Chapter 52, 49 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,
By the mount
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والطور
And a Scripture inscribed
And [by] a Book inscribed
وكتاب مسطور
On fine parchment unrolled,
In parchment spread open
في رق منشور
And the House frequented,
And [by] the frequented House
والبيت المعمور
And the roof exalted,
And [by] the heaven raised high
والسقف المرفوع
And the sea kept filled,
And [by] the sea filled [with fire],
والبحر المسجور
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.
إن عذاب ربك لواقع
There is none that can ward it off.
Of it there is no preventer.
ما له من دافع
On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion
يوم تمور السماء مورا
And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
And the mountains will pass on, departing -
وتسير الجبال سيرا
Then woe that day unto the deniers
Then woe, that Day, to the deniers,
فويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Who play in talk of grave matters;
Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.
الذين هم في خوض يلعبون
The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hell
The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust, [its angels will say],
يوم يدعون إلى نار جهنم دعا
(And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny.
"This is the Fire which you used to deny.
هذه النار التي كنتم بها تكذبون
Is this magic, or do ye not see ?
Then is this magic, or do you not see?
أفسحر هذا أم أنتم لا تبصرون
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 to] burn therein; then be patient or impatient - it is all the same for you. You are only being recompensed [for] what you used to do."
اصلوها فاصبروا أو لا تصبروا سواء عليكم ۖ إنما تجزون ما كنتم تعملون
Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure,
إن المتقين في جنات ونعيم
Happy because of what their Lord hath given them, and (because) their Lord hath warded off from them the torment of hell - fire.
Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of Hellfire.
فاكهين بما آتاهم ربهم ووقاهم ربهم عذاب الجحيم
(And it is said unto them): Eat and drink in health (as a reward) for what ye used to do,
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
متكئين على سرر مصفوفة ۖ وزوجناهم بحور عين
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 those who believed and whose descendants followed them in faith - We will join with them their descendants, and We will not deprive them of anything of their deeds. Every person, for what he earned, is retained.
والذين آمنوا واتبعتهم ذريتهم بإيمان ألحقنا بهم ذريتهم وما ألتناهم من عملهم من شيء ۚ كل امرئ بما كسب رهين
And We provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
And We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.
وأمددناهم بفاكهة ولحم مما يشتهون
There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein is neither vanity nor cause of sin.
They will exchange with one another a cup [of wine] wherein [results] no ill speech or commission of sin.
يتنازعون فيها كأسا لا لغو فيها ولا تأثيم
And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they were hidden pearls.
There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well - protected.
۞ ويطوف عليهم غلمان لهم كأنهم لؤلؤ مكنون
And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,
And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.
وأقبل بعضهم على بعض يتساءلون
Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;
They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah].
قالوا إنا كنا قبل في أهلنا مشفقين
But Allah hath been gracious unto us and hath preserved us from the torment of the breath of Fire.
So Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire.
فمن الله علينا ووقانا عذاب السموم
Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful.
Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."
إنا كنا من قبل ندعوه ۖ إنه هو البر الرحيم
Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman.
So remind [O Muhammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman.
فذكر فما أنت بنعمت ربك بكاهن ولا مجنون
Or say they: (he is) a poet, (one) for whom we may expect the accident of time ?
Or do they say [of you], "A poet for whom we await a misfortune of time?"
أم يقولون شاعر نتربص به ريب المنون
Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am with you among the expectant.
Say, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you, among the waiters."
قل تربصوا فإني معكم من المتربصين
Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an outrageous folk ?
Or do their minds command them to [say] this, or are they a transgressing people?
أم تأمرهم أحلامهم بهذا ۚ أم هم قوم طاغون
Or say they: He hath invented it ? Nay, but they will not believe!
Or do they say, "He has made it up"? Rather, they do not believe.
أم يقولون تقوله ۚ بل لا يؤمنون
Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.
Then let them produce a statement like it, if they should be truthful.
فليأتوا بحديث مثله إن كانوا صادقين
Or were they created out of naught ? Or are they the creators ?
Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?
أم خلقوا من غير شيء أم هم الخالقون
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? Rather, they are not certain.
أم خلقوا السماوات والأرض ۚ بل لا يوقنون
Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord ? Or have they been given charge (thereof) ?
Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?
أم عندهم خزائن ربك أم هم المصيطرون
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 a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority.
أم لهم سلم يستمعون فيه ۖ فليأت مستمعهم بسلطان مبين
Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?
Or has He daughters while you have sons?
أم له البنات ولكم البنون
Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt ?
Or do you, [O Muhammad], ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
أم تسألهم أجرا فهم من مغرم مثقلون
Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write (it) down ?
Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
أم عندهم الغيب فهم يكتبون
Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger) ? But those who disbelieve, they are the ensnared!
Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan.
أم يريدون كيدا ۖ فالذين كفروا هم المكيدون
Or have they any god beside Allah ? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!
Or have they a deity other than Allah? Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.
أم لهم إله غير الله ۚ سبحان الله عما يشركون
And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they would say: A heap of clouds.
And if they were to see a fragment from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up."
وإن يروا كسفا من السماء ساقطا يقولوا سحاب مركوم
Then let them be (O Muhammad), till they meet their day, in which they will be thunder - stricken,
So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible -
فذرهم حتى يلاقوا يومهم الذي فيه يصعقون
A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will they be helped.
The Day their plan will not avail them at all, nor will they be helped.
يوم لا يغني عنهم كيدهم شيئا ولا هم ينصرون
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a punishment beyond that. But most of them know not.
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a punishment before that, but most of them do not know.
وإن للذين ظلموا عذابا دون ذلك ولكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون
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 be patient, [O Muhammad], for the decision of your Lord, for indeed, you are in Our eyes. And exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord when you arise.
واصبر لحكم ربك فإنك بأعيننا ۖ وسبح بحمد ربك حين تقوم
And in the night - time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars.
And in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.
ومن الليل فسبحه وإدبار النجوم