| No. | Transliteration | English | Arabic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wat-Toor | By the Mount (of Revelation); | وَالطُّورِ |
| 2. | Wa kitaabim mastoor | By a Decree inscribed | وَكِتَابٍ مَسْطُورٍ |
| 3. | Fee raqqim manshoor | In a Scroll unfolded; | فِي رَقٍّ مَنْشُورٍ |
| 4. | Wal baitil ma'moor | By the much-frequented Fane; | وَالْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ |
| 5. | Wassaqfil marfoo' | By the Canopy Raised High; | وَالسَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوعِ |
| 6. | Wal bahril masjoor | And by the Ocean filled with Swell;- | وَالْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُورِ |
| 7. | Inna 'azaaba Rabbika lawaaqi' | Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass;- | إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَاقِعٌ |
| 8. | Maa lahoo min daafi' | There is none can avert it;- | مَا لَهُ مِنْ دَافِعٍ |
| 9. | Yawma tamoorus samaaa'u mawraa | On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion. | يَوْمَ تَمُورُ السَّمَاءُ مَوْرًا |
| 10. | Wa taseerul jibaalu sairaa | And the mountains will fly hither and thither. | وَتَسِيرُ الْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا |
| 11. | Fawailuny yawma 'izil lil mukaazzibeen | Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood;- | فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ |
| 12. | Allazeena hum fee khawdiny yal'aboon | That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles. | الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ |
| 13. | Yawma yuda'-'oona ilaa naari jahannama da'-'aa | That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly. | يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا |
| 14. | Haazihin naarul latee kuntum bihaa tukazziboon | "This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire,- which ye were wont to deny! | هَٰذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ |
| 15. | Afasihrun haazaaaa am antum laa tubsiroon | "Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see? | أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَا أَمْ أَنْتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ |
| 16. | Islawhaa fasbirooo aw laa tasbiroo sawaaa'un 'alaikum innamaa tujzawna maa kuntum ta'maloon | "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." | اصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُوا أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ |
| 17. | Innal muttaqeena fee jannaatinw wa na'eem | As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness,- | إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ |
| 18. | Faakiheena bimaaa aataahum rabbuhum wa waqaahum rabbuhum 'azaabal jaheem | Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire. | فَاكِهِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ |
| 19. | Kuloo washraboo haneee 'am bimaa kuntum ta'maloon | (To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds." | كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ |
| 20. | Muttaki'eena 'alaa sururim masfoofatinw wa zawwaj naahum bihoorin 'een | 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. | مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَصْفُوفَةٍ ۖ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُمْ بِحُورٍ عِينٍ |
| 21. | Wallazeena aamanoo wattaba'at hum zurriyyatuhum bieemaanin alhaqnaa bihim zurriyyatahum wa maaa alatnaahum min 'amalihim min shai'; kullum ri'im bimaa kasaba raheen | 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. | وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُمْ بِإِيمَانٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَا أَلَتْنَاهُمْ مِنْ عَمَلِهِمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ ۚ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ |
| 22. | Wa amdadnaahum bifaa kihatinw wa lahmim mimmaa yashtahoon | And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall desire. | وَأَمْدَدْنَاهُمْ بِفَاكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ |
| 23. | Yatanaaza'oona feehaa kaasal laa laghwun feehaa wa laa taaseem | They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill. | يَتَنَازَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ |
| 24. | Wa yatoofu 'alaihim ghilmaanul lahum ka annahum lu'lu'um maknoon | Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well-guarded. | وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَكْنُونٌ |
| 25. | Wa aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'diny yatasaaa'aloon | They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry. | وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ |
| 26. | Qaalooo innaa kunnaa qablu feee ahlinaa mushfiqeen | They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people. | قَالُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِي أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ |
| 27. | Famannnal laahu 'alainaa wa waqaanaa 'azaabas samoom | "But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind. | فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَانَا عَذَابَ السَّمُومِ |
| 28. | Innaa kunnaa min qablu nad'oohu innahoo huwal barrur raheem | "Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the Beneficent, the Merciful!" | إِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُ |
| 29. | Fazakkir famaaa anta bini'mati rabbika bikaahininw wa laa majnoon | Therefore proclaim thou the praises (of thy Lord): for by the Grace of thy Lord, thou art no (vulgar) soothsayer, nor art thou one possessed. | فَذَكِّرْ فَمَا أَنْتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ |
| 30. | Am yaqooloona shaa'irun natarabbasu bihee raibal manoon | Or do they say:- "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!" | أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ رَيْبَ الْمَنُونِ |
| 31. | Qul tarabbasoo fa innee ma'akum minal mutarabbiseen | Say thou: "Await ye!- I too will wait along with you!" | قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا فَإِنِّي مَعَكُمْ مِنَ الْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ |
| 32. | Am taamuruhum ahlaamuhum bihaazaaa am hum qawmun taaghoon | Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds? | أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَامُهُمْ بِهَٰذَا ۚ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ |
| 33. | Am yaqooloona taqawwalah; bal laa yu'minoon | Or do they say, "He fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have no faith! | أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُ ۚ بَلْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ |
| 34. | Falyaatoo bihadeesim misliheee in kaanoo saadiqeen | Let them then produce a recital like unto it,- If (it be) they speak the truth! | فَلْيَأْتُوا بِحَدِيثٍ مِثْلِهِ إِنْ كَانُوا صَادِقِينَ |
| 35. | Am khuliqoo min ghairi shai'in am humul khaaliqoon | Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators? | أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ |
