Surah At-Tur
Surah At-Tur (The Mount) is Surah 52 of the Holy Quran, a Meccan Surah with 49 verses, available here in English.
Verse 52:1
وَالطُّوْرِ ۟ۙ
Wat-Ṭoor;
By Mount Ṭûr!
Verse 52:2
وَكِتٰبٍ مَّسْطُوْرٍ ۟ۙ
Wa-Kitaabim masṭoor
And by the Book written
Verse 52:3
فِیْ رَقٍّ مَّنْشُوْرٍ ۟ۙ
Fee Raq̣q̣im mañshoor;
on open pages ˹for all to read˺!
Verse 52:4
وَّالْبَیْتِ الْمَعْمُوْرِ ۟ۙ
Wal-Baytil maʻmoor;
And by the ˹Sacred˺ House frequently visited!
Verse 52:5
وَالسَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوْعِ ۟ۙ
Was-Saq̣fil marfooʻ;
And by the canopy raised ˹high˺!
Verse 52:6
وَالْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُوْرِ ۟ۙ
Wal-Baḥril masjoor;
And by the seas set on fire!
Verse 52:7
اِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَاقِعٌ ۟ۙ
ʹInna ʻAẓaaba Rabbika lawaaq̣iʻ;―
Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will come to pass—
Verse 52:8
مَّا لَهٗ مِنْ دَافِعٍ ۟ۙ
Maa- lahoo miñ daafiʻ;―
none will avert it—
Verse 52:9
یَّوْمَ تَمُوْرُ السَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا ۟ۙ
Yawma tamoorus samaaaʹu mawraa,
on the Day the heavens will be shaken violently,
Verse 52:10
وَّتَسِیْرُ الْجِبَالُ سَیْرًا ۟ؕ
Wa-taseerul jibaalu sayraa.
and the mountains will be blown away entirely.
Verse 52:11
فَوَیْلٌ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ ۟ۙ
Fawayluñy Yawmaʹiẓil lil-mukaẓẓibeen;―
Then woe on that Day to the deniers—
Verse 52:12
الَّذِیْنَ هُمْ فِیْ خَوْضٍ یَّلْعَبُوْنَ ۟ۘ
ʹAllaẓeena hum fee khawḍiñy yalʻaboon.
those who amuse themselves with falsehood!
Verse 52:13
یَوْمَ یُدَعُّوْنَ اِلٰی نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا ۟ؕ
Yawma yudaʻʻoona ʹilaa Naari Jahannama daʻ-ʻaa.
˹It is˺ the Day they will be fiercely shoved into the Fire of Hell.
Verse 52:14
هٰذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِیْ كُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُوْنَ ۟
Haaẓihin Naarul latee kuñtum̃ bihaa tukaẓẓiboon!
˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Fire which you used to deny.
Verse 52:15
اَفَسِحْرٌ هٰذَاۤ اَمْ اَنْتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُوْنَ ۟ۚ
ʹAfasiḥrun haaẓaaa ʹam ʹañtum laa- tubṣiroon?
Is this magic, or do you not see?
Verse 52:16
اِصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُوْۤا اَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوْا ۚ سَوَآءٌ عَلَیْكُمْ ؕ اِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟
ʹIṣlawhaa faṣbirooo ʹaw laa- taṣbiroo: sawaaaʹun ʻalaykum: ʹinnamaa tujzawna maa- kuñtum taʻmaloon.
Burn in it! It is the same whether you endure ˹it˺ patiently or not. You are only rewarded for what you used to do.”
Verse 52:17
اِنَّ الْمُتَّقِیْنَ فِیْ جَنّٰتٍ وَّنَعِیْمٍ ۟ۙ
ʹInnal Muttaq̣eena Fee Jannaatiñw Wa-Naʻeem,―
Indeed, the righteous will be in Gardens and bliss,
Verse 52:18
فٰكِهِیْنَ بِمَاۤ اٰتٰىهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ وَوَقٰىهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِیْمِ ۟
Faakiheena bimaaa ʹaataahum rabbuhum wa-waq̣aahum Rabbuhum ʻAẓaabal Jaḥeem.
enjoying whatever their Lord will have granted them. And their Lord will have protected them from the torment of the Hellfire.
