الطور (جبل سينا) ١-٤٩
Al-Tur (Mount Sinai) 1-49
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ وَطُورِ سِينِينَ (١)
In the Name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful By Mount Sinai; (1)
بِكِتَابٍ مَّسْطُورٍ (٢)
by a scripture inscribed (2)
على ورقٍ مفرود
on unrolled parchment; (3)
وَالْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ
by the much-visited House; (4)
وَالسَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوعِ
by the vault raised high; (5)
وَالْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُورِ
by the swelling sea; (6)
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَاقِعٌ۔ (7)
your Lords punishment will indeed come to pass. (7)
لا شيء يستطيع أن يوقفه. (8)
Nothing can stop it. (8)
يَوْمَ تَمُورُ السَّمَاءُ مَوْرًا
On the day when the sky will shake and reel, (9)
وَتَسِيرُ الْجِبَالُ (10)
and the mountains will move away. (10)
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe on that day to those who deny the truth, (11)
الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنِ اللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُونَ
who idly play with vain trifles.
(12)
(12)
يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا
On that day they will be irresistibly thrust into the fire of hell, (13)
[وَقِيلَ:] ‘هَٰذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ!’ (14)
[and told:] ‘This is the fire you used to deny! (14)
هَلْ هَذَا سِحْرٌ، أَمْ أَنْتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ؟ (15)
So is this sorcery, or do you not see? (15)
اِصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُوْا أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوْا، سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ، إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ
Burn in it! It will be the same whether you bear it with or without patience. You are being requited for what you have done/ (16)
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ
The believers will be in gardens and in bliss, (17)
فَرِحِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ وَوَقَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ ﴿١٨﴾
rejoicing in all that their Lord will have granted them; for their Lord will have warded off from them the suffering of the blazing fire. (18)
كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ (١٩)
‘Eat and drink with healthy enjoyment as a reward for what you have done.’ (19)
{وَهُم بِهِ يَعۡلَمُونَ... } — no, I should not invent that; the text given is a Qur'an verse translation. Here is the translation: مُتَّكِـِٕينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصۡفُوفَةٍ ۚ وَزَوَّجۡنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
They will recline on couches arranged in rows, and We shall pair them with companions having most beautiful eyes. (20)
وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَانٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَا أَلَتْنَاهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَيْءٍ ۚ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ (21)
As for the believers whose offspring follow them in faith, We shall unite them with their offspring; and We shall not deny them anything of the reward for their deeds. Yet every individual will be held in pledge for his own deeds. (21)
نُمِدُّهُم بِفَاكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ (٢٢)
We provide them with fruit and meat as they desire. (22)
يَتَدَاوَلُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ (23)
They pass around a cup which will not lead to idle talk or to sin. (23)
يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ
They will be waited upon by youths of their own, [as pure] as pearls hidden in their shells.
(24)
(24)
يَتَسَاءَلُونَ عَلَى بَعْضٍ (25)
They will turn to one another, asking each other. (25)
قَالُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِي أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ
They will say: ‘When we were still living with our kinsfolk, we were full of fear, (26)
وَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَانَا عَذَابَ السَّمُومِ (٢٧)
and so God has been gracious to us, and warded off from us suffering through the scorching wind. (27)
كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُ ٢٨
We used to pray to Him: He is the Beneficent, the Ever Merciful.’ (28)
فَذَكِّرْ يَا [النَّبِيُّ ﷺ]
So, [Prophet,] remind people.
بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ مَا أَنْتَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ (29)
By the grace of your Lord, you are neither a soothsayer nor a madman. (29)
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ رَيْبَ الْمَنُونِ
Or do they say, ‘He is but a poet; let us await whatever misfortune time will bring him.’ (30)
قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا فَإِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّتَرَبِّصُونَ (31)
Say: ‘Wait if you will. I too am waiting.’ (31)
هل يدفعهم إلى هذا الموقف عقلُهم، أم أنهم ببساطة أناس متكبرون؟
Is it their reason that prompts them to take this attitude; or are they simply arrogant people?