| 36. | Am khalaqus samaawaati wal ard; bal laa yooqinoon | Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they have no firm belief. | أَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۚ بَلْ لَا يُوقِنُونَ |
| 37. | Am'indahum khazaaa'inu rabbika am humul musaitiroon | Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)? | أَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ الْمُصَيْطِرُونَ |
| 38. | Am lahum sullamuny yastami'oona feehi falyaati mustami'uhum bisultaanim mubeen | Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs produce a manifest proof. | أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُمْ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُبِينٍ |
| 39. | Am lahul banaatu wa lakumul banoon | Or has He only daughters and ye have sons? | أَمْ لَهُ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَكُمُ الْبَنُونَ |
| 40. | Am tas'aluhum ajran fahum mim maghramim musqaloon | Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt?- | أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُمْ مِنْ مَغْرَمٍ مُثْقَلُونَ |
| 41. | Am 'indahumul ghaibu fahum yaktuboon | Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and they write it down? | أَمْ عِنْدَهُمُ الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ |
| 42. | Am yureedoona kaidan fallazeena kafaroo humul makeedoon | Or do they intend a plot (against thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot! | أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا ۖ فَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هُمُ الْمَكِيدُونَ |
| 43. | Am lahum ilaahun ghairul laa; subhaanal laahi 'ammaa yushrikoon | Or have they a god other than Allah? Exalted is Allah far above the things they associate with Him! | أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ |
| 44. | Wa iny yaraw kisfam minas samaaa'i saaqitany yaqooloo sahaabum markoom | Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!" | وَإِنْ يَرَوْا كِسْفًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا سَحَابٌ مَرْكُومٌ |
| 45. | Fazarhum hatta yulaaqoo yawmahumul lazee feehi yus'aqoon | So leave them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror),- | فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ |
| 46. | Yawma laa yughnee 'anhum kaiduhum shai'anw wa laa hum yunsaroon | The Day when their plotting will avail them nothing and no help shall be given them. | يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ |
| 47. | Wa inna lillazeena zalamoo 'azaaban doona zalika wa laakinna aksarahum laa ya'lamoon | And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment besides this: But most of them understand not. | وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ |
| 48. | Wasbir lihukmi rabbika fa innaka bi-a'yuninaa wa sabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoom | Now await in patience the command of thy Lord: for verily thou art in Our eyes: and celebrate the praises of thy Lord the while thou standest forth, | وَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا ۖ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ |
| 49. | Wa minal laili fasabbihhu wa idbaaran nujoom | And for part of the night also praise thou Him,- and at the retreat of the stars! | وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَارَ النُّجُومِ |
Recitation by Mishary Al-Alfasy
It is derived from the very first cord "Wat Tur-i."
Period of
Revelation
From the internal evidence of the subject matter it
appears that this Surah too was revealed in the same stage of the Holy Prophet's
life at Makkah in which the Surah Adh-Dhariyat was revealed. While going through
it one can clearly feel that during the period of its revelation the Holy
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was being showered with
objections and accusations but there is no evidence yet to show that severe
persecution of the Muslims had started.
Subject Matter and Topics
The subject matter of its first section (vv. 1-28) is the Hereafter. As
arguments for its possibility, necessity and occurrence had already been given
in Surah Adh-Dhariyat, these have not been repeated here. However, swearing an
oath by some realities and signs which testify to the Hereafter, it has been
stated most emphatically that it will surely come to pass, and none has the
power to prevent its occurrence. Then, it has been stated as to what will be the
fate of those who deny it when it actually occurs, and how will those who
believe in it and adopt the way of piety and righteousness accordingly, be
blessed by Allah.
Then, in the second section (vv. 29-49) the Quraish
chiefs' attitude towards the message of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah he upon him) has been criticized. They called him a sorcerer, a madman, or
a poet, and would thus mislead the common people against him so that they should
not pay any serious attention to the message he preached. They looked upon him
as a calamity that had suddenly descended on them and would openly wish that he
met with a disaster so that they were rid of him. They accused him of
fabricating the Qur'an by himself and of presenting it in the name of Allah, and
this was, God forbid, a fraud that he was practicing. They would often taunt
him, saying that God could not have appointed an ordinary man like him to the
office of Prophethood. They expressed great disgust at his invitation and
message and would avoid him as if he was asking them for a reward for it. They
would sit and take counsels together to devise schemes in order to put an end to
his mission. And while they did all this they never realized what creeds of
ignorance they were involved in and how selflessly and sincerely was Muhammad
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) exerting himself to deliver them from
their error. While criticizing them for this attitude and conduct, Allah has put
them certain questions, one after the other, each of which is either an answer
to some objection of theirs, or a criticism of some error. Then, it has been
said that it would absolutely be of no avail to show them a miracle in order to
convince them of his Prophethood, for they were such stubborn people as would
misinterpret anything they were shown only to avoid affirming the faith.
In the beginning of this section as well as in its end, the Holy Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) has been given the instruction that he
should persistently continue giving his invitation and preaching his message in
spite of the accusations and objections of his opponents and enemies, and should
endure their resistance patiently till Allah's judgment comes to pass. Besides,
he has been consoled, as if to say "Your Lord has not left you alone to face
your enemies, after raising you as a Prophet, but He is constantly watching over
you. Therefore, endure every hardship patiently till the Hour of His judgment
comes, and seek through praising and glorifying your Lord the power that is
required for exerting in the cause of Allah under such conditions.