Surah At-Tur (The Mount)

Topics in Surah At-Tur

Study guides that discuss verses of this surah, most connected first.

• Paradise (Jannah) (9 verses)
• Creation (Khalq) (9 verses)
• Oaths (Qasam) (8 verses)
• Truthfulness (Sidq) (7 verses)
• Responsibility (Mas'uliyyah) (5 verses)
• Questioning (Su'al) (4 verses)
• Drinking (Shurb) (4 verses)
• The Soul (Ruh) (3 verses)
• Glorification (Tasbih) (3 verses)
• Writing (Kitabah) (3 verses)
• Reminding of Favors (Mann) (3 verses)
• Idolatry (Shirk) (3 verses)
• Affliction (Durr) (3 verses)
• Attributes of Allah (Sifat Allah) (3 verses)
• Faith (Iman) (2 verses)

Read Surah At-Tur with English translation

1. 52:1

   بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلطُّورِ

   By the mountain,

2. 52:2

   وَكِتَٰبٍۢ مَّسْطُورٍۢ

   by a Scripture inscribed

3. 52:3

   فِى رَقٍّۢ مَّنشُورٍۢ

   in unrolled parch-ment,

4. 52:4

   وَٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْمَعْمُورِ

   by the much-visited House,

5. 52:5

   وَٱلسَّقْفِ ٱلْمَرْفُوعِ

   by the raised canopy,

6. 52:6

   وَٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ

   by the ocean ever filled,

7. 52:7

   إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَٰقِعٌۭ

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

8. 52:8

   مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍۢ

   it cannot be put off––

9. 52:9

   يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًۭا

   on the Day when the sky sways back and forth

10. 52:10

    وَتَسِيرُ ٱلْجِبَالُ سَيْرًۭا

    and the mountains float away.

11. 52:11

    فَوَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Woe on that Day to those who deny the Truth,

12. 52:12

    ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى خَوْضٍۢ يَلْعَبُونَ

    who amuse themselves with idle chatter:

13. 52:13

    يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا

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

14. 52:14

    هَٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ

    ‘This is the Fire you used to deny.

15. 52:15

    أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَآ أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ

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

16. 52:16

    ٱصْلَوْهَا فَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

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

17. 52:17

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَنَعِيمٍۢ

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

18. 52:18

    فَٰكِهِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

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

19. 52:19

    كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

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

20. 52:20

    مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مَّصْفُوفَةٍۢ ۖ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍۢ

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

21. 52:21

    وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَٰنٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَآ أَلَتْنَٰهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍۢ ۚ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌۭ

    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––

22. 52:22

    وَأَمْدَدْنَٰهُم بِفَٰكِهَةٍۢ وَلَحْمٍۢ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

    We provide them with any fruit or meat they desire.

23. 52:23

    يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًۭا لَّا لَغْوٌۭ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌۭ

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

24. 52:24

    ۞ وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌۭ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌۭ مَّكْنُونٌۭ

    Devoted youths like hidden pearls wait on them.

25. 52:25

    وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

    They turn to one another and say,

26. 52:26

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِىٓ أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ

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

27. 52:27

    فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَىٰنَا عَذَابَ ٱلسَّمُومِ

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

28. 52:28

    إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

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

29. 52:29

    فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍۢ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ

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

30. 52:30

    أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌۭ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِۦ رَيْبَ ٱلْمَنُونِ

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

31. 52:31

    قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا۟ فَإِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ

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

32. 52:32

    أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَٰمُهُم بِهَٰذَآ ۚ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌۭ طَاغُونَ

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

33. 52:33

    أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُۥ ۚ بَل لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ

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

34. 52:34

    فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِحَدِيثٍۢ مِّثْلِهِۦٓ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ

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

35. 52:35

    أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ

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

36. 52:36

    أَمْ خَلَقُوا۟ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۚ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ

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

37. 52:37

    أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ

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

38. 52:38

    أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌۭ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍ

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

39. 52:39

    أَمْ لَهُ ٱلْبَنَٰتُ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ

    Does God have daughters while you have sons?

40. 52:40

    أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًۭا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍۢ مُّثْقَلُونَ

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

41. 52:41

    أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

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

42. 52:42

    أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا ۖ فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْمَكِيدُونَ

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

43. 52:43

    أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

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

44. 52:44

    وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كِسْفًۭا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ سَاقِطًۭا يَقُولُوا۟ سَحَابٌۭ مَّرْكُومٌۭ

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

45. 52:45

    فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ

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

46. 52:46

    يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

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

47. 52:47

    وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ عَذَابًۭا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

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

48. 52:48

    وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا ۖ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ

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

49. 52:49

    وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَٰرَ ٱلنُّجُومِ

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

English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.