Verse 52:19
كُلُوْا وَاشْرَبُوْا هَنِیْٓـًٔا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟ۙ
Kuloo washraboo haneeeʹam bimaa kuñtum taʻmaloon.
˹They will be told,˺ “Eat and drink happily for what you used to do.”
Verse 52:20
مُتَّكِـِٕیْنَ عَلٰی سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوْفَةٍ ۚ وَزَوَّجْنٰهُمْ بِحُوْرٍ عِیْنٍ ۟
Muttakiʹeena ʻalaa sururim maṣfoofah: wa-zawwaj-naahum̃ biḥoorin ʻeen.
They will be reclining on thrones, ˹neatly˺ lined up ˹facing each other˺. And We will pair them to maidens with gorgeous eyes.
Verse 52:21
وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّیَّتُهُمْ بِاِیْمَانٍ اَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّیَّتَهُمْ وَمَاۤ اَلَتْنٰهُمْ مِّنْ عَمَلِهِمْ مِّنْ شَیْءٍ ؕ كُلُّ امْرِىۢ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِیْنٌ ۟
Wallaẓeena ʹaamanoo wattabaʻathum ẓurriyyatuhum̃ biʹeemaanin ʹalḥaq̣naa bihim ẓurriyyatahum wa-maaa ʹalatnaahum min ʻamalihim miñ shayʹ: kullum riʹim bimaa kasaba raheen.
As for those who believe and whose descendants follow them in faith, We will elevate their descendants to their rank, never discounting anything ˹of the reward˺ of their deeds. Every person will reap only what they sowed.
Verse 52:22
وَاَمْدَدْنٰهُمْ بِفَاكِهَةٍ وَّلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا یَشْتَهُوْنَ ۟
Wa-ʹamdadnaahum̃ bifaakihatiñw walaḥmim mimmaa- yashtahoon.
And We will ˹continually˺ provide them with whatever fruit or meat they desire.
Verse 52:23
یَتَنَازَعُوْنَ فِیْهَا كَاْسًا لَّا لَغْوٌ فِیْهَا وَلَا تَاْثِیْمٌ ۟
Yatanaazaʻoona feehaa kaʹsal laa lag̣wuñ feehaa wa-laa taʹs̤eem.
They will pass around to each other a drink ˹of pure wine,˺ which leads to no idle talk or sinfulness.
Verse 52:24
وَیَطُوْفُ عَلَیْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَاَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُوْنٌ ۟
Wa-yaṭoofu ʻalayhim g̣ilmaanul lahum kaʹannahum Luʹluʹum maknoon.
And they will be waited on by their youthful servants like spotless pearls.
Verse 52:25
وَاَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰی بَعْضٍ یَّتَسَآءَلُوْنَ ۟
Wa-ʹaq̣bala baʻḍuhum ʻalaa baʻḍiñy yatasaaaʹaloon.
They will turn to one another inquisitively.
Verse 52:26
قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِیْۤ اَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِیْنَ ۟
Q̣aalooo ʹinnaa kunnaa q̣ablu feee ʹahlinaa mushfiq̣een.
They will say, “Before ˹this reward˺ we used to be in awe ˹of Allah˺ in the midst of our people.
Verse 52:27
فَمَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْنَا وَوَقٰىنَا عَذَابَ السَّمُوْمِ ۟
Famannal laahu ʻalaynaa wa-waq̣aanaa ʻAẓaabas Samoom.
So Allah has graced us and protected us from the torment of ˹Hell’s˺ scorching heat.
Verse 52:28
اِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلُ نَدْعُوْهُ ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟۠
ʹInnaa kunnaa miñ q̣ablu nadʻooh: ʹinnahoo Huwal Barrur Raḥeem!
