Chapter 52, 49 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,
By the Mount (of Revelation);
Waalttoori
And a Scripture inscribed
By a Decree inscribed
Wakitabin mastoorin
On fine parchment unrolled,
In a Scroll unfolded;
Fee raqqin manshoorin
And the House frequented,
By the much - frequented Fane;
Waalbayti almaAAmoori
And the roof exalted,
By the Canopy Raised High;
Waalssaqfi almarfooAAi
And the sea kept filled,
And by the Ocean filled with Swell; -
Waalbahri almasjoori
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
Inna AAathaba rabbika lawaqiAAun
There is none that can ward it off.
There is none can avert it; -
Ma lahu min dafiAAin
On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
Yawma tamooru alssamao mawran
And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
Wataseeru aljibalu sayran
Then woe that day unto the deniers
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
Fawaylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Who play in talk of grave matters;
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
Allatheena hum fee khawdin yalAAaboona
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.
Yawma yudaAAAAoona ila nari jahannama daAAAAan
(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!
Hathihi alnnaru allatee kuntum biha tukaththiboona
Is this magic, or do ye not see ?
"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see?
Afasihrun hatha am antum la tubsiroona
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."
Islawha faisbiroo aw la tasbiroo sawaon AAalaykum innama tujzawna ma kuntum taAAmaloona
Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,
As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness, -
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaAAeemin
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.
Fakiheena bima atahum rabbuhum wawaqahum rabbuhum AAathaba aljaheemi
(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."
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
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.
Muttakieena AAala sururin masfoofatin wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin
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.
Waallatheena amanoo waittabaAAathum thurriyyatuhum bieemanin alhaqna bihim thurriyyatahum wama alatnahum min AAamalihim min shayin kullu imriin bima kasaba raheenun
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.
Waamdadnahum bifakihatin walahmin mimma yashtahoona
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.
YatanazaAAoona feeha kasan la laghwun feeha wala tatheemun
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.
Wayatoofu AAalayhim ghilmanun lahum kaannahum luluon maknoonun
And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,
They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
Waaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatasaaloona
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.
Qaloo inna kunna qablu fee ahlina mushfiqeena
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.
Famanna Allahu AAalayna wawaqana AAathaba alssamoomi
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!"
Inna kunna min qablu nadAAoohu innahu huwa albarru alrraheemu
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.
Fathakkir fama anta biniAAmati rabbika bikahin wala majnoonin
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!"
Am yaqooloona shaAAirun natarabbasu bihi rayba almanooni
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!"
Qul tarabbasoo fainnee maAAakum mina almutarabbiseena
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?
Am tamuruhum ahlamuhum bihatha am hum qawmun taghoona
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!
Am yaqooloona taqawwalahu bal la yuminoona
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!
Falyatoo bihadeethin mithlihi in kanoo sadiqeena
Or were they created out of naught ? Or are they the creators ?
Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?
Am khuliqoo min ghayri shayin am humu alkhaliqoona
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.
Am khalaqoo alssamawati waalarda bal la yooqinoona
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)?
Am AAindahum khazainu rabbika am humu almusaytiroona
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.
Am lahum sullamun yastamiAAoona feehi falyati mustamiAAuhum bisultanin mubeenin
Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?
Or has He only daughters and ye have sons?
Am lahu albanatu walakumu albanoona
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? -
Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona
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?
Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona
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!
Am yureedoona kaydan faallatheena kafaroo humu almakeedoona
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!
Am lahum ilahun ghayru Allahi subhana Allahi AAamma yushrikoona
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!"
Wain yaraw kisfan mina alssamai saqitan yaqooloo sahabun markoomun
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), -
Fatharhum hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee feehi yusAAaqoona
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.
Yawma la yughnee AAanhum kayduhum shayan wala hum yunsaroona
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.
Wainna lillatheena thalamoo AAathaban doona thalika walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona
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,
Waisbir lihukmi rabbika fainnaka biaAAyunina wasabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoomu
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!
Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waidbara alnnujoomi