Chapter 52, 49 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,
I swear by the Mountain,
By the Mount (of Revelation);
And a Scripture inscribed
And the Book written
By a Decree inscribed
On fine parchment unrolled,
In an outstretched fine parchment,
In a Scroll unfolded;
And the House frequented,
And the House (Kaaba) that is visited,
By the much - frequented Fane;
And the roof exalted,
And the elevated canopy
By the Canopy Raised High;
And the sea kept filled,
And the swollen sea
And by the Ocean filled with Swell; -
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
Most surely the punishment of your Lord will come to pass;
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
There is none that can ward it off.
There shall be none to avert it;
There is none can avert it; -
On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
On the day when the heaven shall move from side to side
On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
And the mountains shall pass away passing away (altogether).
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
Then woe that day unto the deniers
So woe on that day to those who reject (the truth),
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
Who play in talk of grave matters;
Those who sport entering into vain discourses.
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hell
The day on which they shall be driven away to the fire of hell with violence.
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.
This is the fire which you used to give the lie to.
"This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire, - which ye were wont to deny!
Is this magic, or do ye not see ?
Is it magic then or do you not see?
"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.
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.
"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,
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and bliss
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.
Rejoicing because of what their Lord gave them, and their Lord saved them from the punishment of the burning fire.
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,
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did,
(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.
Reclining on thrones set in lines, and We will unite them to large - eyed beautiful ones.
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.
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 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.
And We will aid them with fruit and flesh such as they desire.
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.
They shall pass therein from one to another a cup wherein there shall be nothing vain nor any sin.
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.
And round them shall go boys of theirs as if they were hidden pearls.
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,
And some of them shall advance towards others questioning each other.
They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;
Saying: Surely we feared before on account of our families:
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.
But Allah has been gracious to us and He has saved us from the punishment of the hot wind:
"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.
Surely we called upon Him before: Surely He is the Benign, the Merciful.
"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.
Therefore continue to remind, for by the grace of your Lord, you are not a soothsayer, or a madman.
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 ?
Or do they say: A poet, we wait for him the evil accidents of time.
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.
Say: Wait, for surely I too with you am of those who wait.
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 ?
Nay! do their understandings bid them this? Or are they an inordinate people?
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!
Or do they say: He has forged it. Nay! they do not believe.
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.
Then let them bring an announcement like it if they are truthful.
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 ?
Or were they created without there being anything, or are they the creators?
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!
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay! they have no certainty.
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) ?
Or have they the treasures of your Lord with them? Or have they been set in absolute authority?
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!
Or have they the means by which they listen? Then let their listener bring a clear authority.
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 ?
Or has He daughters while you have sons?
Or has He only daughters and ye have sons?
Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt ?
Or do you ask them for a reward, so that they are overburdened by a debt?
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 ?
Or have they the unseen so that they write (it) down?
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!
Or do they desire a war? But those who disbelieve shall be the vanquished ones in war.
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)!
Or have they a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah from what they set up (with Him).
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.
And if they should see a portion of the heaven coming down, they would say: Piled up clouds.
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,
Leave them then till they meet that day of theirs wherein they shall be made to swoon (with terror):
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.
The day on which their struggle shall not avail them aught, nor shall they be helped.
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.
And surely those who are unjust shall have a punishment besides that (in the world), but most of them do not know.
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,
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;
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.
And in the night, give Him glory too, and at the setting of the stars.
And for part of the night also praise thou Him, - and at the retreat of the stars!