Chapter 52, 49 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,
By the mount
By the Mount (of Revelation);
And a Scripture inscribed
And [by] a Book inscribed
By a Decree inscribed
On fine parchment unrolled,
In parchment spread open
In a Scroll unfolded;
And the House frequented,
And [by] the frequented House
By the much - frequented Fane;
And the roof exalted,
And [by] the heaven raised high
By the Canopy Raised High;
And the sea kept filled,
And [by] the sea filled [with fire],
And by the Ocean filled with Swell; -
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
There is none that can ward it off.
Of it there is no preventer.
There is none can avert it; -
On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion
On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
And the mountains will pass on, departing -
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
Then woe that day unto the deniers
Then woe, that Day, to the deniers,
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
Who play in talk of grave matters;
Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
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],
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 deny.
"This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire, - which ye were wont to deny!
Is this magic, or do ye not see ?
Then is this magic, 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 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."
"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,
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure,
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.
Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of Hellfire.
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,
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
(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.
They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
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 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.
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 provide them with fruit and meat from whatever 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 will exchange with one another a cup [of wine] wherein [results] no ill speech or commission of 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.
There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well - protected.
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 they will approach one another, inquiring of 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;
They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah].
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.
So Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire.
"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.
Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, 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.
So remind [O Muhammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, 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 [of you], "A poet for whom we await a misfortune 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 indeed I am, with you, among the waiters."
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 ?
Or do their minds command them to [say] this, or are they a transgressing 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 made it up"? Rather, 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 produce a statement like it, if they should be 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 by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?
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? Rather, they are not certain.
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 depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?
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 a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce 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, [O Muhammad], ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
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 [knowledge of] the unseen, so 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 intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan.
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 deity other than Allah? Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate 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 were to see a fragment from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up."
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,
So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible -
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 their plan will not avail them at all, nor will 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 indeed, for those who have wronged is a punishment before that, 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 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.
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 a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.
And for part of the night also praise thou Him, - and at the retreat of the stars!