Surah At-Tur

وَٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟وَٱتَّبَعَتْهُمْذُرِّيَّتُهُمبِإِيمَٰنٍأَلْحَقْنَابِهِمْذُرِّيَّتَهُمْوَمَآأَلَتْنَٰهُممِّنْعَمَلِهِممِّنشَىْءٍۢكُلُّٱمْرِئٍۭبِمَاكَسَبَرَهِينٌۭ

And as for those who have attained to faith and whose offspring will have followed them in faith, We shall unite them with their offspring; and We shall not let aught of their deeds go to waste: [but] every human being will be held in pledge for whatever he has earned.

وَأَمْدَدْنَٰهُمبِفَٰكِهَةٍۢوَلَحْمٍۢمِّمَّايَشْتَهُونَ

And We shall bestow on them fruit and meat in abundance - whatever they may desire:

يَتَنَٰزَعُونَفِيهَاكَأْسًۭالَّالَغْوٌۭفِيهَاوَلَاتَأْثِيمٌۭ

and in that [paradise] they shall pass on to one another a cup which will not give rise to empty talk, and neither incite to sin.

وَيَطُوفُعَلَيْهِمْغِلْمَانٌۭلَّهُمْكَأَنَّهُمْلُؤْلُؤٌۭمَّكْنُونٌۭ

And they will be waited upon by [immortal] youths, [as if they were children] of their own, [as pure] as if they were pearls hidden in their shells.

وَأَقْبَلَبَعْضُهُمْعَلَىٰبَعْضٍۢيَتَسَآءَلُونَ

And they [who are thus blest] will turn to one another, asking each other [about their past lives].

قَالُوٓا۟إِنَّاكُنَّاقَبْلُفِىٓأَهْلِنَامُشْفِقِينَ

They will say: “Behold, aforetime - when we were [still living] in the midst of our kith and kin - we were full of fear [at the thought of God’s dis­pleasure]:

فَمَنَّٱللَّهُعَلَيْنَاوَوَقَىٰنَاعَذَابَٱلسَّمُومِ

and so God has graced us with His favour, and has warded off from us all suffering through the scorching winds [of frustration].

إِنَّاكُنَّامِنقَبْلُنَدْعُوهُإِنَّهُۥهُوَٱلْبَرُّٱلرَّحِيمُ

Verily, we did invoke Him [alone] ere this: [and now He has shown us] that He alone is truly benign, a true dispenser of grace!”

فَذَكِّرْفَمَآأَنتَبِنِعْمَتِرَبِّكَبِكَاهِنٍۢوَلَامَجْنُونٍ

EXHORT, then, [O Prophet, all men:] for, by thy Sustainer’s grace, thou art neither a soothsayer nor a madman.

أَمْيَقُولُونَشَاعِرٌۭنَّتَرَبَّصُبِهِۦرَيْبَٱلْمَنُونِ

Or do they say, “[He is but] a poet - let us wait what time will do unto him”?

قُلْتَرَبَّصُوا۟فَإِنِّىمَعَكُممِّنَٱلْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ

Say thou: “Wait, [then,] hopefully; behold, I, too, shall hopefully wait with you!”

أَمْتَأْمُرُهُمْأَحْلَٰمُهُمبِهَٰذَآأَمْهُمْقَوْمٌۭطَاغُونَ

Is it their minds that bid them [to take] this [attitude] - or are they [simply] people filled with overweening arrogance?

أَمْيَقُولُونَتَقَوَّلَهُۥبَللَّايُؤْمِنُونَ

Or do they say, “He himself has composed this [message]”? Nay, but they are not willing to believe!

فَلْيَأْتُوا۟بِحَدِيثٍۢمِّثْلِهِۦٓإِنكَانُوا۟صَٰدِقِينَ

But then, [if they deem it the work of a mere mortal,] let them produce another discourse like it - if what they say be true!

أَمْخُلِقُوا۟مِنْغَيْرِشَىْءٍأَمْهُمُٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ

[Or do they deny the existence of God?] Have they themselves been created without anything [that might have caused their creation]? or were they, perchance, their own creators?

أَمْخَلَقُوا۟ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضَبَللَّايُوقِنُونَ

[And] have they created the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they have no certainty of anything!

أَمْعِندَهُمْخَزَآئِنُرَبِّكَأَمْهُمُٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ

[How could they?] Are thy Sustainer’s treasures with them? Or are they in charge [of destiny]?

أَمْلَهُمْسُلَّمٌۭيَسْتَمِعُونَفِيهِفَلْيَأْتِمُسْتَمِعُهُمبِسُلْطَٰنٍۢمُّبِينٍ

Or have they a ladder by which they could [ascend to ultimate truths and] listen [to what is beyond the reach of human perception]? Let, then, any of them who have listened [to it] produce a manifest proof [of his knowledge]!

أَمْلَهُٱلْبَنَٰتُوَلَكُمُٱلْبَنُونَ

Or, [if you believe in God, how can you believe that] He has [chosen to have] daughters, whereas you yourselves would have [only] sons?

أَمْتَسْـَٔلُهُمْأَجْرًۭافَهُممِّنمَّغْرَمٍۢمُّثْقَلُونَ

Or is it that [they who reject thy message, O Muhammad, fear lest] thou ask of them a reward, so that they would be burdened with debt [if they should listen to thee]?