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