(32)
(32)
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ ۚ بَلْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Or do they say, ‘He has fabricated it himself?’ They certainly do not believe. (33)
فَلْيَأْتُوا بِحَدِيثٍ مِّثْلِهِ إِن كَانُوا صَادِقِينَ
Let them, then, produce a discourse like it, if what they say is true. (34)
هل خُلقوا من العدم؟
Were they created out of nothing?
أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ (35)
Were they the creators? (35)
أَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ؟ بَلْ لَا يُوقِنُونَ۔ (36)
Did they create the heavens and the earth? No. They have no faith. (36)
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ الْمُصَيْطِرُونَ
Do they possess your Lord’s treasures? Or are they in ultimate control? (37)
أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُمْ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُبِينٍ
A Or have they a ladder to climb, in order to eavesdrop [on heavens secrets]? Let their eavesdropper produce a clear proof. (38)
أَمْ لَهُ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَكُمُ الْبَنُونَ (39)
Is He to have only daughters and you sons? (39)
أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
Do you [Prophet] demand a payment from them that would be burdened with debt? (40)
أَعِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ؟ (41)
Do they have knowledge of the hidden reality so that they can write it down? (41)
أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُوقِعُوكَ فِي الْفَخِّ؟
Or do they want to entrap you?
إِنَّ الْكَافِرِينَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ الَّذِينَ ضَلُّوا عَنِ الْحَقِّ حَقًّا (٤٢)
It is the unbelievers who are truly entrapped. (42)
أَمْ لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ (٤٣)
Have they, then, any deity other than God? Exalted is God far above anything they associate with Him. (43)
وَإِن يَرَوْا كِسْفًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ
Even if they see a part of the sky falling down, they would say, ‘It is but a mass of clouds!’ (44)
فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ
Leave them, then, until they face the day when they will be thunderstruck; (45)
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ۔ (٤٦)
the day when none of their scheming will be of any avail to them, when they will receive no support. (46)
وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ (47)
Closer at hand more suffering awaits the wrongdoers, but most of them are not aware of it. (47)
فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا ۖ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ ٤٨
So, await in patience your Lord’s judgement; for you are under Our watchful eyes. Extol your Lord’s limitless glory and praise when you rise, (48)
ومِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَارَ النُّجُومِ
and extol His glory at night, and at the time when the stars retreat.
(49)
(49)
لا مخرج
No Way Out
وَالطُّورِ وَكِتَابٍ مَّسْطُورٍ فِي رَقٍّ مَّنشُورٍ وَالْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ وَالسَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوعِ وَالْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُورِ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَاقِعٌ مَّا لَهُ مِن دَافِعٍ
By Mount Sinai; by a scripture inscribed on unrolled parchment; by the much-visited House; by the vault raised high; by the swelling sea; your Lord's punishment will indeed come to pass. Nothing can stop it.
{يَوْمَ تَمُورُ السَّمَاءُ مَوْرًا (9) وَتَسِيرُ الْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا (10) فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ (11) الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ (12) يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا (13) هَٰذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِي كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ (14) أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَا أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ (15) اصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُوا أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ (16)}
On the day when the sky will shake and reel, and the mountains will move away. Woe on that day to those who deny the truth, who idly play with vain trifles. On that day they will be irresistibly thrust into the fire of hell, [and told:] 'This is the fire you used to deny! So is this sorcery, or do you not see? Burn in it! It will be the same whether you bear it with or without patience. You are being requited for what you have done. (Verses 1-16)
هذه الآيات القصيرة تستخدم أواخر متنوعة ذات سجع، وإيقاعاً متزناً تحافظ عليه. وفي النص العربي تبدأ بآية من كلمة واحدة فقط. ثم تجمع الآيات بين كلمتين، ثم تزيد الكلمات شيئاً فشيئاً حتى نصل إلى الآية الأخيرة في هذا القسم، وهي من اثنتي عشرة كلمة، ومع ذلك تحافظ على النغمة القوية نفسها.
These short verses use varied rhyming endings and a measured cadence which they maintain. In the Arabic text, they begin with a verse with just one word. Then the verses combine two words, then add more words until we have the last verse in this section of 12 words, yet the same powerful note is maintained.
