Holy Quran Verses

Holy Quran Verses from Pickthall and Yusufali's Translations

Surah Tuur: The Mount

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

052.001
Yusufali:	By the Mount (of Revelation);
Pickthall:	By the Mount,
052.002
Yusufali:	By a Decree inscribed
Pickthall:	And a Scripture inscribed
052.003
Yusufali:	In a Scroll unfolded;
Pickthall:	On fine parchment unrolled,
052.004
Yusufali:	By the much-frequented Fane;
Pickthall:	And the House frequented,
052.005
Yusufali:	By the Canopy Raised High;
Pickthall:	And the roof exalted,
052.006
Yusufali:	And by the Ocean filled with Swell;-
Pickthall:	And the sea kept filled,
052.007
Yusufali:	Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass;-
Pickthall:	Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
052.008
Yusufali:	There is none can avert it;-
Pickthall:	There is none that can ward it off.
052.009
Yusufali:	On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
Pickthall:	On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
052.010
Yusufali:	And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
Pickthall:	And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
052.011
Yusufali:	Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood;-
Pickthall:	Then woe that day unto the deniers
052.012
Yusufali:	That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
Pickthall:	Who play in talk of grave matters;
052.013
Yusufali:	That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.
Pickthall:	The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hell
052.014
Yusufali:	"This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire,- which ye were wont to deny!
Pickthall:	(And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny.
052.015
Yusufali:	"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see?
Pickthall:	Is this magic, or do ye not see?
052.016
Yusufali:	"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."
Pickthall:	Endure the heat thereof, and whether ye are patient of it or impatient of it is all one for you. Ye are only being paid for what ye used to do.
052.017
Yusufali:	As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness,-
Pickthall:	Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,
052.018
Yusufali:	Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire.
Pickthall:	Happy because of what their Lord hath given them, and (because) their Lord hath warded off from them the torment of hell-fire.
052.019
Yusufali:	(To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds."
Pickthall:	(And it is said unto them): Eat and drink in health (as a reward) for what ye used to do,
052.020
Yusufali:	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.
Pickthall:	Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
052.021
Yusufali:	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.
Pickthall:	And they who believe and whose seed follow them in faith, We cause their seed to join them (there), and We deprive them of nought of their (life's) work. Every man is a pledge for that which he hath earned.
052.022
Yusufali:	And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall desire.
Pickthall:	And We provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
052.023
Yusufali:	They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.
Pickthall:	There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein is neither vanity nor cause of sin.
052.024
Yusufali:	Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them. Youths (handsome) as Pearls well-guarded.
Pickthall:	And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they were hidden pearls.
052.025
Yusufali:	They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
Pickthall:	And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,
052.026
Yusufali:	They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people.
Pickthall:	Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;
052.027
Yusufali:	"But God has been good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind.
Pickthall:	But Allah hath been gracious unto us and hath preserved us from the torment of the breath of Fire.
052.028
Yusufali:	"Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the Beneficent, the Merciful!"
Pickthall:	Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful.
052.029
Yusufali:	Therefore proclaim thou the praises (of thy Lord): for by the Grace of thy Lord, thou art no (vulgar) soothsayer, nor art thou one possessed.
Pickthall:	Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman.
052.030
Yusufali:	Or do they say:- "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!"
Pickthall:	Or say they: (he is) a poet, (one) for whom we may expect the accident of time?
052.031
Yusufali:	Say thou: "Await ye!- I too will wait along with you!"
Pickthall:	Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am with you among the expectant.
052.032
Yusufali:	Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?
Pickthall:	Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an outrageous folk?
052.033
Yusufali:	Or do they say, "He fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have no faith!
Pickthall:	Or say they: He hath invented it? Nay, but they will not believe!
052.034
Yusufali:	Let them then produce a recital like unto it,- If (it be) they speak the truth!
Pickthall:	Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.
052.035
Yusufali:	Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?
Pickthall:	Or were they created out of naught? Or are they the creators?
052.036
Yusufali:	Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they have no firm belief.
Pickthall:	Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!
052.037
Yusufali:	Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)?
Pickthall:	Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord? Or have they been given charge (thereof)?
052.038
Yusufali:	Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs produce a manifest proof.
Pickthall:	Or have they any stairway (unto heaven) by means of which they overhear (decrees). Then let their listener produce some warrant manifest!
052.039
Yusufali:	Or has He only daughters and ye have sons?
Pickthall:	Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons?
052.040
Yusufali:	Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt?-
Pickthall:	Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt?
052.041
Yusufali:	Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and they write it down?
Pickthall:	Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write (it) down?
052.042
Yusufali:	Or do they intend a plot (against thee)? But those who defy God are themselves involved in a Plot!
Pickthall:	Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger)? But those who disbelieve, they are the ensnared!
052.043
Yusufali:	Or have they a god other than God? Exalted is God far above the things they associate with Him!
Pickthall:	Or have they any god beside Allah? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!
052.044
Yusufali:	Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
Pickthall:	And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they would say: A heap of clouds.
052.045
Yusufali:	So leave them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror),-
Pickthall:	Then let them be (O Muhammad), till they meet their day, in which they will be thunder-stricken,
052.046
Yusufali:	The Day when their plotting will avail them nothing and no help shall be given them.
Pickthall:	A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will they be helped.
052.047
Yusufali:	And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment besides this: But most of them understand not.
Pickthall:	And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a punishment beyond that. But most of them know not.
052.048
Yusufali:	Now await in patience the command of thy Lord: for verily thou art in Our eyes: and celebrate the praises of thy Lord the while thou standest forth,
Pickthall:	So wait patiently (O Muhammad) for thy Lord's decree, for surely thou art in Our sight; and hymn the praise of thy Lord when thou uprisest,
052.049
Yusufali:	And for part of the night also praise thou Him,- and at the retreat of the stars!
Pickthall:	And in the night-time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars.

Let us pray (Sura 20, Ayat 114) 'Ya Rabbi Zidni Ilma!' ('O Lord! Increase me in knowledge.') and seek spiritual help (ta'yid) to understand our great faith.

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