Chapter 52, 49 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والطور
By the Mount (of Revelation);
And a Scripture inscribed
وكتاب مسطور
By a Decree inscribed
On fine parchment unrolled,
في رق منشور
In a Scroll unfolded;
And the House frequented,
والبيت المعمور
By the much - frequented Fane;
And the roof exalted,
والسقف المرفوع
By the Canopy Raised High;
And the sea kept filled,
والبحر المسجور
And by the Ocean filled with Swell; -
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
إن عذاب ربك لواقع
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
There is none that can ward it off.
ما له من دافع
There is none can avert it; -
On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
يوم تمور السماء مورا
On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
وتسير الجبال سيرا
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
Then woe that day unto the deniers
فويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
Who play in talk of grave matters;
الذين هم في خوض يلعبون
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hell
يوم يدعون إلى نار جهنم دعا
That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.
(And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny.
هذه النار التي كنتم بها تكذبون
"This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire, - which ye were wont to deny!
Is this magic, or do ye not see ?
أفسحر هذا أم أنتم لا تبصرون
"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do 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
"Burn ye therein: the same is it to you whether ye bear it with patience, or not: Ye but receive the recompense of your (own) deeds."
Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,
إن المتقين في جنات ونعيم
As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness, -
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
Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the 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
(To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds."
Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
متكئين على سرر مصفوفة ۖ وزوجناهم بحور عين
They will recline (with ease) on Thrones (of dignity) arranged in ranks; and We shall join them to Companions, with beautiful big and lustrous eyes.
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 those who believe and whose families follow them in Faith, - to them shall We join their families: Nor shall We deprive them (of the fruit) of aught of their works: (Yet) is each individual in pledge for his deeds.
And We provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
وأمددناهم بفاكهة ولحم مما يشتهون
And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall 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 there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.
And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they were hidden pearls.
۞ ويطوف عليهم غلمان لهم كأنهم لؤلؤ مكنون
Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well - guarded.
And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,
وأقبل بعضهم على بعض يتساءلون
They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;
قالوا إنا كنا قبل في أهلنا مشفقين
They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people.
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 good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching 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
"Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the Beneficent, 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 proclaim thou the praises (of thy Lord): for by the Grace of thy Lord, thou art no (vulgar) soothsayer, nor art thou one possessed.
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 await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!"
Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am with you among the expectant.
قل تربصوا فإني معكم من المتربصين
Say thou: "Await ye! - I too will wait along with you!"
Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an outrageous folk ?
أم تأمرهم أحلامهم بهذا ۚ أم هم قوم طاغون
Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?
Or say they: He hath invented it ? Nay, but they will not believe!
أم يقولون تقوله ۚ بل لا يؤمنون
Or do they say, "He fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have no faith!
Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.
فليأتوا بحديث مثله إن كانوا صادقين
Let them then produce a recital like unto it, - If (it be) they speak the truth!
Or were they created out of naught ? Or are they the creators ?
أم خلقوا من غير شيء أم هم الخالقون
Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves 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 firm belief.
Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord ? Or have they been given charge (thereof) ?
أم عندهم خزائن ربك أم هم المصيطرون
Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)?
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 a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs produce a manifest proof.
Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?
أم له البنات ولكم البنون
Or has He only daughters and ye 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 is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt? -
Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write (it) down ?
أم عندهم الغيب فهم يكتبون
Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and 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 intend a plot (against thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot!
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? Exalted is Allah far above the things they associate 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
Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
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
So leave them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall (perforce) 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 when their plotting will avail them nothing and no help shall be given them.
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 verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment besides this: But most of them understand not.
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
Now await in patience the command of thy Lord: for verily thou art in Our eyes: and celebrate the praises of thy Lord the while thou standest forth,
And in the night - time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars.
ومن الليل فسبحه وإدبار النجوم
And for part of the night also praise thou Him, - and at the retreat of the stars!