الآية الأولى تُقرأ بالعربية: ﴿وَالطُّورِ﴾، وتُترجم هنا بـ«وَالطُّورِ»، أي «بجبل سيناء». وكلمة «طور» تعني الجبل ذا الشجر. والمقصود هنا على الأرجح الجبل المذكور في قصة موسى عليه السلام حين تلقّى الألواح. والجوّ العام جوّ أشياء مقدّسة يُقسم الله بها، تأكيداً على أن أمراً عظيماً سيقع لا محالة.
The first verse reads in Arabic as Wat-Tur, translated here as By Mount Sinai. The Arabic word, Tur, means a mountain with trees. Here, it most probably refers to the mountain mentioned in the Qur’an, in Moses’ story where he received the tablets. The overall ambience is one of sacred objects stated in an oath by God confirming that something momentous will certainly take place.
يُرجَّح أنّ المقصود بالكتاب المسطور في رقٍّ منشور هو الكتاب الذي كُتب لموسى عليه السلام في الألواح. وهذه القراءة تتّسق تمامًا مع ذكر جبل الطور في الآية الأولى.
اللعب بالأشياء التافهة
Playing With Vain Trifles
وفي خضمّ هذا كله، تُنزل السورة على الذين يكذّبون بحقيقة الرسالة الإلهية ما هو أشدّ خطورةً وأفظع، وهو دعاءٌ يُعجّل عقابهم من الله تعالى: ﴿وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ، الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ﴾ [الطور: ١١-١٢]
In the midst of all this, the surah hurls on those who deny the truth of the divine message something more serious and frightening; namely, a prayer hastening their punishment by the Almighty: “ Woe on that day to those who deny the truth, who idly play with vain trifles(Verses 11-12)
ولا حاجة إلى القول بأن الوعيد من الله يعني كلمةً لا مفر منها، ومحققةً لا محالة، في ذلك اليوم المرعب حين تضطرب السماء وتتمايل، وتزول الجبال. فتؤكد جميع هذه الأهوال المروعة بعضها بعضاً، وتغمر المكذبين بالحق الذين ما زالوا يلهون بالتفاهات الباطلة.
Needless to say, a prayer by God means a sentence that is impossible to avoid, certain to come to pass, on that fearful day when the sky shakes and reels and the mountains slip away. All these terrible aspects thus confirm one another and overwhelm the deniers of truth who continue to play with vain trifles.
يَنطَبِقُ هذا الوصفُ في المقامِ الأوّلِ على عربِ الجاهليّةِ، وعلى معتقداتِهم البدائيّةِ، وتصوّراتِهم التي لا تُقبَلُ، وطريقةِ حياتِهم التي يصفُها القرآنُ الكريمُ في مواضعَ عدّةٍ. وكلُّ ذلك لهوٌ وعبثٌ، لا شيءَ فيه من الجدّ.
This description applies in the first place to the pagan Arabs, their primitive beliefs, insupportable concepts and their way of life which the Qur’an describes in several places. It is all trifling play, nothing serious.
إنهم يلعبون كمن يتجوّل في وسط بحيرة دون أن يقصد الوصول إلى الشاطئ. ومع ذلك، فإن هذا الوصف ينطبق بالقدر نفسه على كل من يعيش حياته على أساس أي مفهوم آخر غير المفهوم الإسلامي. ولا يمكن أن ندرك ذلك إلا إذا فحصنا المفاهيم البشرية المعروفة، كما تنعكس في العقائد والأساطير والفلسفات، وقارنّا هذه المفاهيم بالمفهوم الإسلامي لوجود الإنسان على وجه الخصوص، ولوجود الكون عامة. فجميع المفاهيم، حتى تلك التي طرحها فلاسفة مشهورون، لا تبدو أكثر من محاولات طفولية للوصول إلى الحقيقة، إذا قورنت بالحقيقة البسيطة العميقة القوية التي عبّر عنها الإسلام والقرآن. وهذا المفهوم الإسلامي يخاطب فطرة الإنسان مباشرة، دون عناء أو تعقيد. فالفطرة البشرية تستجيب له فورًا، لأن ما يُعرض عليها يتطابق تمامًا مع الحقيقة العميقة الكامنة فيها. وهو يبيّن علاقتها بالكون، كما يبيّن العلاقة بين الكون وخالقه.
