Chapter 52, 49 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,
By the Mount (of Revelation);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والطور
And a Scripture inscribed
By a Decree inscribed
وكتاب مسطور
On fine parchment unrolled,
In a Scroll unfolded;
في رق منشور
And the House frequented,
By the much - frequented Fane;
والبيت المعمور
And the roof exalted,
By the Canopy Raised High;
والسقف المرفوع
And the sea kept filled,
And by the Ocean filled with Swell; -
والبحر المسجور
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
إن عذاب ربك لواقع
There is none that can ward it off.
There is none can avert it; -
ما له من دافع
On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
يوم تمور السماء مورا
And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
وتسير الجبال سيرا
Then woe that day unto the deniers
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
فويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Who play in talk of grave matters;
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
الذين هم في خوض يلعبون
The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hell
That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.
يوم يدعون إلى نار جهنم دعا
(And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny.
"This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire, - which ye were wont to deny!
هذه النار التي كنتم بها تكذبون
Is this magic, or do ye not see ?
"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do 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.
"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."
اصلوها فاصبروا أو لا تصبروا سواء عليكم ۖ إنما تجزون ما كنتم تعملون
Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,
As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness, -
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 the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire.
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,
(To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds."
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely 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.
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 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.
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 shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall desire.
وأمددناهم بفاكهة ولحم مما يشتهون
There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein is neither vanity nor cause of sin.
They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.
يتنازعون فيها كأسا لا لغو فيها ولا تأثيم
And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they were hidden pearls.
Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well - guarded.
۞ ويطوف عليهم غلمان لهم كأنهم لؤلؤ مكنون
And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,
They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
وأقبل بعضهم على بعض يتساءلون
Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;
They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people.
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.
"But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind.
فمن الله علينا ووقانا عذاب السموم
Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful.
"Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, 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.
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.
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: - "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!"
أم يقولون شاعر نتربص به ريب المنون
Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am with you among the expectant.
Say thou: "Await ye! - I too will wait along with you!"
قل تربصوا فإني معكم من المتربصين
Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an outrageous folk ?
Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?
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 fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have no faith!
أم يقولون تقوله ۚ بل لا يؤمنون
Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.
Let them then produce a recital like unto it, - If (it be) they speak the truth!
فليأتوا بحديث مثله إن كانوا صادقين
Or were they created out of naught ? Or are they the creators ?
Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?
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? Nay, they have no firm belief.
أم خلقوا السماوات والأرض ۚ بل لا يوقنون
Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord ? Or have they been given charge (thereof) ?
Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)?
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 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.
أم لهم سلم يستمعون فيه ۖ فليأت مستمعهم بسلطان مبين
Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?
Or has He only daughters and ye have sons?
أم له البنات ولكم البنون
Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt ?
Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt? -
أم تسألهم أجرا فهم من مغرم مثقلون
Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write (it) down ?
Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and 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 plot (against thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot!
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 god other than Allah? Exalted is Allah far above the things 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.
Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
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 alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror), -
فذرهم حتى يلاقوا يومهم الذي فيه يصعقون
A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will they be helped.
The Day when their plotting will avail them nothing and no help shall be given them.
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 verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment besides this: But most of them understand not.
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,
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,
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 for part of the night also praise thou Him, - and at the retreat of the stars!
ومن الليل فسبحه وإدبار النجوم