Chapter 52, 49 verses
By the mount
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والطور
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the Tur (Mount)
And [by] a Book inscribed
وكتاب مسطور
And by a Book Inscribed
In parchment spread open
في رق منشور
In parchment unrolled.
And [by] the frequented House
والبيت المعمور
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 heaven raised high
والسقف المرفوع
And by the roof raised high (i.e. the heaven).
And [by] the sea filled [with fire],
والبحر المسجور
And by the sea kept filled (or it will be fire kindled on the Day of Resurrection).
Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.
إن عذاب ربك لواقع
Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass.
Of it there is no preventer.
ما له من دافع
There is none that can avert it.
On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion
يوم تمور السماء مورا
On the Day when the heaven will shake with a dreadful shaking,
And the mountains will pass on, departing -
وتسير الجبال سيرا
And the mountains will move away with a (horrible) movement.
Then woe, that Day, to the deniers,
فويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Then woe that Day to the beliers.
Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.
الذين هم في خوض يلعبون
Who are playing in falsehood .
The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust, [its angels will say],
يوم يدعون إلى نار جهنم دعا
The Day when they will be pushed down by force to the Fire of Hell, with a horrible, forceful pushing.
"This is the Fire which you used to deny.
هذه النار التي كنتم بها تكذبون
This is the Fire which you used to belie.
Then is this magic, or do you not see?
أفسحر هذا أم أنتم لا تبصرون
Is this magic, or do you not see?
[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."
اصلوها فاصبروا أو لا تصبروا سواء عليكم ۖ إنما تجزون ما كنتم تعملون
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.
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure,
إن المتقين في جنات ونعيم
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in Gardens (Paradise), and Delight.
Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of Hellfire.
فاكهين بما آتاهم ربهم ووقاهم ربهم عذاب الجحيم
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.
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
"Eat and drink with happiness because of what you used to do."
They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
متكئين على سرر مصفوفة ۖ وزوجناهم بحور عين
They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Hur: (female, fair ones) with wide lovely eyes.
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.
والذين آمنوا واتبعتهم ذريتهم بإيمان ألحقنا بهم ذريتهم وما ألتناهم من عملهم من شيء ۚ كل امرئ بما كسب رهين
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 We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.
وأمددناهم بفاكهة ولحم مما يشتهون
And We shall provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
They will exchange with one another a cup [of wine] wherein [results] no ill speech or commission of sin.
يتنازعون فيها كأسا لا لغو فيها ولا تأثيم
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).
There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well - protected.
۞ ويطوف عليهم غلمان لهم كأنهم لؤلؤ مكنون
And there will go round boy-servants of theirs, to serve them as if they were preserved pearls.
And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.
وأقبل بعضهم على بعض يتساءلون
And some of them draw near to others, questioning.
They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah].
قالوا إنا كنا قبل في أهلنا مشفقين
Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid (of the punishment of Allah) in the midst of our families.
So Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire.
فمن الله علينا ووقانا عذاب السموم
"So Allah has been gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of the Fire.
Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."
إنا كنا من قبل ندعوه ۖ إنه هو البر الرحيم
"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."
So remind [O Muhammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman.
فذكر فما أنت بنعمت ربك بكاهن ولا مجنون
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.
Or do they say [of you], "A poet for whom we await a misfortune of time?"
أم يقولون شاعر نتربص به ريب المنون
Or do they say: "(Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is a poet! We await for him some calamity by time!"
Say, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you, among the waiters."
قل تربصوا فإني معكم من المتربصين
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to them): "Wait! I am with you among the waiters!"
Or do their minds command them to [say] this, or are they a transgressing people?
أم تأمرهم أحلامهم بهذا ۚ أم هم قوم طاغون
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 they say, "He has made it up"? Rather, they do not believe.
أم يقولون تقوله ۚ بل لا يؤمنون
Or do they say: "He (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has forged it (this Qur'an)?" Nay! They believe not!
Then let them produce a statement like it, if they should be truthful.
فليأتوا بحديث مثله إن كانوا صادقين
Let them then produce a recital like unto it (the Qur'an) if they are truthful.
Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?
أم خلقوا من غير شيء أم هم الخالقون
Were they created by nothing? Or were they themselves the creators?
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain.
أم خلقوا السماوات والأرض ۚ بل لا يوقنون
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they have no firm Belief.
Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?
أم عندهم خزائن ربك أم هم المصيطرون
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 a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority.
أم لهم سلم يستمعون فيه ۖ فليأت مستمعهم بسلطان مبين
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 has He daughters while you have sons?
أم له البنات ولكم البنون
Or has He (Allah) only daughters and you have sons?
Or do you, [O Muhammad], ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
أم تسألهم أجرا فهم من مغرم مثقلون
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 have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
أم عندهم الغيب فهم يكتبون
Or that the Ghaib (Unseen) is with them, and they write it down?
Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan.
أم يريدون كيدا ۖ فالذين كفروا هم المكيدون
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 have they a deity other than Allah? Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.
أم لهم إله غير الله ۚ سبحان الله عما يشركون
Or have they an ilah (a god) other than Allah? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partners (to Him)
And if they were to see a fragment from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up."
وإن يروا كسفا من السماء ساقطا يقولوا سحاب مركوم
And if they were to see a piece of the heaven falling down, they would say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible -
فذرهم حتى يلاقوا يومهم الذي فيه يصعقون
So leave them alone till they meet their Day, in which they will sink into a fainting (with horror).
The Day their plan will not avail them at all, nor will they be helped.
يوم لا يغني عنهم كيدهم شيئا ولا هم ينصرون
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).
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a punishment before that, but most of them do not know.
وإن للذين ظلموا عذابا دون ذلك ولكن أكثرهم لا يعلمون
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 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.
واصبر لحكم ربك فإنك بأعيننا ۖ وسبح بحمد ربك حين تقوم
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 in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.
ومن الليل فسبحه وإدبار النجوم
And in the nighttime also glorify His Praises - and at the setting of the stars.