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The Mount • Mecca • 49 ayahs
الطُّورِ
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Ayah 52:1
وَٱلطُّورِ١
By the mount
Ayah 52:2
وَكِتَـٰبٍ مَّسْطُورٍ٢
And [by] a Book inscribed1
Ayah 52:3
فِى رَقٍّ مَّنشُورٍ٣
In parchment spread open
Ayah 52:4
وَٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْمَعْمُورِ٤
And [by] the frequented House1
Ayah 52:5
وَٱلسَّقْفِ ٱلْمَرْفُوعِ٥
And [by] the ceiling [i.e., heaven] raised high
Ayah 52:6
وَٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ٦
And [by] the sea set on fire,1
Ayah 52:7
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَٰقِعٌ٧
Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.
Ayah 52:8
مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍ٨
Of it there is no preventer.
Ayah 52:9
يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا٩
On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion
Ayah 52:10
وَتَسِيرُ ٱلْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا١٠
And the mountains will pass on, departing1 -
Ayah 52:11
فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ١١
Then woe, that Day, to the deniers,
Ayah 52:12
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ١٢
Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.
Ayah 52:13
يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا١٣
The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust, [its angels will say],
Ayah 52:14
هَـٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ١٤
"This is the Fire which you used to deny.
Ayah 52:15
أَفَسِحْرٌ هَـٰذَآ أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ١٥
Then is this magic, or do you not see?
Ayah 52:16
ٱصْلَوْهَا فَٱصْبِرُوٓا أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ١٦
[Enter to] burn therein; then be patient or impatient - it is all the same for you. You are only being recompensed [for] what you used to do."
Ayah 52:17
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ١٧
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure,
Ayah 52:18
فَـٰكِهِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ١٨
Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of Hellfire.
Ayah 52:19
كُلُوا وَٱشْرَبُوا هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ١٩
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
Ayah 52:20
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ ۖ وَزَوَّجْنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ٢٠
They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
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Surah At-Tur (The Mount) is chapter 52 of the Quran and contains 49 ayahs. The reader provides Arabic text with Urdu and English translations. Choose an ayah below to open its reference page.
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