Chapter 52, 49 verses
I swear by the Mountain,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والطور
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,
And the Book written
وكتاب مسطور
And a Scripture inscribed
In an outstretched fine parchment,
في رق منشور
On fine parchment unrolled,
And the House (Kaaba) that is visited,
والبيت المعمور
And the House frequented,
And the elevated canopy
والسقف المرفوع
And the roof exalted,
And the swollen sea
والبحر المسجور
And the sea kept filled,
Most surely the punishment of your Lord will come to pass;
إن عذاب ربك لواقع
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
There shall be none to avert it;
ما له من دافع
There is none that can ward it off.
On the day when the heaven shall move from side to side
يوم تمور السماء مورا
On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
And the mountains shall pass away passing away (altogether).
وتسير الجبال سيرا
And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
So woe on that day to those who reject (the truth),
فويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Then woe that day unto the deniers
Those who sport entering into vain discourses.
الذين هم في خوض يلعبون
Who play in talk of grave matters;
The day on which they shall be driven away to the fire of hell with violence.
يوم يدعون إلى نار جهنم دعا
The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hell
This is the fire which you used to give the lie to.
هذه النار التي كنتم بها تكذبون
(And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny.
Is it magic then or do you not see?
أفسحر هذا أم أنتم لا تبصرون
Is this magic, or do ye not see ?
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.
اصلوها فاصبروا أو لا تصبروا سواء عليكم ۖ إنما تجزون ما كنتم تعملون
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.
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and bliss
إن المتقين في جنات ونعيم
Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,
Rejoicing because of what their Lord gave them, and their Lord saved them from the punishment of the burning fire.
فاكهين بما آتاهم ربهم ووقاهم ربهم عذاب الجحيم
Happy because of what their Lord hath given them, and (because) their Lord hath warded off from them the torment of hell - fire.
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did,
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
(And it is said unto them): Eat and drink in health (as a reward) for what ye used to do,
Reclining on thrones set in lines, and We will unite them to large - eyed beautiful ones.
متكئين على سرر مصفوفة ۖ وزوجناهم بحور عين
Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
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.
والذين آمنوا واتبعتهم ذريتهم بإيمان ألحقنا بهم ذريتهم وما ألتناهم من عملهم من شيء ۚ كل امرئ بما كسب رهين
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 We will aid them with fruit and flesh such as they desire.
وأمددناهم بفاكهة ولحم مما يشتهون
And We provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
They shall pass therein from one to another a cup wherein there shall be nothing vain nor any sin.
يتنازعون فيها كأسا لا لغو فيها ولا تأثيم
There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein is neither vanity nor cause of sin.
And round them shall go boys of theirs as if they were hidden pearls.
۞ ويطوف عليهم غلمان لهم كأنهم لؤلؤ مكنون
And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they were hidden pearls.
And some of them shall advance towards others questioning each other.
وأقبل بعضهم على بعض يتساءلون
And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,
Saying: Surely we feared before on account of our families:
قالوا إنا كنا قبل في أهلنا مشفقين
Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;
But Allah has been gracious to us and He has saved us from the punishment of the hot wind:
فمن الله علينا ووقانا عذاب السموم
But Allah hath been gracious unto us and hath preserved us from the torment of the breath of Fire.
Surely we called upon Him before: Surely He is the Benign, the Merciful.
إنا كنا من قبل ندعوه ۖ إنه هو البر الرحيم
Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful.
Therefore continue to remind, for by the grace of your Lord, you are not a soothsayer, or a madman.
فذكر فما أنت بنعمت ربك بكاهن ولا مجنون
Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman.
Or do they say: A poet, we wait for him the evil accidents of time.
أم يقولون شاعر نتربص به ريب المنون
Or say they: (he is) a poet, (one) for whom we may expect the accident of time ?
Say: Wait, for surely I too with you am of those who wait.
قل تربصوا فإني معكم من المتربصين
Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am with you among the expectant.
Nay! do their understandings bid them this? Or are they an inordinate people?
أم تأمرهم أحلامهم بهذا ۚ أم هم قوم طاغون
Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an outrageous folk ?
Or do they say: He has forged it. Nay! they do not believe.
أم يقولون تقوله ۚ بل لا يؤمنون
Or say they: He hath invented it ? Nay, but they will not believe!
Then let them bring an announcement like it if they are truthful.
فليأتوا بحديث مثله إن كانوا صادقين
Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.
Or were they created without there being anything, or are they the creators?
أم خلقوا من غير شيء أم هم الخالقون
Or were they created out of naught ? Or are they the creators ?
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay! they have no certainty.
أم خلقوا السماوات والأرض ۚ بل لا يوقنون
Or did they create the heavens and the earth ? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!
Or have they the treasures of your Lord with them? Or have they been set in absolute authority?
أم عندهم خزائن ربك أم هم المصيطرون
Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord ? Or have they been given charge (thereof) ?
Or have they the means by which they listen? Then let their listener bring a clear authority.
أم لهم سلم يستمعون فيه ۖ فليأت مستمعهم بسلطان مبين
Or have they any stairway (unto heaven) by means of which they overhear (decrees). Then let their listener produce some warrant manifest!
Or has He daughters while you have sons?
أم له البنات ولكم البنون
Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?
Or do you ask them for a reward, so that they are overburdened by a debt?
أم تسألهم أجرا فهم من مغرم مثقلون
Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt ?
Or have they the unseen so that they write (it) down?
أم عندهم الغيب فهم يكتبون
Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write (it) down ?
Or do they desire a war? But those who disbelieve shall be the vanquished ones in war.
أم يريدون كيدا ۖ فالذين كفروا هم المكيدون
Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger) ? But those who disbelieve, they are the ensnared!
Or have they a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah from what they set up (with Him).
أم لهم إله غير الله ۚ سبحان الله عما يشركون
Or have they any god beside Allah ? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!
And if they should see a portion of the heaven coming down, they would say: Piled up clouds.
وإن يروا كسفا من السماء ساقطا يقولوا سحاب مركوم
And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they would say: A heap of clouds.
Leave them then till they meet that day of theirs wherein they shall be made to swoon (with terror):
فذرهم حتى يلاقوا يومهم الذي فيه يصعقون
Then let them be (O Muhammad), till they meet their day, in which they will be thunder - stricken,
The day on which their struggle shall not avail them aught, nor shall they be helped.
يوم لا يغني عنهم كيدهم شيئا ولا هم ينصرون
A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will they be helped.
And surely those who are unjust shall have a punishment besides that (in the world), but most of them do not know.
وإن للذين ظلموا عذابا دون ذلك ولكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a punishment beyond that. But most of them know not.
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;
واصبر لحكم ربك فإنك بأعيننا ۖ وسبح بحمد ربك حين تقوم
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 in the night, give Him glory too, and at the setting of the stars.
ومن الليل فسبحه وإدبار النجوم
And in the night - time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars.