Surah At-tur - English Translation by Syed Vickar Ahamed

وَٱلطُّورِ

By (the Mountain of) Thr
Surah At-tur, Verse 1

وَكِتَٰبٖ مَّسۡطُورٖ

And by the Book inscribed (and is carved out)
Surah At-tur, Verse 2

فِي رَقّٖ مَّنشُورٖ

In a scroll (that is left open) unfolded
Surah At-tur, Verse 3

وَٱلۡبَيۡتِ ٱلۡمَعۡمُورِ

And by the frequently visited Place of Worship (the mosque for angels above Ka’bah)
Surah At-tur, Verse 4

وَٱلسَّقۡفِ ٱلۡمَرۡفُوعِ

And by the sky raised high
Surah At-tur, Verse 5

وَٱلۡبَحۡرِ ٱلۡمَسۡجُورِ

And by the ocean that fills with waves—
Surah At-tur, Verse 6

إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَٰقِعٞ

Surely, the (severe) penalty from your Lord will really come true—
Surah At-tur, Verse 7

مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٖ

There is no one who can change it—
Surah At-tur, Verse 8

يَوۡمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوۡرٗا

On the Day when the sky will swing in terrible fear
Surah At-tur, Verse 9

وَتَسِيرُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ سَيۡرٗا

And the mountains will fly here and there
Surah At-tur, Verse 10

فَوَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Then woe (fear and misery), that Day to those (people) who treat (Truth) as falsehood
Surah At-tur, Verse 11

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِي خَوۡضٖ يَلۡعَبُونَ

Those (people) who play (and indulge) in small and silly talk
Surah At-tur, Verse 12

يَوۡمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا

That Day when they shall be pushed down to the Fire of Hell, without any questions (being asked)
Surah At-tur, Verse 13

هَٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِي كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ

This," (it will be said:) "Is the Fire— Which you habitually deny
Surah At-tur, Verse 14

أَفَسِحۡرٌ هَٰذَآ أَمۡ أَنتُمۡ لَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

Is this a fake, or is it you who do not see
Surah At-tur, Verse 15

ٱصۡلَوۡهَا فَٱصۡبِرُوٓاْ أَوۡ لَا تَصۡبِرُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡكُمۡۖ إِنَّمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

So you burn in there, it is the same to you whether you can bear it with patience, or not: You only receive the penalty for your (own) deeds
Surah At-tur, Verse 16

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَنَعِيمٖ

Verily, as to the righteous (people), they will be in the Gardens, and in happiness
Surah At-tur, Verse 17

فَٰكِهِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ وَوَقَىٰهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Enjoying the (true joy) which their Lord has given to them, and their Lord shall save them from the penalty of Fire
Surah At-tur, Verse 18

كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

(It will be said to them:) "You eat and drink, with blessings and health, because of your (good) deeds
Surah At-tur, Verse 19

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مَّصۡفُوفَةٖۖ وَزَوَّجۡنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٖ

They will rest (in comfort) on Thrones (of dignity) arranged in ranks; And We shall join them to companions, with beautiful, wide and lovely eyes
Surah At-tur, Verse 20

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَٱتَّبَعَتۡهُمۡ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَٰنٍ أَلۡحَقۡنَا بِهِمۡ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمۡ وَمَآ أَلَتۡنَٰهُم مِّنۡ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَيۡءٖۚ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِيِٕۭ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٞ

And those who believe and whose families follow them in Faith— To them We shall join their families: And We shall not take away from them (the reward) of their works: (Still) each person is accountable for his deeds
Surah At-tur, Verse 21

وَأَمۡدَدۡنَٰهُم بِفَٰكِهَةٖ وَلَحۡمٖ مِّمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ

And We shall provide them fruit and meat, anything that they want (to have)
Surah At-tur, Verse 22

يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأۡسٗا لَّا لَغۡوٞ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأۡثِيمٞ

There they shall exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup, free of pettiness, free of all signs of impurity
Surah At-tur, Verse 23

۞وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ غِلۡمَانٞ لَّهُمۡ كَأَنَّهُمۡ لُؤۡلُؤٞ مَّكۡنُونٞ

And there will go around (devoted) to them, youths (handsome) as pearls, well-guarded
Surah At-tur, Verse 24

وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

They will approach one another, engaging in mutual inquiry and questioning
Surah At-tur, Verse 25

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبۡلُ فِيٓ أَهۡلِنَا مُشۡفِقِينَ

They will say: "Before now we were not without fear for the sake of our people
Surah At-tur, Verse 26

فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡنَا وَوَقَىٰنَا عَذَابَ ٱلسَّمُومِ