Indeed, we used to call upon Him ˹alone˺ before. He is truly the Most Kind, Most Merciful.”
Verse 52:29
فَذَكِّرْ فَمَاۤ اَنْتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَّلَا مَجْنُوْنٍ ۟ؕ
Faẓakkir famaaa ʹañta bi-Niʻmati Rabbika bikaahiniñw walaa majnoon.
So ˹continue to˺ remind ˹all, O Prophet˺. For you, by the grace of your Lord, are not a fortune-teller or a madman.
Verse 52:30
اَمْ یَقُوْلُوْنَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهٖ رَیْبَ الْمَنُوْنِ ۟
ʹAm yaq̣ooloona Shaaʻirun natarabbaṣu bihee raybal manoon!
Or do they say, “˹He is˺ a poet, for whom we ˹eagerly˺ await an ill-fate!”?
Verse 52:31
قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوْا فَاِنِّیْ مَعَكُمْ مِّنَ الْمُتَرَبِّصِیْنَ ۟ؕ
Q̣ul tarabbaṣoo faʹinnee maʻakum minal mutarabbiṣeen!
Say, “Keep waiting! I too am waiting with you.”
Verse 52:32
اَمْ تَاْمُرُهُمْ اَحْلَامُهُمْ بِهٰذَاۤ اَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُوْنَ ۟ۚ
ʹAm taʹmuruhum ʹaḥlaamuhum̃ bihaaẓaaa ʹam hum q̣awmuñ ṭaag̣oon?
Or do their ˹intelligent˺ minds prompt them to this ˹paradox˺? Or are they ˹just˺ a transgressing people?
Verse 52:33
اَمْ یَقُوْلُوْنَ تَقَوَّلَهٗ ۚ بَلْ لَّا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟ۚ
ʹAm yaq̣ooloona taq̣awwalah? Bal laa yuʹminoon!
Or do they say, “He made this ˹Quran˺ up!”? In fact, they have no faith.
Verse 52:34
فَلْیَاْتُوْا بِحَدِیْثٍ مِّثْلِهٖۤ اِنْ كَانُوْا صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟ؕ
Falyaʹtoo biḥadees̤im mis̤liheee ʹiñ kaanoo Ṣaadiq̣een!
Let them then produce something like it, if what they say is true!
Verse 52:35
اَمْ خُلِقُوْا مِنْ غَیْرِ شَیْءٍ اَمْ هُمُ الْخٰلِقُوْنَ ۟ؕ
ʹAm khuliq̣oo min g̣ayri shayʹin ʹam humul khaaliq̣oon?
Or were they created by nothing, or are they ˹their own˺ creators?
Verse 52:36
اَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ ۚ بَلْ لَّا یُوْقِنُوْنَ ۟ؕ
ʹAm khalaq̣us samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ? Bal laa yooq̣inoon.
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? In fact, they have no firm belief ˹in Allah˺.
Verse 52:37
اَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَآىِٕنُ رَبِّكَ اَمْ هُمُ الْمُصَۜیْطِرُوْنَ ۟ؕ
ʹAm ʻiñdahum khazaaaʹinu Rabbika ʹam humul musayṭiroon?
Or do they possess the treasuries of your Lord, or are they in control ˹of everything˺?
Verse 52:38
اَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ یَّسْتَمِعُوْنَ فِیْهِ ۚ فَلْیَاْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُمْ بِسُلْطٰنٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟ؕ
ʹAm lahum sullamuñy yastamiʻoona feeh? falyaʹti mustamiʻuhum̃ bisulṭaanim mubeen.
Or do they have a stairway, by which they eavesdrop ˹on the heavens˺? Then let those who do so bring a compelling proof.
Verse 52:39
اَمْ لَهُ الْبَنٰتُ وَلَكُمُ الْبَنُوْنَ ۟ؕ
ʹAm lahul banaatu wa-lakumul banoon?
