At-Tur

wal-ṭūri

By the mountain,

wakitābin masṭūrin

by a Scripture inscribed

fī raqqin manshūrin

in unrolled parch-ment,

wal-bayti l-maʿmūri

by the much-visited House,

wal-saqfi l-marfūʿi

by the raised canopy,

wal-baḥri l-masjūri

by the ocean ever filled,

inna ʿadhāba rabbika lawāqiʿun

[Prophet], your Lord’s punishment is coming––

mā lahu min dāfiʿin

it cannot be put off––

yawma tamūru l-samāu mawran

on the Day when the sky sways back and forth

watasīru l-jibālu sayran

and the mountains float away.

fawaylun yawma-idhin lil'mukadhibīna

Woe on that Day to those who deny the Truth,

alladhīna hum fī khawḍin yalʿabūna

who amuse themselves with idle chatter:

yawma yudaʿʿūna ilā nāri jahannama daʿʿan

on that Day they will be thrust into the Fire of Hell.

hādhihi l-nāru allatī kuntum bihā tukadhibūna

‘This is the Fire you used to deny.

afasiḥ'run hādhā am antum lā tub'ṣirūna

So is this sorcery? Do you still not see it?

iṣ'lawhā fa-iṣ'birū aw lā taṣbirū sawāon ʿalaykum innamā tuj'zawna mā kuntum taʿmalūna

Burn in it––it makes no difference whether you bear it patiently or not–– you are only being repaid for what you have done.’

inna l-mutaqīna fī jannātin wanaʿīmin

Those who were mindful of God are in Gardens and in bliss,

fākihīna bimā ātāhum rabbuhum wawaqāhum rabbuhum ʿadhāba l-jaḥīmi

rejoicing in their Lord’s gifts: He has saved them from the torment of the Blaze,

kulū wa-ish'rabū hanīan bimā kuntum taʿmalūna

‘Eat and drink with healthy enjoyment as a reward for what you have done.’

muttakiīna ʿalā sururin maṣfūfatin wazawwajnāhum biḥūrin ʿīnin

They are comfortably seated on couches arranged in rows; We pair them with beautiful-eyed maidens;

wa-alladhīna āmanū wa-ittabaʿathum dhurriyyatuhum biīmānin alḥaqnā bihim dhurriyyatahum wamā alatnāhum min ʿamalihim min shayin kullu im'ri-in bimā kasaba rahīnun

We unite the believers with their offspring who followed them in faith–– We do not deny them any of the rewards for their deeds: each person is in pledge for his own deeds––

wa-amdadnāhum bifākihatin walaḥmin mimmā yashtahūna

We provide them with any fruit or meat they desire.

yatanāzaʿūna fīhā kasan lā laghwun fīhā walā tathīmun

They pass around a cup which does not lead to any idle talk or sin.

wayaṭūfu ʿalayhim ghil'mānun lahum ka-annahum lu'lu-on maknūnun

Devoted youths like hidden pearls wait on them.

wa-aqbala baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin yatasāalūna

They turn to one another and say,

qālū innā kunnā qablu fī ahlinā mush'fiqīna

‘When we were still with our families [on earth] we used to live in fear––

famanna l-lahu ʿalaynā wawaqānā ʿadhāba l-samūmi

God has been gracious to us and saved us from the torment of intense heat-

innā kunnā min qablu nadʿūhu innahu huwa l-baru l-raḥīmu

We used to pray to Him: He is the Good, the Merciful One.’

fadhakkir famā anta biniʿ'mati rabbika bikāhinin walā majnūnin

So [Prophet] remind [people]. By the grace of your Lord [Prophet], you are neither oracle nor madman.

am yaqūlūna shāʿirun natarabbaṣu bihi rayba l-manūni

If they say, ‘He is only a poet: we shall await his fate,’

qul tarabbaṣū fa-innī maʿakum mina l-mutarabiṣīna

say, ‘Wait if you wish; I too am waiting’-

am tamuruhum aḥlāmuhum bihādhā am hum qawmun ṭāghūna

does their reason really tell them to do this, or are they simply insolent people?

am yaqūlūna taqawwalahu bal lā yu'minūna

If they say, ‘He has made it up himself’- they certainly do not believe-

falyatū biḥadīthin mith'lihi in kānū ṣādiqīna

let them produce one like it, if what they say is true.

am khuliqū min ghayri shayin am humu l-khāliqūna

Were they created without any agent? Were they the creators?

am khalaqū l-samāwāti wal-arḍa bal lā yūqinūna

Did they create the heavens and the earth? No! They do not have faith.

am ʿindahum khazāinu rabbika am humu l-muṣayṭirūna

Do they possess your Lord’s treasures or have control over them?

am lahum sullamun yastamiʿūna fīhi falyati mus'tamiʿuhum bisul'ṭānin mubīnin

Do they have a ladder to climb, in order to eavesdrop [on Heaven’s secrets]? Let their eavesdropper produce clear proof.

am lahu l-banātu walakumu l-banūna

Does God have daughters while you have sons?

am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muth'qalūna

Do you [Prophet] demand a payment from them that would burden them with debt?

am ʿindahumu l-ghaybu fahum yaktubūna

Do they have [access to] the unseen? Could they write it down?

am yurīdūna kaydan fa-alladhīna kafarū humu l-makīdūna

Do they think they can ensnare you? It is the disbelievers who have been ensnared.

am lahum ilāhun ghayru l-lahi sub'ḥāna l-lahi ʿammā yush'rikūna

Do they really have another god besides God? God is far above anything they set alongside Him.

wa-in yaraw kis'fan mina l-samāi sāqiṭan yaqūlū saḥābun markūmun

Even if they saw a piece of heaven falling down on them, they would say, ‘Just a heap of clouds,’

fadharhum ḥattā yulāqū yawmahumu alladhī fīhi yuṣ'ʿaqūna

so leave them, Prophet, until they face the Day when they will be thunderstruck,

yawma lā yugh'nī ʿanhum kayduhum shayan walā hum yunṣarūna

the Day when their snares will be of no use to them, when they will get no help.

wa-inna lilladhīna ẓalamū ʿadhāban dūna dhālika walākinna aktharahum lā yaʿlamūna

Another punishment awaits the evildoers, though most of them do not realize it.

wa-iṣ'bir liḥuk'mi rabbika fa-innaka bi-aʿyuninā wasabbiḥ biḥamdi rabbika ḥīna taqūmu

Wait patiently [Prophet] for your Lord’s judgement: you are under Our watchful eye. Celebrate the praise of your Lord when you rise.

wamina al-layli fasabbiḥ'hu wa-id'bāra l-nujūmi

Glorify Him at night and at the fading of the stars.