمْ مِنْ مَغْرَمٍ مُثْقَلُونَ

am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muth'qalūna

Do they have [access to] the unseen? Could they write it down?

أَمْ عِنْدَهُمُ الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

am ʿindahumu l-ghaybu fahum yaktubūna

Do they think they can ensnare you? It is the disbelievers who have been ensnared.

أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا ۖ فَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هُمُ الْمَكِيدُونَ

am yurīdūna kaydan fa-alladhīna kafarū humu l-makīdūna

Do they really have another god besides God? God is far above anything they set alongside Him.

أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَـٰهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

am lahum ilāhun ghayru l-lahi sub'ḥāna l-lahi ʿammā yush'rikūna

Even if they saw a piece of heaven falling down on them, they would say, ‘Just a heap of clouds,’

وَإِنْ يَرَوْا كِسْفًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا سَحَابٌ مَرْكُومٌ

wa-in yaraw kis'fan mina l-samāi sāqiṭan yaqūlū saḥābun markūmun

so leave them, Prophet, until they face the Day when they will be thunderstruck,

فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ

fadharhum ḥattā yulāqū yawmahumu alladhī fīhi yuṣ'ʿaqūna

the Day when their snares will be of no use to them, when they will get no help.

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ

yawma lā yugh'nī ʿanhum kayduhum shayan walā hum yunṣarūna

Another punishment awaits the evildoers, though most of them do not realize it.

وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

wa-inna lilladhīna ẓalamū ʿadhāban dūna dhālika walākinna aktharahum lā yaʿlamūna

Wait patiently [Prophet] for your Lord’s judgement: you are under Our watchful eye. Celebrate the praise of your Lord when you rise.

وَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا ۖ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

wa-iṣ'bir liḥuk'mi rabbika fa-innaka bi-aʿyuninā wasabbiḥ biḥamdi rabbika ḥīna taqūmu

Glorify Him at night and at the fading of the stars.

وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَارَ النُّجُومِ

wamina al-layli fasabbiḥ'hu wa-id'bāra l-nujūmi