They play like one hanging around in the middle of a lake, not aiming to reach the shore. Yet the description equally applies to anyone who leads their life on the basis of any concept other than the Islamic one. We cannot appreciate this unless we examine well known human concepts, as reflected in beliefs, legends or philosophies, and compare these with the Islamic concept of human existence in particular and the existence of the universe generally. All concepts, even those advanced by famous philosophers seem to be no more than childrens attempts to arrive at the truth as compared with the simple, profound and powerful truth as expressed by Islam and the Qur’an. This Islamic concept puts its address directly to human nature, free of exertion or complexity. Human nature immediately responds because what is presented to it fits perfectly with the profound truth inherent in it. It explains its relation to the universe, as well as the relation between the universe and its Creator.
للمؤمنين وذريّاتهم
For Believers And Offspring
القسم الثاني من السورة يتسم بالحماس، ويبعث الطمأنينة والسرور، لا سيما بعد المشاهد السابقة التي تتسم بالكرب الصريح.
The second section of the surah is one of excitement, spreading comfort and happiness, particularly after the preceding scenes of outright distress:
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ، فَاكِهِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ، وَوَقَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ. Translating the verses as they appear in the original text: {إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ * فَاكِهِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ * كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ * مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَصْفُوفَةٍ ۖ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ * وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَانٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَا أَلَتْنَاهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَيْءٍ ۚ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ * وَأَمْدَدْنَاهُم بِفَاكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ * يَتَنَازَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَّا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ * وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ * وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ * قَالُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِي أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ * فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَانَا عَذَابَ السَّمُومِ * إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُ}
The believers will be in gardens and in bliss, rejoicing in all that their Lord will have granted them;for their Lord will have warded off from them the suffering of the blazing fire. Tat and drink with healthy enjoyment as a reward for what you have done.’ They will recline on couches arranged in rows, and We shall pair them with companions having most beautiful eyes. As for the believers whose off spring follow them in faith, We shall unite them with their offspring; and We shall not deny them anything of the reward for their deeds. Yet every individual will be held in pledge for his own deeds. We provide them with fruit and meat as they desire. They pass around a cup which will not lead to idle talk or to sin. They will be waited upon by youths of their own, [as pure] as pearls hidden in their shells. They will turn to one another, asking each other. They will say: 'When we were still living with our kinsfolk, we were full of fear, and so God has been gracious to us, and warded off from us suffering through the scorching wind. We used to pray to Him: He is the Beneficent, the Ever Merciful.' (Verses 17-28)
هذا المشهد قريبٌ من الراحة المادية. وهو من النوع الذي يخاطب المشاعر في المرحلة الأولى، فيغري النفس الإنسانية بالملذات الحسية في صورتها المهذبة. ويتناقض مع مشهد العذاب الأليم الفظ الذي يلقاه الغافلون عن الحق.
This scene is close to material comfort. It is of the type that addresses feelings in the early period, tempting the human soul with physical pleasures in their refined form. It contrasts with the scene of crude painful suffering that those who are oblivious to the truth have to face:
تذكيرٌ بنِعَمِ الله
A Reminder Of God’s Blessings
تبدأ السورة الآن سلسلةً من الأسئلة البلاغية المصوغة على إيقاعٍ سريع، تعرض حقائقَ واضحة، وتعالج ما قد يبقى في النفس الإنسانية من شكوك. وفي هذه الجولة تحدياتٌ قوية لا يصمد أمامها قلبٌ بشري.
The surah now begins a series of rhetorical questions fashioned to a fast beat, presenting clear facts and addressing any remaining doubts the human soul might have. This round is full of strong challenges which no human heart can withstand:
فَذَكِّرْ ۖ فَمَا أَنْتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ ﷺ. أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ رَيْبَ الْمَنُونِ. قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا فَإِنِّي مَعَكُم مِّنَ الْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ. أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَامُهُم بِهَٰذَا ۚ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ. أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُ ۚ بَل لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ. فَلْيَأْتُوا بِحَدِيثٍ مِّثْلِهِ إِن كَانُوا صَادِقِينَ. أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ. أَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۚ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ. أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ الْمُسَيْطِرُونَ. أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ. أَمْ لَهُ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَكُمُ الْبَنُونَ. أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ. أَمْ عِندَهُمُ الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ. أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا ۖ فَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هُمُ الْمَكِيدُونَ. أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ.
