سورة الطُّور

Surah Al-Tûr 52:6

The Mount · Verse 6 of 49

وَالْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُورِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And the dry and empty sea,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And by the Ocean filled with Swell;-

Ahmed Ali

And the swollen sea,

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And by the sea kept filled (and ready to overflow),

Daryabadi

By the sea overflowing.

Faridul Haque

And the sea set aflame.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the swollen sea!

Maulvi Sher Ali

And by the Swollen Sea;

Muhammad Asad

Consider the surf-swollen sea!

Muhammad Musin Khan

And by the sea kept filled (or it will be fire kindled on the Day of Resurrection).

Muhammad Pickthall

And the sea kept filled,

Muhammad Sarwar

and by the swelling ocean,

Muhammed ali Shakir

And the swollen sea

Rashad Khalifa

The sea that is set aflame.

Shabbir Ahmed

And by the ocean bustling with ships and lights.

Commentary 52:6 “The dry and empty sea” is a desert. These words are truly applicable to the environment of Moses, just as they are true in the case of the Holy Prophet…

وَالْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُورِ

52:6 “The dry and empty sea” is a desert. These words are truly applicable to the environment of Moses, just as they are true in the case of the Holy Prophet (pbuh). Thus, a similitude has been set up between the two.