الطور
Surah At-Tur
Meaning of the name: The Mount
Arabic with an established translation
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Recitation by Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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وَٱلطُّورِ
By the mount of Tūr[1],
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Translation footnote [1]
[1] Where Allah Almighty communicated with Moses (عليه السلام).
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وَكِتَـٰبٍ مَّسْطُورٍ
and by the Book inscribed[2]
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Translation footnote [2]
[2] i.e., the Qur’an.
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فِى رَقٍّ مَّنشُورٍ
on an unrolled parchment[3],
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Translation footnote [3]
[3] i.e., a spread-out scroll.
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وَٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْمَعْمُورِ
and by the much-frequented House[4],
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Translation footnote [4]
[4] Which is frequented by angels or the Ka‘bah in Makkah which is frequented by pilgrims.
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وَٱلسَّقْفِ ٱلْمَرْفُوعِ
and by the canopy raised high,
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وَٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ
and by the sea set on fire[5].
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Translation footnote [5]
[5] On the Day of Resurrection, or "by the overflowed sea."
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إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
The punishment of your Lord will surely come to pass;
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مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍ
there is none who can avert it.
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يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا
On the Day when the heaven will convulse violently[6],
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Translation footnote [6]
[6] The heavens will be shaken violently, indicating the occurrence of the Hour. The word "maur" originally means turning round, rotating, swinging, swaying, etc.
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وَتَسِيرُ ٱلْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا
and the mountains will move a horrible movement[7].
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Translation footnote [7]
[7] They will turn into dust, moving as clouds.
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فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Then woe to the deniers on that Day,
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ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ
those who amuse themselves in falsehood.
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يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا
On the Day when they will be shoved into the Fire forcefully,
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هَـٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ
[They will be told,] “This is the Fire which you used to deny.
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أَفَسِحْرٌ هَـٰذَآ أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Is this [punishment] magic, or do you not see?
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ٱصْلَوْهَا فَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Burn in it, whether you bear it patiently or impatiently, it makes no difference to you[8]; you are recompensed only for what you used to do.”
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Translation footnote [8]
[8] He who is patient during afflictions in the life of this world will be rewarded. As for the Hereafter, suffering patiently in Hell will not bring any reward or benefit.
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إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and bliss,
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فَـٰكِهِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of the Blazing Fire.
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كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
“Eat and drink pleasantly for what you used to do,
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مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ ۖ وَزَوَّجْنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
reclining on couches all lined up”. And We will marry them to houris with wide beautiful eyes.
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وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَـٰنٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَآ أَلَتْنَـٰهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ ۚ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ
As for those who believe and their offspring follow them in faith, We will cause their offspring to join them, and will not detract anything from [the reward of] their deeds. Everyone will be accountable for what he earned[9].
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Translation footnote [9]
[9] i.e., None will be held responsible for the burden of another.
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وَأَمْدَدْنَـٰهُم بِفَـٰكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
And We will provide them with whatever fruit and meat they desire.
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يَتَنَـٰزَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَّا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ
They will pass around to one another a glass [of pure wine] which does not lead to idle talk or sin.
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وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ
They will be served by their servant boys, as if they were well-protected pearls.
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وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
They will turn to one another with questions[10].
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Translation footnote [10]
[10] They will probably ask one another about their worldly lives and what led them to Paradise.
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قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِىٓ أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ
They will say, “Before this, we used to be in awe [of Allah] when we were living among our people.
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فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَىٰنَا عَذَابَ ٱلسَّمُومِ
Therefore Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire.
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إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Indeed, we used to call upon Him before. He is indeed the Most Kind, the Most Merciful.”
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فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ
So keep exhorting [O Prophet], for you are not, by the grace of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman.
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أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِۦ رَيْبَ ٱلْمَنُونِ
Or do they say: “He is a poet for whom we await a misfortune[11]”?
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Translation footnote [11]
[11] i.e., inevitable death or so.
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قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا۟ فَإِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ
Say, “Wait, I too am waiting with you.”
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أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَـٰمُهُم بِهَـٰذَآ ۚ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
Do their minds[12] prompt them to say such things, or are they transgressing people?
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Translation footnote [12]
[12] The leaders of pagans in Makkah claimed to be of great minds. Here it questions their intelligence, arguing that a man cannot be a madman and a poet at the same time.
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أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُۥ ۚ بَل لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Or do they say, “He has made this [Qur’an] up”? Rather, they are not willing to believe.
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فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِحَدِيثٍ مِّثْلِهِۦٓ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَـٰدِقِينَ
Then let them produce a discourse like this, if they are truthful[13].
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Translation footnote [13]
[13] Arab pagans were challenged to produce the like of this Quran, ten surahs, or one surah, but the challenge has never been met until the present day. See 2:23, 11:13, 52:34.
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أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰلِقُونَ
Were they created by none, or were they the creators [of themselves]?
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أَمْ خَلَقُوا۟ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۚ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ
Or did they create the heavens and earth? Rather, they are not certain in faith.
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أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ
Or do they possess the treasures of your Lord, or do they have full control [of everything]?
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أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
Or do they have a stairway [to the heaven] by which they eavesdrop? Then let those who eavesdrop produce a compelling proof.
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أَمْ لَهُ ٱلْبَنَـٰتُ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ
Or does He have daughters while you have sons[14]?
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Translation footnote [14]
[14] See footnote 37:149.
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أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
Or are you asking them [O Prophet] for a reward so they are overburdened by debt?
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أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
Or do they have [the knowledge of] the unseen so they are writing it down?
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أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا ۖ فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْمَكِيدُونَ
Or do they intend a plot [against the Prophet]? But the plot of the disbelievers will rebound against themselves.
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أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَـٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Or do they have a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah far above what they associate with Him.
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وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كِسْفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا۟ سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ
If they were to see pieces of the sky falling down[15], they would still say, “[This is only] a mass of clouds.”
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Translation footnote [15]
[15] As a sign of the punishment that they requested.
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فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَـٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ
So leave them alone until they encounter their Day in which they will be struck down[16],
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Translation footnote [16]
[16] i.e., they will be punished on the Day of Judgment.
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يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
the Day their plots will not avail them in the least, nor will they be helped.
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وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
And for the wrongdoers, there will be another punishment before that[17], but most of them do not know.
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Translation footnote [17]
[17] In this world such as famine, droughts, or defeat at the battle, or punishment in the grave.
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وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا ۖ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
Be patient [O Prophet] with your Lord’s decree, for indeed you are under Our [Watchful] Eyes. And glorify the praises of your Lord when you rise.
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وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَـٰرَ ٱلنُّجُومِ
And glorify Him at night and when the stars fade away[18].
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Translation footnote [18]
[18] i.e., the early hours of the morning when the stars set; the time of the Fajr Prayer.