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Sūra 52: Ṭūr, or the Mount

Section 1 (1-28)

1. Waalttoori

1. By the Mount (of Revelation);


2. Wakitabin mastoorin

2. By a Decree inscribed


3. Fee raqqin manshoorin

3. In a Scroll unfolded;


4. Waalbayti almaAAmoori

4. By the much-frequented Fane;


5. Waalssaqfi almarfooAAi

5. By the Canopy Raised High;


6. Waalbahri almasjoori

6. And by the Ocean filled with Swell;-


7. Inna AAathaba rabbika lawaqiAAun

7. Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass;-


8. Ma lahu min dafiAAin

8. There is none can avert it;-


9. Yawma tamooru alssamao mawran

9. On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.


10. Wataseeru aljibalu sayran

10. And the mountains will fly hither and thither.


11. Fawaylun yawma-ithin lilmukaththibeena

11. Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood;-


12. Allatheena hum fee khawdin yalAAaboona

12. That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.


13. Yawma yudaAAAAoona ila nari jahannama daAAAAan

13. That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.


14. Hathihi alnnaru allatee kuntum biha tukaththiboona

14. "This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire,- which ye were wont to deny!


15. Afasihrun hatha am antum la tubsiroona

15. "Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see?


16. Islawha faisbiroo aw la tasbiroo sawaon AAalaykum innama tujzawna ma kuntum taAAmaloona

16. "Burn ye therein: the same is it to you whether ye bear it with patience, or not: Ye but receive the recompense of your (own) deeds."


17. Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaAAeemin

17. As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness,-


18. Fakiheena bima atahum rabbuhum wawaqahum rabbuhum AAathaba aljaheemi

18. Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire.


19. Kuloo waishraboo hanee-an bima kuntum taAAmaloona

19. (To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds."


20. Muttaki-eena AAala sururin masfoofatin wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin

20. They will recline (with ease) on Thrones (of dignity) arranged in ranks; and We shall join them to Companions, with beautiful big and lustrous eyes.


21. Waallatheena amanoo waittabaAAat-hum thurriyyatuhum bi-eemanin alhaqna bihim thurriyyatahum wama alatnahum min AAamalihim min shay-in kullu imri-in bima kasaba raheenun

21. And those who believe and whose families follow them in Faith,- to them shall We join their families: Nor shall We deprive them (of the fruit) of aught of their works: (Yet) is each individual in pledge for his deeds.


22. Waamdadnahum bifakihatin walahmin mimma yashtahoona

22. And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall desire.


23. YatanazaAAoona feeha ka/san la laghwun feeha wala ta/theemun

23. They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.


24. Wayatoofu AAalayhim ghilmanun lahum kaannahum lu/luon maknoonun

24. Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them. Youths (handsome) as Pearls well-guarded.


25. Waaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatasaaloona

25. They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.


26. Qaloo inna kunna qablu fee ahlina mushfiqeena

26. They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people.


27. Famanna Allahu AAalayna wawaqana AAathaba alssamoomi

27. "But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind.


28. Inna kunna min qablu nadAAoohu innahu huwa albarru alrraheemu

28. "Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the Beneficent, the Merciful!"


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