So Allah has been gracious to us, and has delivered us from the penalty of the Burning Wind
Surah At-tur, Verse 27

إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبۡلُ نَدۡعُوهُۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Truly, we did pray to Him from of old; Truly, it is He, the Beneficent (Al-Barr), the Most Merciful (Ar-Raheem)
Surah At-tur, Verse 28

فَذَكِّرۡ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعۡمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٖ وَلَا مَجۡنُونٍ

Therefore remind (mankind to celebrate the Praise of Allah). By the Grace of your Lord, you are not (any) petty-talker, and you are not a madman (nor one possessed)
Surah At-tur, Verse 29

أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٞ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِۦ رَيۡبَ ٱلۡمَنُونِ

Or do they say:— "A Poet! We will wait for him that some misfortune (will come) in time
Surah At-tur, Verse 30

قُلۡ تَرَبَّصُواْ فَإِنِّي مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡمُتَرَبِّصِينَ

You say (to them): "You wait! I will also wait among those who wait
Surah At-tur, Verse 31

أَمۡ تَأۡمُرُهُمۡ أَحۡلَٰمُهُم بِهَٰذَآۚ أَمۡ هُمۡ قَوۡمٞ طَاغُونَ

Or do they in their capacity to understand take themselves to this (way of lying), or are they only people exceeding beyond (their) bounds
Surah At-tur, Verse 32

أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُۥۚ بَل لَّا يُؤۡمِنُونَ

Or do they say: "He made up (the Message);" No, they have no faith
Surah At-tur, Verse 33

فَلۡيَأۡتُواْ بِحَدِيثٖ مِّثۡلِهِۦٓ إِن كَانُواْ صَٰدِقِينَ

(If they can,) let them produce words (of the Message) like it, if they are telling the truth
Surah At-tur, Verse 34

أَمۡ خُلِقُواْ مِنۡ غَيۡرِ شَيۡءٍ أَمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰلِقُونَ

Or were they created out of nothing? Or were they themselves the creators
Surah At-tur, Verse 35

أَمۡ خَلَقُواْ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَۚ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? No! They have no firm belief
Surah At-tur, Verse 36

أَمۡ عِندَهُمۡ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡمُصَۜيۡطِرُونَ

Or are the treasures of your Lord with them? Or are they the tyrants to do anything they wish
Surah At-tur, Verse 37

أَمۡ لَهُمۡ سُلَّمٞ يَسۡتَمِعُونَ فِيهِۖ فَلۡيَأۡتِ مُسۡتَمِعُهُم بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ مُّبِينٍ

Or do they have a ladder, by which they can (climb up to the heaven and) listen (to the secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs come up with a clear proof
Surah At-tur, Verse 38

أَمۡ لَهُ ٱلۡبَنَٰتُ وَلَكُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ

Or has He only daughters and you have sons
Surah At-tur, Verse 39

أَمۡ تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ أَجۡرٗا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمٖ مُّثۡقَلُونَ

Or is it that you ask for a reward, so that they will be burdened with a load of debt
Surah At-tur, Verse 40

أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبُ فَهُمۡ يَكۡتُبُونَ

Or that the Unseen is in their hands, and they write it (the Suras) down
Surah At-tur, Verse 41

أَمۡ يُرِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗاۖ فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡمَكِيدُونَ

Or do they intend a plot (against you)? But those who act in disbelief (in Allah) are themselves involved in a (sinful) plot
Surah At-tur, Verse 42

أَمۡ لَهُمۡ إِلَٰهٌ غَيۡرُ ٱللَّهِۚ سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ

Or have they a god other than Allah? Glorified is Allah, far above the things they associate with Him
Surah At-tur, Verse 43

وَإِن يَرَوۡاْ كِسۡفٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ سَاقِطٗا يَقُولُواْ سَحَابٞ مَّرۡكُومٞ

And if they were to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would only say: "Clouds gathered in heaps
Surah At-tur, Verse 44

فَذَرۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُواْ يَوۡمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ يُصۡعَقُونَ

So leave them alone until they face their Day (of Judgment), when they shall be taken over (with fear)—
Surah At-tur, Verse 45

يَوۡمَ لَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُمۡ كَيۡدُهُمۡ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ

The Day when their plotting will become useless for them and no help shall be given to them
Surah At-tur, Verse 46

وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ عَذَابٗا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

And surely, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment (in the life) before this (Day), but most of them do not understand
Surah At-tur, Verse 47

وَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعۡيُنِنَاۖ وَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

Now wait for the Decision of your Lord, with patience for surely, you are in Our eyes: And celebrate the Praises of your Lord the while you stand forth
Surah At-tur, Verse 48