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Wat-Toor

Translation

By the mount of Tūr[1],

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Wa kitaabim mastoor

Translation

and by the Book inscribed[2]

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Fee raqqim manshoor

Translation

on an unrolled parchment[3],

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Wal baitil ma'moor

Translation

and by the much-frequented House[4],

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Wassaqfil marfoo'

Translation

and by the canopy raised high,

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Wal bahril masjoor

Translation

and by the sea set on fire[5].

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Inna 'azaaba Rabbika lawaaqi'

Translation

The punishment of your Lord will surely come to pass;

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Maa lahoo min daafi'

Translation

there is none who can avert it.

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Yawma tamoorus samaaa'u mawraa

Translation

On the Day when the heaven will convulse violently[6],

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Wa taseerul jibaalu sairaa

Translation

and the mountains will move a horrible movement[7].

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Fawailuny yawma 'izil lil mukaazzibeen

Translation

Then woe to the deniers on that Day,

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Allazeena hum fee khawdiny yal'aboon

Translation

those who amuse themselves in falsehood.

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Yawma yuda'-'oona ilaa naari jahannama da'-'aa

Translation

On the Day when they will be shoved into the Fire forcefully,

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Haazihin naarul latee kuntum bihaa tukazziboon

Translation

[They will be told,] “This is the Fire which you used to deny.

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Afasihrun haazaaaa am antum laa tubsiroon

Translation

Is this [punishment] magic, or do you not see?

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Islawhaa fasbirooo aw laa tasbiroo sawaaa'un 'alaikum innamaa tujzawna maa kuntum ta'maloon

Translation

Burn in it, whether you bear it patiently or impatiently, it makes no difference to you[8]; you are recompensed only for what you used to do.”

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Innal muttaqeena fee jannaatinw wa na'eem

Translation

Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and bliss,

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Faakiheena bimaaa aataahum rabbuhum wa waqaahum rabbuhum 'azaabal jaheem

Translation

enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of the Blazing Fire.

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Kuloo washraboo haneee 'am bimaa kuntum ta'maloon

Translation

“Eat and drink pleasantly for what you used to do,

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Muttaki'eena 'alaa sururim masfoofatinw wa zawwaj naahum bihoorin 'een

Translation

reclining on couches all lined up”. And We will marry them to houris with wide beautiful eyes.

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Wallazeena aamanoo wattaba'at hum zurriyyatuhum bieemaanin alhaqnaa bihim zurriyyatahum wa maaa alatnaahum min 'amalihim min shai'; kullum ri'im bimaa kasaba raheen

Translation

As for those who believe and their offspring follow them in faith, We will cause their offspring to join them, and will not detract anything from [the reward of] their deeds. Everyone will be accountable for what he earned[9].

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Wa amdadnaahum bifaa kihatinw wa lahmim mimmaa yashtahoon

Translation

And We will provide them with whatever fruit and meat they desire.

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Yatanaaza'oona feehaa kaasal laa laghwun feehaa wa laa taaseem

Translation

They will pass around to one another a glass [of pure wine] which does not lead to idle talk or sin.

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Wa yatoofu 'alaihim ghilmaanul lahum ka annahum lu'lu'um maknoon

Translation

They will be served by their servant boys, as if they were well-protected pearls.

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Wa aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'diny yatasaaa'aloon

Translation

They will turn to one another with questions[10].

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Qaalooo innaa kunnaa qablu feee ahlinaa mushfiqeen

Translation

They will say, “Before this, we used to be in awe [of Allah] when we were living among our people.

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Famannnal laahu 'alainaa wa waqaanaa 'azaabas samoom

Translation

Therefore Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire.

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Innaa kunnaa min qablu nad'oohu innahoo huwal barrur raheem

Translation

Indeed, we used to call upon Him before. He is indeed the Most Kind, the Most Merciful.”

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Fazakkir famaaa anta bini'mati rabbika bikaahininw wa laa majnoon

Translation

So keep exhorting [O Prophet], for you are not, by the grace of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman.

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Am yaqooloona shaa'irun natarabbasu bihee raibal manoon

Translation

Or do they say: “He is a poet for whom we await a misfortune[11]”?

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Qul tarabbasoo fa innee ma'akum minal mutarabbiseen

Translation

Say, “Wait, I too am waiting with you.”

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Am taamuruhum ahlaamuhum bihaazaaa am hum qawmun taaghoon

Translation

Do their minds[12] prompt them to say such things, or are they transgressing people?

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Am yaqooloona taqawwalah; bal laa yu'minoon

Translation

Or do they say, “He has made this [Qur’an] up”? Rather, they are not willing to believe.

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Falyaatoo bihadeesim misliheee in kaanoo saadiqeen

Translation

Then let them produce a discourse like this, if they are truthful[13].

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Am khuliqoo min ghairi shai'in am humul khaaliqoon

Translation

Were they created by none, or were they the creators [of themselves]?

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Am khalaqus samaawaati wal ard; bal laa yooqinoon

Translation

Or did they create the heavens and earth? Rather, they are not certain in faith.

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Am'indahum khazaaa'inu rabbika am humul musaitiroon

Translation

Or do they possess the treasures of your Lord, or do they have full control [of everything]?

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Am lahum sullamuny yastami'oona feehi falyaati mustami'uhum bisultaanim mubeen

Translation

Or do they have a stairway [to the heaven] by which they eavesdrop? Then let those who eavesdrop produce a compelling proof.

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Am lahul banaatu wa lakumul banoon

Translation

Or does He have daughters while you have sons[14]?

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Am tas'aluhum ajran fahum mim maghramim musqaloon

Translation

Or are you asking them [O Prophet] for a reward so they are overburdened by debt?

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Am 'indahumul ghaibu fahum yaktuboon

Translation

Or do they have [the knowledge of] the unseen so they are writing it down?

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Am yureedoona kaidan fallazeena kafaroo humul makeedoon

Translation

Or do they intend a plot [against the Prophet]? But the plot of the disbelievers will rebound against themselves.

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Am lahum ilaahun ghairul laa; subhaanal laahi 'ammaa yushrikoon

Translation

Or do they have a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah far above what they associate with Him.

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Wa iny yaraw kisfam minas samaaa'i saaqitany yaqooloo sahaabum markoom

Translation

If they were to see pieces of the sky falling down[15], they would still say, “[This is only] a mass of clouds.”

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Fazarhum hatta yulaaqoo yawmahumul lazee feehi yus'aqoon

Translation

So leave them alone until they encounter their Day in which they will be struck down[16],

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Yawma laa yughnee 'anhum kaiduhum shai'anw wa laa hum yunsaroon

Translation

the Day their plots will not avail them in the least, nor will they be helped.

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Wa inna lillazeena zalamoo 'azaaban doona zalika wa laakinna aksarahum laa ya'lamoon

Translation

And for the wrongdoers, there will be another punishment before that[17], but most of them do not know.

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Wasbir lihukmi rabbika fa innaka bi-a'yuninaa wa sabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoom

Translation

Be patient [O Prophet] with your Lord’s decree, for indeed you are under Our [Watchful] Eyes. And glorify the praises of your Lord when you rise.

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Wa minal laili fasabbihhu wa idbaaran nujoom

Translation

And glorify Him at night and when the stars fade away[18].