Chapter 52, 49 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the Tur (Mount)
By the Mount (of Revelation);
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,
And by a Book Inscribed
By a Decree inscribed
And a Scripture inscribed
In parchment unrolled.
In a Scroll unfolded;
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).
By the much - frequented Fane;
And the House frequented,
And by the roof raised high (i.e. the heaven).
By the Canopy Raised High;
And the roof exalted,
And by the sea kept filled (or it will be fire kindled on the Day of Resurrection).
And by the Ocean filled with Swell; -
And the sea kept filled,
Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass.
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
There is none that can avert it.
There is none can avert it; -
There is none that can ward it off.
On the Day when the heaven will shake with a dreadful shaking,
On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
And the mountains will move away with a (horrible) movement.
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
Then woe that Day to the beliers.
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
Then woe that day unto the deniers
Who are playing in falsehood .
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
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.
That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.
The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hell
This is the Fire which you used to belie.
"This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire, - which ye were wont to deny!
(And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny.
Is this magic, or do you not see?
"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see?
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.
"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."
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.
As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness, -
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.
Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire.
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."
(To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds."
(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.
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.
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.
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 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.
And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall desire.
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).
They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.
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.
Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well - guarded.
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.
They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
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.
They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people.
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.
"But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind.
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."
"Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the Beneficent, the Merciful!"
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.
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.
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!"
Or do they say: - "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!"
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!"
Say thou: "Await ye! - I too will wait along with you!"
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?
Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?
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!
Or do they say, "He fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have no faith!
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.
Let them then produce a recital like unto it, - If (it be) they speak the truth!
Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.
Were they created by nothing? Or were they themselves the creators?
Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?
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.
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they have no firm belief.
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?
Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)?
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.
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 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?
Or has He only daughters and ye have sons?
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?
Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt? -
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?
Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and they write it down?
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!
Or do they intend a plot (against thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot!
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)
Or have they a god other than Allah? Exalted is Allah far above the things they associate with Him!
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!"
Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
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).
So leave them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror), -
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).
The Day when their plotting will avail them nothing and no help shall be given them.
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).
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment besides this: But most of them understand not.
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.
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,
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.
And for part of the night also praise thou Him, - and at the retreat of the stars!
And in the night - time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars.