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The Holy Quran, tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934], at sacred-texts.com
Sūra LII.: Ṭūr, or the Mount.
Section 1
1. By the Mount (of Revelation);
2. By a Decree Inscribed
3. In a Scroll unfolded;
4. By the much-frequented Fane;
5. By the Canopy Raised High;
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. There is none
Can avert it;—
9. Yawma tamooru alssamao mawran
9. On the Day when
The firmament will be
In dreadful commotion.
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 God 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!