Chapter 52, 49 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والطور
I swear by the Mountain,
And a Scripture inscribed
وكتاب مسطور
And the Book written
On fine parchment unrolled,
في رق منشور
In an outstretched fine parchment,
And the House frequented,
والبيت المعمور
And the House (Kaaba) that is visited,
And the roof exalted,
والسقف المرفوع
And the elevated canopy
And the sea kept filled,
والبحر المسجور
And the swollen sea
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
إن عذاب ربك لواقع
Most surely the punishment of your Lord will come to pass;
There is none that can ward it off.
ما له من دافع
There shall be none to avert it;
On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
يوم تمور السماء مورا
On the day when the heaven shall move from side to side
And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
وتسير الجبال سيرا
And the mountains shall pass away passing away (altogether).
Then woe that day unto the deniers
فويل يومئذ للمكذبين
So woe on that day to those who reject (the truth),
Who play in talk of grave matters;
الذين هم في خوض يلعبون
Those who sport entering into vain discourses.
The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hell
يوم يدعون إلى نار جهنم دعا
The day on which they shall be driven away to the fire of hell with violence.
(And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny.
هذه النار التي كنتم بها تكذبون
This is the fire which you used to give the lie to.
Is this magic, or do ye not see ?
أفسحر هذا أم أنتم لا تبصرون
Is it magic then or do you not see?
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.
اصلوها فاصبروا أو لا تصبروا سواء عليكم ۖ إنما تجزون ما كنتم تعملون
Enter into it, then bear (it) patiently, or do not bear (it) patiently, it is the same to you; you shall be requited only (for) what you did.
Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,
إن المتقين في جنات ونعيم
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and bliss
Happy because of what their Lord hath given them, and (because) their Lord hath warded off from them the torment of hell - fire.
فاكهين بما آتاهم ربهم ووقاهم ربهم عذاب الجحيم
Rejoicing because of what their Lord gave them, and their Lord saved them from the punishment of the burning fire.
(And it is said unto them): Eat and drink in health (as a reward) for what ye used to do,
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did,
Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
متكئين على سرر مصفوفة ۖ وزوجناهم بحور عين
Reclining on thrones set in lines, and We will unite them to large - eyed beautiful ones.
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.
والذين آمنوا واتبعتهم ذريتهم بإيمان ألحقنا بهم ذريتهم وما ألتناهم من عملهم من شيء ۚ كل امرئ بما كسب رهين
And (as for) those who believe and their offspring follow them in faith, We will unite with them their offspring and We will not diminish to them aught of their work; every man is responsible for what he shall have wrought.
And We provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
وأمددناهم بفاكهة ولحم مما يشتهون
And We will aid them with fruit and flesh such as they desire.
There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein is neither vanity nor cause of sin.
يتنازعون فيها كأسا لا لغو فيها ولا تأثيم
They shall pass therein from one to another a cup wherein there shall be nothing vain nor any sin.
And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they were hidden pearls.
۞ ويطوف عليهم غلمان لهم كأنهم لؤلؤ مكنون
And round them shall go boys of theirs as if they were hidden pearls.
And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,
وأقبل بعضهم على بعض يتساءلون
And some of them shall advance towards others questioning each other.
Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;
قالوا إنا كنا قبل في أهلنا مشفقين
Saying: Surely we feared before on account of our families:
But Allah hath been gracious unto us and hath preserved us from the torment of the breath of Fire.
فمن الله علينا ووقانا عذاب السموم
But Allah has been gracious to us and He has saved us from the punishment of the hot wind:
Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful.
إنا كنا من قبل ندعوه ۖ إنه هو البر الرحيم
Surely we called upon Him before: Surely He is the Benign, the Merciful.
Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman.
فذكر فما أنت بنعمت ربك بكاهن ولا مجنون
Therefore continue to remind, for by the grace of your Lord, you are not a soothsayer, or a madman.
Or say they: (he is) a poet, (one) for whom we may expect the accident of time ?
أم يقولون شاعر نتربص به ريب المنون
Or do they say: A poet, we wait for him the evil accidents of time.
Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am with you among the expectant.
قل تربصوا فإني معكم من المتربصين
Say: Wait, for surely I too with you am of those who wait.
Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an outrageous folk ?
أم تأمرهم أحلامهم بهذا ۚ أم هم قوم طاغون
Nay! do their understandings bid them this? Or are they an inordinate people?
Or say they: He hath invented it ? Nay, but they will not believe!
أم يقولون تقوله ۚ بل لا يؤمنون
Or do they say: He has forged it. Nay! they do not believe.
Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.
فليأتوا بحديث مثله إن كانوا صادقين
Then let them bring an announcement like it if they are truthful.
Or were they created out of naught ? Or are they the creators ?
أم خلقوا من غير شيء أم هم الخالقون
Or were they created without there being anything, or are they the creators?
Or did they create the heavens and the earth ? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!
أم خلقوا السماوات والأرض ۚ بل لا يوقنون
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay! they have no certainty.
Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord ? Or have they been given charge (thereof) ?
أم عندهم خزائن ربك أم هم المصيطرون
Or have they the treasures of your Lord with them? Or have they been set in absolute authority?
Or have they any stairway (unto heaven) by means of which they overhear (decrees). Then let their listener produce some warrant manifest!
أم لهم سلم يستمعون فيه ۖ فليأت مستمعهم بسلطان مبين
Or have they the means by which they listen? Then let their listener bring a clear authority.
Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?
أم له البنات ولكم البنون
Or has He daughters while you have sons?
Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt ?
أم تسألهم أجرا فهم من مغرم مثقلون
Or do you ask them for a reward, so that they are overburdened by a debt?
Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write (it) down ?
أم عندهم الغيب فهم يكتبون
Or have they the unseen so that they write (it) down?
Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger) ? But those who disbelieve, they are the ensnared!
أم يريدون كيدا ۖ فالذين كفروا هم المكيدون
Or do they desire a war? But those who disbelieve shall be the vanquished ones in war.
Or have they any god beside Allah ? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!
أم لهم إله غير الله ۚ سبحان الله عما يشركون
Or have they a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah from what they set up (with Him).
And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they would say: A heap of clouds.
وإن يروا كسفا من السماء ساقطا يقولوا سحاب مركوم
And if they should see a portion of the heaven coming down, they would say: Piled up clouds.
Then let them be (O Muhammad), till they meet their day, in which they will be thunder - stricken,
فذرهم حتى يلاقوا يومهم الذي فيه يصعقون
Leave them then till they meet that day of theirs wherein they shall be made to swoon (with terror):
A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will they be helped.
يوم لا يغني عنهم كيدهم شيئا ولا هم ينصرون
The day on which their struggle shall not avail them aught, nor shall they be helped.
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a punishment beyond that. But most of them know not.
وإن للذين ظلموا عذابا دون ذلك ولكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون
And surely those who are unjust shall have a punishment besides that (in the world), but most of them do not know.
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,
واصبر لحكم ربك فإنك بأعيننا ۖ وسبح بحمد ربك حين تقوم
And wait patiently for the judgment of your Lord, for surely you are before Our eyes, and sing the praise of your Lord when you rise;
And in the night - time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars.
ومن الليل فسبحه وإدبار النجوم
And in the night, give Him glory too, and at the setting of the stars.