Or does He have daughters ˹as you claim˺, while you ˹prefer to˺ have sons?
Verse 52:40
اَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ اَجْرًا فَهُمْ مِّنْ مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُوْنَ ۟ؕ
ʹAm tasʹaluhum ʹajrañ fahum mim mag̣ramim mus̤q̣aloon?
Or are you ˹O Prophet˺ asking them for a reward ˹for the message˺ so that they are overburdened by debt?
Verse 52:41
اَمْ عِنْدَهُمُ الْغَیْبُ فَهُمْ یَكْتُبُوْنَ ۟ؕ
ʹAm ʻiñdahumul G̣aybu fahum yaktuboon?
Or do they have access to ˹the Record in˺ the unseen, so they copy it ˹for all to see˺?
Verse 52:42
اَمْ یُرِیْدُوْنَ كَیْدًا ؕ فَالَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا هُمُ الْمَكِیْدُوْنَ ۟ؕ
ʹAm yureedoona kaydaa? Fallaẓeena kafaroo humul makeedoon!
Or do they intend to scheme ˹against the Prophet˺? Then it is the disbelievers who will fall victim to ˹their˺ schemes.
Verse 52:43
اَمْ لَهُمْ اِلٰهٌ غَیْرُ اللّٰهِ ؕ سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ عَمَّا یُشْرِكُوْنَ ۟
ʹAm lahum ʹilaahun g̣ayrul laah? Subḥaanal laahi ʻammaa yushrikoon!
Or do they have a god other than Allah? Glorified is Allah far above what they associate ˹with Him˺!
Verse 52:44
وَاِنْ یَّرَوْا كِسْفًا مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ سَاقِطًا یَّقُوْلُوْا سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُوْمٌ ۟
Wa-ʹiñy yaraw kisfam minas samaaaʹi saaq̣iṭañy yaq̣ooloo saḥaabum markoom!
If they were to see a ˹deadly˺ piece of the sky fall down ˹upon them˺, still they would say, “˹This is just˺ a pile of clouds.”
Verse 52:45
فَذَرْهُمْ حَتّٰی یُلٰقُوْا یَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِیْ فِیْهِ یُصْعَقُوْنَ ۟ۙ
Faẓarhum ḥattaa yulaaq̣oo Yawmahumul laẓee feehi yuṣʻaq̣oon,―
So leave them until they face their Day in which they will be struck dead—
Verse 52:46
یَوْمَ لَا یُغْنِیْ عَنْهُمْ كَیْدُهُمْ شَیْـًٔا وَّلَا هُمْ یُنْصَرُوْنَ ۟ؕ
Yawma laa- yug̣nee ʻanhum kayduhum shayʹañw walaa hum yuñṣaroon.
the Day their scheming will be of no benefit to them whatsoever, nor will they be helped.
Verse 52:47
وَاِنَّ لِلَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا عَذَابًا دُوْنَ ذٰلِكَ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟
Wa-ʹinna lillaẓeena z̤̣alamoo ʻaẓaabañ doona ẓaalika wa-laakinna ʹaks̤arahum laa- yaʻlamoon.
Also, the wrongdoers will certainly have another torment before that ˹Day˺, but most of them do not know.
Verse 52:48
وَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَاِنَّكَ بِاَعْیُنِنَا وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِیْنَ تَقُوْمُ ۟ۙ
Waṣbir liḥukmi Rabbika faʹinnaka biʹaʻyuninaa wa-sabbiḥ bi-Ḥamdi Rabbika ḥeena taq̣oom,
So be patient with your Lord’s decree, for you are truly under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes. And glorify the praises of your Lord when you rise.
Verse 52:49
وَمِنَ الَّیْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَاِدْبَارَ النُّجُوْمِ ۟۠
Wa-minal layli fasabbiḥhu wa-ʹidbaaran nujoom!
And glorify Him during part of the night and at the fading of the stars.