Chapter 52, 49 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the Tur (Mount)
By the mount
By the Mount (of Revelation);
And by a Book Inscribed
And [by] a Book inscribed
By a Decree inscribed
In parchment unrolled.
In parchment spread open
In a Scroll unfolded;
And by Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur (the house over the heavens parallel to the Ka'bah at Makkah, continuously visited by the angels).
And [by] the frequented House
By the much - frequented Fane;
And by the roof raised high (i.e. the heaven).
And [by] the heaven raised high
By the Canopy Raised High;
And by the sea kept filled (or it will be fire kindled on the Day of Resurrection).
And [by] the sea filled [with fire],
And by the Ocean filled with Swell; -
Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass.
Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
There is none that can avert it.
Of it there is no preventer.
There is none can avert it; -
On the Day when the heaven will shake with a dreadful shaking,
On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion
On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
And the mountains will move away with a (horrible) movement.
And the mountains will pass on, departing -
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
Then woe that Day to the beliers.
Then woe, that Day, to the deniers,
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
Who are playing in falsehood .
Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
The Day when they will be pushed down by force to the Fire of Hell, with a horrible, forceful pushing.
The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust, [its angels will say],
That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.
This is the Fire which you used to belie.
"This is the Fire which you used to deny.
"This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire, - which ye were wont to deny!
Is this magic, or do you not see?
Then is this magic, or do you not see?
"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do 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.
[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."
"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."
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in Gardens (Paradise), and Delight.
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure,
As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness, -
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.
Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of Hellfire.
Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire.
"Eat and drink with happiness because of what you used to do."
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
(To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds."
They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Hur: (female, fair ones) with wide lovely eyes.
They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And We shall provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
And We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.
And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall 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).
They will exchange with one another a cup [of wine] wherein [results] no ill speech or commission of sin.
They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.
And there will go round boy-servants of theirs, to serve them as if they were preserved pearls.
There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well - protected.
Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well - guarded.
And some of them draw near to others, questioning.
And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.
They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid (of the punishment of Allah) in the midst of our families.
They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah].
They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people.
"So Allah has been gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of the Fire.
So Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire.
"But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind.
"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."
Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."
"Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the Beneficent, 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.
So remind [O Muhammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, 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.
Or do they say: "(Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is a poet! We await for him some calamity by time!"
Or do they say [of you], "A poet for whom we await a misfortune of time?"
Or do they say: - "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!"
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to them): "Wait! I am with you among the waiters!"
Say, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you, among the waiters."
Say thou: "Await ye! - I too will wait along with you!"
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?
Or do their minds command them to [say] this, or are they a transgressing people?
Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?
Or do they say: "He (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has forged it (this Qur'an)?" Nay! They believe not!
Or do they say, "He has made it up"? Rather, they do not believe.
Or do they say, "He fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have no faith!
Let them then produce a recital like unto it (the Qur'an) if they are truthful.
Then let them produce a statement like it, if they should be truthful.
Let them then produce a recital like unto it, - If (it be) they speak the truth!
Were they created by nothing? Or were they themselves the creators?
Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?
Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they have no firm Belief.
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain.
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they have no firm belief.
Or are with them the treasures of your Lord? Or are they the tyrants with the authority to do as they like?
Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?
Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)?
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.
Or have they a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce 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.
Or has He (Allah) only daughters and you have sons?
Or has He daughters while you have sons?
Or has He only daughters and 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?
Or do you, [O Muhammad], ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt? -
Or that the Ghaib (Unseen) is with them, and they write it down?
Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and they 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!
Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan.
Or do they intend a plot (against thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot!
Or have they an ilah (a god) other than Allah? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partners (to Him)
Or have they a deity other than Allah? Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.
Or have they a god other than Allah? Exalted is Allah far above the things they associate with Him!
And if they were to see a piece of the heaven falling down, they would say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
And if they were to see a fragment from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up."
Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
So leave them alone till they meet their Day, in which they will sink into a fainting (with horror).
So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible -
So leave them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror), -
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).
The Day their plan will not avail them at all, nor will they be helped.
The Day when their plotting will avail them nothing and no help shall be given them.
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).
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a punishment before that, 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.
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.
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.
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,
And in the nighttime also glorify His Praises - and at the setting of the stars.
And in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.
And for part of the night also praise thou Him, - and at the retreat of the stars!