So, [Prophet,] remind people. By the grace of your Lord, you are neither a soothsayer nor a madman. Or do they say, He is but a poet; let us await whatever misfortune time will bring him. ’ Say: 'Wait if you will. I too am waiting.’Is it their reason that prompts them to take this attitude? Or are they simply arrogant people? Or do they say, He has fabricated it himself?' They certainly do not believe. Let them, then, produce a discourse like it, if what they say is true. Were they created out of nothing? Were they the creators? Did they create the heavens and the earth? No. They have no faith. Do they possess your Lord's treasures? Or are they in ultimate control? Or have they a ladder to climb, in order to eavesdrop [on heavens secrets]? Let their eavesdropper produce a clear proof Is He to have only daughters and you sons? Do you [Prophet] demand a payment from them that would be burdened with debt? Do they have knowledge of the hidden reality so that they can write it down? Or do they want to entrap you? It is the unbelievers who are truly entrapped. Have they, then, any deity other than God?
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ. وَإِن يَرَوْا كِسْفًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ [الطور: 43-44]
Exalted is God far above anything they associate with Him. Even if they see a part of the sky falling down, they would say, It is but a mass of clouds!' [Verses 29-44)
المقابلة التامة
Perfect Contrast
في هذا الموضع، تأمر السورة النبي ﷺ أن يتركهم وشأنهم. فإنهم لا محالة سيواجهون ذلك اليوم المذكور في أول السورة، وما سيجرّه عليهم من العذاب الشديد. وعليه أن يصبر على ما يقضيه ربه الذي يتولاه برعايته. وأن يسبّح بحمد ربه حين يستيقظ في الصباح الباكر، وفي جوف الليل، وفي وقت اختفاء النجوم.
At this point, the surah instructs the Prophet to leave them alone. They will certainly face the day mentioned at the beginning of the surah and the severe punishment it will bring them. He is to remain steadfast in the face of whatever is determined by his Lord who bestows His care on him. He is to glorify his Lord when he wakes up early in the morning, in the depths of the night and at the time when the stars disappear:
فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ ﴿٤٥﴾ يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ ﴿٤٦﴾ وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾ وَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا ۖ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ ﴿٤٨﴾ وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَارَ النُّجُومِ ﴿٤٩﴾
Leave them, then, until they face the day when they will be thunderstruck; the day when none of their scheming will be of any avail to them, when they will receive no support. Closer at hand more suffering awaits the wrongdoers, but most of them are not aware of it. So, await in patience your Lord's judgement; for you are under Our watchful eyes. Extol your Lord's limitless glory and praise when you rise, and extol His glory at night, and at the time when the stars retreat. (Verses 45—49)
هذا المقطع الأخير يبدأ بتحذير واضح مما سيقع في ذلك اليوم المرعب حين يُنفخ في الصور النفخةَ الأولى فيُصعَقون جميعاً. ويكون ذلك قبيل قيام الساعة، حين لا ينفع شيء ولا يُرتجى عون من أي جهة.
This final passage begins with a clear warning against what will happen on that frightening day when the trumpet is first blown and they are all totally stunned. This takes place shortly before the resurrection, when nothing will be of benefit and no help can be expected from any quarter.
فَإِنْ كَانُوا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ فِي هَذِهِ الْحَيَاةِ أَنْ يَمْكُرُوا وَيَعْمَلُوا، فَلَا شَيْءَ يَدْفَعُ مَا سَيَقَعُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ. غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ سَيُعَانُونَ أَيْضًا نَوْعًا آخَرَ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ. وَلَمْ يُحَدَّدْ هَذَا النَّوْعُ، لَكِنَّهُ وَاقِعٌ لَا مَحَالَةَ: ﴿وَلَوْ أَنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ لَافْتَدَوْا بِهِ مِنْ سُوءِ الْعَذَابِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ﴾ ... وَلَكِنْ: ﴿وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبْقَى﴾... *Note: the quoted verse rendering above is not what the passage cites; the verse in the passage is Verse 47 of the relevant surah, rendered as:* وَلِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا عَذَابٌ دُونَ ذَلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