Chapter 52, 49 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the Tur (Mount)
Waalttoori
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,
And by a Book Inscribed
Wakitabin mastoorin
And a Scripture inscribed
In parchment unrolled.
Fee raqqin manshoorin
On fine parchment unrolled,
And by Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur (the house over the heavens parallel to the Ka'bah at Makkah, continuously visited by the angels).
Waalbayti almaAAmoori
And the House frequented,
And by the roof raised high (i.e. the heaven).
Waalssaqfi almarfooAAi
And the roof exalted,
And by the sea kept filled (or it will be fire kindled on the Day of Resurrection).
Waalbahri almasjoori
And the sea kept filled,
Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass.
Inna AAathaba rabbika lawaqiAAun
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
There is none that can avert it.
Ma lahu min dafiAAin
There is none that can ward it off.
On the Day when the heaven will shake with a dreadful shaking,
Yawma tamooru alssamao mawran
On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
And the mountains will move away with a (horrible) movement.
Wataseeru aljibalu sayran
And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
Then woe that Day to the beliers.
Fawaylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Then woe that day unto the deniers
Who are playing in falsehood .
Allatheena hum fee khawdin yalAAaboona
Who play in talk of grave matters;
The Day when they will be pushed down by force to the Fire of Hell, with a horrible, forceful pushing.
Yawma yudaAAAAoona ila nari jahannama daAAAAan
The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hell
This is the Fire which you used to belie.
Hathihi alnnaru allatee kuntum biha tukaththiboona
(And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny.
Is this magic, or do you not see?
Afasihrun hatha am antum la tubsiroona
Is this magic, or do ye not see ?
Taste you therein its heat and whether you are patient of it or impatient of it, it is all the same. You are only being requited for what you used to do.
Islawha faisbiroo aw la tasbiroo sawaon AAalaykum innama tujzawna ma kuntum taAAmaloona
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.
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in Gardens (Paradise), and Delight.
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaAAeemin
Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,
Enjoying in that which their Lord has bestowed on them, and (the fact that) their Lord saved them from the torment of the blazing Fire.
Fakiheena bima atahum rabbuhum wawaqahum rabbuhum AAathaba aljaheemi
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 with happiness because of what you used to do."
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
(And it is said unto them): Eat and drink in health (as a reward) for what ye used to do,
They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Hur: (female, fair ones) with wide lovely eyes.
Muttakieena AAala sururin masfoofatin wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin
Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes.
And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith: to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned.
Waallatheena amanoo waittabaAAathum thurriyyatuhum bieemanin alhaqna bihim thurriyyatahum wama alatnahum min AAamalihim min shayin kullu imriin bima kasaba raheenun
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 shall provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
Waamdadnahum bifakihatin walahmin mimma yashtahoona
And We provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
There they shall pass from hand to hand a (wine) cup, free from any Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk between them), and free from sin (because it will be lawful for them to drink).
YatanazaAAoona feeha kasan la laghwun feeha wala tatheemun
There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein is neither vanity nor cause of sin.
And there will go round boy-servants of theirs, to serve them as if they were preserved pearls.
Wayatoofu AAalayhim ghilmanun lahum kaannahum luluon maknoonun
And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they were hidden pearls.
And some of them draw near to others, questioning.
Waaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatasaaloona
And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,
Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid (of the punishment of Allah) in the midst of our families.
Qaloo inna kunna qablu fee ahlina mushfiqeena
Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;
"So Allah has been gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of the Fire.
Famanna Allahu AAalayna wawaqana AAathaba alssamoomi
But Allah hath been gracious unto us and hath preserved us from the torment of the breath of Fire.
"Verily, We used to invoke Him (Alone and none else) before. Verily, He is Al-Barr (the Most Subtle, Kind, Courteous, and Generous), the Most Merciful."
Inna kunna min qablu nadAAoohu innahu huwa albarru alrraheemu
Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful.
Therefore, remind (mankind of Islamic Monotheism, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). By the Grace of Allah, you are neither a soothsayer, nor a madman.
Fathakkir fama anta biniAAmati rabbika bikahin wala majnoonin
Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman.
Or do they say: "(Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is a poet! We await for him some calamity by time!"
Am yaqooloona shaAAirun natarabbasu bihi rayba almanooni
Or say they: (he is) a poet, (one) for whom we may expect the accident of time ?
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to them): "Wait! I am with you among the waiters!"
Qul tarabbasoo fainnee maAAakum mina almutarabbiseena
Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am with you among the expectant.
Do their minds command them this [i.e. to tell a lie against you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)] or are they people transgressing all bounds?
Am tamuruhum ahlamuhum bihatha am hum qawmun taghoona
Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an outrageous folk ?
Or do they say: "He (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has forged it (this Qur'an)?" Nay! They believe not!
Am yaqooloona taqawwalahu bal la yuminoona
Or say they: He hath invented it ? Nay, but they will not believe!
Let them then produce a recital like unto it (the Qur'an) if they are truthful.
Falyatoo bihadeethin mithlihi in kanoo sadiqeena
Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.
Were they created by nothing? Or were they themselves the creators?
Am khuliqoo min ghayri shayin am humu alkhaliqoona
Or were they created out of naught ? Or are they the creators ?
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they have no firm Belief.
Am khalaqoo alssamawati waalarda bal la yooqinoona
Or did they create the heavens and the earth ? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!
Or are with them the treasures of your Lord? Or are they the tyrants with the authority to do as they like?
Am AAindahum khazainu rabbika am humu almusaytiroona
Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord ? Or have they been given charge (thereof) ?
Or have they a stairway (to heaven), by means of which they listen (to the talks of the angels)? Then let their listener produce some manifest proof.
Am lahum sullamun yastamiAAoona feehi falyati mustamiAAuhum bisultanin mubeenin
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 (Allah) only daughters and you have sons?
Am lahu albanatu walakumu albanoona
Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?
Or is it that you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) ask a wage from them (for your preaching of Islamic Monotheism) so that they are burdened with a load of debt?
Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona
Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt ?
Or that the Ghaib (Unseen) is with them, and they write it down?
Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona
Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write (it) down ?
Or do they intend a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)? But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) are themselves plotted against!
Am yureedoona kaydan faallatheena kafaroo humu almakeedoona
Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger) ? But those who disbelieve, they are the ensnared!
Or have they an ilah (a god) other than Allah? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partners (to Him)
Am lahum ilahun ghayru Allahi subhana Allahi AAamma yushrikoona
Or have they any god beside Allah ? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!
And if they were to see a piece of the heaven falling down, they would say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
Wain yaraw kisfan mina alssamai saqitan yaqooloo sahabun markoomun
And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they would say: A heap of clouds.
So leave them alone till they meet their Day, in which they will sink into a fainting (with horror).
Fatharhum hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee feehi yusAAaqoona
Then let them be (O Muhammad), till they meet their day, in which they will be thunder - stricken,
The Day when their plotting shall not avail them at all nor will they be helped (i.e. they will receive their torment in Hell).
Yawma la yughnee AAanhum kayduhum shayan wala hum yunsaroona
A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will they be helped.
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment (i.e. the torment in this world and in their graves) before this; but most of them know not. (Tafsir At-Tabari).
Wainna lillatheena thalamoo AAathaban doona thalika walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a punishment beyond that. But most of them know not.
So wait patiently (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) for the Decision of your Lord, for verily, you are under Our Eyes ; and glorify the Praises of your Lord when you get up from sleep.
Waisbir lihukmi rabbika fainnaka biaAAyunina wasabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoomu
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 nighttime also glorify His Praises - and at the setting of the stars.
Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waidbara alnnujoomi
And in the night - time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars.