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At-Tur, ayah 44

Quran 52:44 — At-Tur · "And if they were to see a fragment from the…"

Verse 44 of 49 · Surah At-Tur (الطور) — The Mount. This is the 52nd chapter of the Holy Quran, a Meccan surah. Located in Juz 27.

وَإِن يَرَوْا كِسْفًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ

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

And if they were to see a fragment from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up."

Translations of At-Tur 52:44

4 sourced translations of this verse. Different translators make different choices — reading multiple renderings deepens understanding.

Transliteration

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

Saheeh International
And if they were to see a fragment from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up."

Modern standard English translation, published by Abul-Qasim.

Marmaduke Pickthall
And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they would say: A heap of clouds.

1930 — first English translation of the Qur'an by a Muslim scholar.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"

1934 — widely-cited classic English rendering with commentary tradition.

Kementerian Agama RI
Jika mereka melihat sebagian dari langit gugur, mereka akan mengatakan: "Itu adalah awan yang bertindih-tindih".

Bahasa Indonesia, edition id.indonesian, supplied through Al-Quran Cloud.

Surrounding verses in Surah At-Tur

Frequently asked about At-Tur 52:44

What does Quran 52:44 say?

And if they were to see a fragment from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up." This is verse 44 of Surah At-Tur (الطور, "The Mount"), a Meccan surah.

What is the Arabic text of Surah At-Tur verse 44?

The Arabic text: وَإِن يَرَوْا كِسْفًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ — transliteration: Wa iny yaraw kisfam minas samaaa'i saaqitany yaqooloo sahaabum markoom.

Which juz and page is Quran 52:44 in?

At-Tur 52:44 appears in Juz 27, on Mushaf page 525.

How many verses does Surah At-Tur have?

Surah At-Tur contains 49 verses (ayat) in total. It is the 52nd surah of the Quran and was revealed in Mecca.

About Surah At-Tur

Surah At-Tur (الطور) — The Mount — is the 52nd chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 49 verses (ayat) and was revealed in Mecca, making it a Meccan surah in the traditional classification.

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