Chapter 52, 49 verses
I swear by the Mountain,
By the mount
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالطُّورِ
وَٱلطُّورِ
And the Book written
And [by] a Book inscribed
وَكِتَابٍ مَّسْطُورٍ
وَكِتَٰبٍ مَّسْطُورٍ
In an outstretched fine parchment,
In parchment spread open
فِي رَقٍّ مَّنشُورٍ
فِى رَقٍّ مَّنشُورٍ
And the House (Kaaba) that is visited,
And [by] the frequented House
وَالْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ
وَٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْمَعْمُورِ
And the elevated canopy
And [by] the heaven raised high
وَالسَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوعِ
وَٱلسَّقْفِ ٱلْمَرْفُوعِ
And the swollen sea
And [by] the sea filled [with fire],
وَالْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُورِ
وَٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ
Most surely the punishment of your Lord will come to pass;
Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَاقِعٌ
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
There shall be none to avert it;
Of it there is no preventer.
مَّا لَهُ مِن دَافِعٍ
مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍ
On the day when the heaven shall move from side to side
On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion
يَوْمَ تَمُورُ السَّمَاءُ مَوْرًا
يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا
And the mountains shall pass away passing away (altogether).
And the mountains will pass on, departing -
وَتَسِيرُ الْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا
وَتَسِيرُ ٱلْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا
So woe on that day to those who reject (the truth),
Then woe, that Day, to the deniers,
فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Those who sport entering into vain discourses.
Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.
الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ
The day on which they shall be driven away to the fire of hell with violence.
The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust, [its angels will say],
يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا
يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا
This is the fire which you used to give the lie to.
"This is the Fire which you used to deny.
هَٰذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِي كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ
هَٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ
Is it magic then or do you not see?
Then is this magic, or do you not see?
أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَا أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَآ أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
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.
[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."
اصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُوا أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
ٱصْلَوْهَا فَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and bliss
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure,
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ
Rejoicing because of what their Lord gave them, and their Lord saved them from the punishment of the burning fire.
Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of Hellfire.
فَاكِهِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ
فَٰكِهِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did,
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Reclining on thrones set in lines, and We will unite them to large - eyed beautiful ones.
They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ ۖ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
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 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.
وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَانٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَا أَلَتْنَاهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَيْءٍ ۚ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَٰنٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَآ أَلَتْنَٰهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ
And We will aid them with fruit and flesh such as they desire.
And We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.
وَأَمْدَدْنَاهُم بِفَاكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
وَأَمْدَدْنَٰهُم بِفَٰكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
They shall pass therein from one to another a cup wherein there shall be nothing vain nor any sin.
They will exchange with one another a cup [of wine] wherein [results] no ill speech or commission of sin.
يَتَنَازَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَّا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ
يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَّا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ
And round them shall go boys of theirs as if they were hidden pearls.
There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well - protected.
۞ وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ
وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ
And some of them shall advance towards others questioning each other.
And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Saying: Surely we feared before on account of our families:
They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah].
قَالُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِي أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِىٓ أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ
But Allah has been gracious to us and He has saved us from the punishment of the hot wind:
So Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire.
فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَانَا عَذَابَ السَّمُومِ
فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَىٰنَا عَذَابَ ٱلسَّمُومِ
Surely we called upon Him before: Surely He is the Benign, the Merciful.
Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُ
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Therefore continue to remind, for by the grace of your Lord, you are not a soothsayer, or a madman.
So remind [O Muhammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman.
فَذَكِّرْ فَمَا أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ
فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ
Or do they say: A poet, we wait for him the evil accidents of time.
Or do they say [of you], "A poet for whom we await a misfortune of time?"
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ رَيْبَ الْمَنُونِ
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِۦ رَيْبَ ٱلْمَنُونِ
Say: Wait, for surely I too with you am of those who wait.
Say, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you, among the waiters."
قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا فَإِنِّي مَعَكُم مِّنَ الْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ
قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا۟ فَإِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ
Nay! do their understandings bid them this? Or are they an inordinate people?
Or do their minds command them to [say] this, or are they a transgressing people?
أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَامُهُم بِهَٰذَا ۚ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَٰمُهُم بِهَٰذَآ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
Or do they say: He has forged it. Nay! they do not believe.
Or do they say, "He has made it up"? Rather, they do not believe.
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُ ۚ بَل لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُۥ بَل لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Then let them bring an announcement like it if they are truthful.
Then let them produce a statement like it, if they should be truthful.
فَلْيَأْتُوا بِحَدِيثٍ مِّثْلِهِ إِن كَانُوا صَادِقِينَ
فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِحَدِيثٍ مِّثْلِهِۦٓ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ
Or were they created without there being anything, or are they the creators?
Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?
أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ
أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay! they have no certainty.
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain.
أَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۚ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ
أَمْ خَلَقُوا۟ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ
Or have they the treasures of your Lord with them? Or have they been set in absolute authority?
Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ الْمُصَيْطِرُونَ
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ
Or have they the means by which they listen? Then let their listener bring a clear authority.
Or have they a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority.
أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
Or has He daughters while you have sons?
Or has He daughters while you have sons?
أَمْ لَهُ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَكُمُ الْبَنُونَ
أَمْ لَهُ ٱلْبَنَٰتُ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ
Or do you ask them for a reward, so that they are overburdened by a debt?
Or do you, [O Muhammad], ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
Or have they the unseen so that they write (it) down?
Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
Or do they desire a war? But those who disbelieve shall be the vanquished ones in war.
Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan.
أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا ۖ فَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هُمُ الْمَكِيدُونَ
أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْمَكِيدُونَ
Or have they a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah from what they set up (with Him).
Or have they a deity other than Allah? Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.
أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
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 from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up."
وَإِن يَرَوْا كِسْفًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ
وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كِسْفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا۟ سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ
Leave them then till they meet that day of theirs wherein they shall be made to swoon (with terror):
So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible -
فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ
فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ
The day on which their struggle shall not avail them aught, nor shall they be helped.
The Day their plan will not avail them at all, nor will they be helped.
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
And surely those who are unjust shall have a punishment besides that (in the world), but most of them do not know.
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a punishment before that, but most of them do not know.
وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
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;
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.
وَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا ۖ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
And in the night, give Him glory too, and at the setting of the stars.
And in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.
وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَارَ النُّجُومِ
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَٰرَ ٱلنُّجُومِ