Chapter 52, 49 verses
Waalttoori
I swear by the Mountain,
By the Mount (of Revelation);
Wakitabin mastoorin
And the Book written
By a Decree inscribed
Fee raqqin manshoorin
In an outstretched fine parchment,
In a Scroll unfolded;
Waalbayti almaAAmoori
And the House (Kaaba) that is visited,
By the much - frequented Fane;
Waalssaqfi almarfooAAi
And the elevated canopy
By the Canopy Raised High;
Waalbahri almasjoori
And the swollen sea
And by the Ocean filled with Swell; -
Inna AAathaba rabbika lawaqiAAun
Most surely the punishment of your Lord will come to pass;
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
Ma lahu min dafiAAin
There shall be none to avert it;
There is none can avert it; -
Yawma tamooru alssamao mawran
On the day when the heaven shall move from side to side
On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
Wataseeru aljibalu sayran
And the mountains shall pass away passing away (altogether).
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
Fawaylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
So woe on that day to those who reject (the truth),
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
Allatheena hum fee khawdin yalAAaboona
Those who sport entering into vain discourses.
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
Yawma yudaAAAAoona ila nari jahannama daAAAAan
The day on which they shall be driven away to the fire of hell with violence.
That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.
Hathihi alnnaru allatee kuntum biha tukaththiboona
This is the fire which you used to give the lie to.
"This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire, - which ye were wont to deny!
Afasihrun hatha am antum la tubsiroona
Is it magic then or do you not see?
"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see?
Islawha faisbiroo aw la tasbiroo sawaon AAalaykum innama tujzawna ma kuntum taAAmaloona
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.
"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."
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaAAeemin
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and bliss
As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness, -
Fakiheena bima atahum rabbuhum wawaqahum rabbuhum AAathaba aljaheemi
Rejoicing because of what their Lord gave them, and their Lord saved them from the punishment of the burning fire.
Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire.
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did,
(To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds."
Muttakieena AAala sururin masfoofatin wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin
Reclining on thrones set in lines, and We will unite them to large - eyed beautiful ones.
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.
Waallatheena amanoo waittabaAAathum thurriyyatuhum bieemanin alhaqna bihim thurriyyatahum wama alatnahum min AAamalihim min shayin kullu imriin bima kasaba raheenun
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 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.
Waamdadnahum bifakihatin walahmin mimma yashtahoona
And We will aid them with fruit and flesh such as they desire.
And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall desire.
YatanazaAAoona feeha kasan la laghwun feeha wala tatheemun
They shall pass therein from one to another a cup wherein there shall be nothing vain nor any sin.
They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.
Wayatoofu AAalayhim ghilmanun lahum kaannahum luluon maknoonun
And round them shall go boys of theirs as if they were hidden pearls.
Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well - guarded.
Waaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatasaaloona
And some of them shall advance towards others questioning each other.
They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
Qaloo inna kunna qablu fee ahlina mushfiqeena
Saying: Surely we feared before on account of our families:
They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people.
Famanna Allahu AAalayna wawaqana AAathaba alssamoomi
But Allah has been gracious to us and He has saved us from the punishment of the hot wind:
"But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind.
Inna kunna min qablu nadAAoohu innahu huwa albarru alrraheemu
Surely we called upon Him before: Surely He is the Benign, the Merciful.
"Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the Beneficent, the Merciful!"
Fathakkir fama anta biniAAmati rabbika bikahin wala majnoonin
Therefore continue to remind, for by the grace of your Lord, you are not a soothsayer, or a 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.
Am yaqooloona shaAAirun natarabbasu bihi rayba almanooni
Or do they say: A poet, we wait for him the evil accidents of time.
Or do they say: - "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!"
Qul tarabbasoo fainnee maAAakum mina almutarabbiseena
Say: Wait, for surely I too with you am of those who wait.
Say thou: "Await ye! - I too will wait along with you!"
Am tamuruhum ahlamuhum bihatha am hum qawmun taghoona
Nay! do their understandings bid them this? Or are they an inordinate people?
Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?
Am yaqooloona taqawwalahu bal la yuminoona
Or do they say: He has forged it. Nay! they do not believe.
Or do they say, "He fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have no faith!
Falyatoo bihadeethin mithlihi in kanoo sadiqeena
Then let them bring an announcement like it if they are truthful.
Let them then produce a recital like unto it, - If (it be) they speak the truth!
Am khuliqoo min ghayri shayin am humu alkhaliqoona
Or were they created without there being anything, or are they the creators?
Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?
Am khalaqoo alssamawati waalarda bal la yooqinoona
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay! they have no certainty.
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they have no firm belief.
Am AAindahum khazainu rabbika am humu almusaytiroona
Or have they the treasures of your Lord with them? Or have they been set in absolute authority?
Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)?
Am lahum sullamun yastamiAAoona feehi falyati mustamiAAuhum bisultanin mubeenin
Or have they the means by which they listen? Then let their listener bring a clear authority.
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 lahu albanatu walakumu albanoona
Or has He daughters while you have sons?
Or has He only daughters and ye have sons?
Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona
Or do you ask them for a reward, so that they are overburdened by a debt?
Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt? -
Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona
Or have they the unseen so that they write (it) down?
Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and they write it down?
Am yureedoona kaydan faallatheena kafaroo humu almakeedoona
Or do they desire a war? But those who disbelieve shall be the vanquished ones in war.
Or do they intend a plot (against thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot!
Am lahum ilahun ghayru Allahi subhana Allahi AAamma yushrikoona
Or have they a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah from what they set up (with Him).
Or have they a god other than Allah? Exalted is Allah far above the things they associate with Him!
Wain yaraw kisfan mina alssamai saqitan yaqooloo sahabun markoomun
And if they should see a portion of the heaven coming down, they would say: Piled up clouds.
Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
Fatharhum hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee feehi yusAAaqoona
Leave them then till they meet that day of theirs wherein they shall be made to swoon (with terror):
So leave them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror), -
Yawma la yughnee AAanhum kayduhum shayan wala hum yunsaroona
The day on which their struggle shall not avail them aught, nor shall they be helped.
The Day when their plotting will avail them nothing and no help shall be given them.
Wainna lillatheena thalamoo AAathaban doona thalika walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona
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 another punishment besides this: But most of them understand not.
Waisbir lihukmi rabbika fainnaka biaAAyunina wasabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoomu
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;
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,
Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waidbara alnnujoomi
And in the night, give Him glory too, and at the setting of the stars.
And for part of the night also praise thou Him, - and at the retreat of the stars!