Chapter 52, 49 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the Tur (Mount)
By the Mount (of Revelation);
By the mount
And by a Book Inscribed
By a Decree inscribed
And [by] a Book inscribed
In parchment unrolled.
In a Scroll unfolded;
In parchment spread open
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 [by] the frequented House
And by the roof raised high (i.e. the heaven).
By the Canopy Raised High;
And [by] the heaven raised high
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 [by] the sea filled [with fire],
Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass.
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.
There is none that can avert it.
There is none can avert it; -
Of it there is no preventer.
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 the heaven will sway with circular motion
And the mountains will move away with a (horrible) movement.
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
And the mountains will pass on, departing -
Then woe that Day to the beliers.
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
Then woe, that Day, to the deniers,
Who are playing in falsehood .
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.
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 they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust, [its angels will say],
This is the Fire which you used to belie.
"This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire, - which ye were wont to deny!
"This is the Fire which you used to deny.
Is this magic, or do you not see?
"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see?
Then is this magic, or do you 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."
[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."
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, -
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure,
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.
Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of Hellfire.
"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."
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you 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.
They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] 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 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 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 will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever 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.
They will exchange with one another a cup [of wine] wherein [results] no ill speech or commission 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.
There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well - protected.
And some of them draw near to others, questioning.
They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.
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.
They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah].
"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.
So Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching 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!"
Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is 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.
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.
So remind [O Muhammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a soothsayer or a 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 do they say [of you], "A poet for whom we await a misfortune 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, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you, among the waiters."
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?
Or do their minds command them to [say] this, or are they a transgressing people?
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 do they say, "He has made it up"? Rather, they do 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 a statement like it, if they should be 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 by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?
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? Rather, they are not certain.
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 have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?
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 a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority.
Or has He (Allah) only daughters and you have sons?
Or has He only daughters and ye have sons?
Or has He daughters while you 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 do you, [O Muhammad], ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
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 have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so 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 plot (against thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot!
Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan.
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 a deity other than Allah? Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with 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 from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up."
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), -
So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible -
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.
The Day their plan will not avail them at all, 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 indeed, for those who have wronged is a punishment before that, but most of them do not know.
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,
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.
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 a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.