Chapter 52, 49 verses
By the mount
Waalttoori
By the Mount (of Revelation);
And [by] a Book inscribed
Wakitabin mastoorin
By a Decree inscribed
In parchment spread open
Fee raqqin manshoorin
In a Scroll unfolded;
And [by] the frequented House
Waalbayti almaAAmoori
By the much - frequented Fane;
And [by] the heaven raised high
Waalssaqfi almarfooAAi
By the Canopy Raised High;
And [by] the sea filled [with fire],
Waalbahri almasjoori
And by the Ocean filled with Swell; -
Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.
Inna AAathaba rabbika lawaqiAAun
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
Of it there is no preventer.
Ma lahu min dafiAAin
There is none can avert it; -
On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion
Yawma tamooru alssamao mawran
On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
And the mountains will pass on, departing -
Wataseeru aljibalu sayran
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
Then woe, that Day, to the deniers,
Fawaylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.
Allatheena hum fee khawdin yalAAaboona
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust, [its angels will say],
Yawma yudaAAAAoona ila nari jahannama daAAAAan
That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.
"This is the Fire which you used to deny.
Hathihi alnnaru allatee kuntum biha tukaththiboona
"This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire, - which ye were wont to deny!
Then is this magic, or do you not see?
Afasihrun hatha am antum la tubsiroona
"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do 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."
Islawha faisbiroo aw la tasbiroo sawaon AAalaykum innama tujzawna ma kuntum taAAmaloona
"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."
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure,
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaAAeemin
As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness, -
Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of Hellfire.
Fakiheena bima atahum rabbuhum wawaqahum rabbuhum AAathaba aljaheemi
Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire.
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
(To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds."
They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.
Muttakieena AAala sururin masfoofatin wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin
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 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.
Waallatheena amanoo waittabaAAathum thurriyyatuhum bieemanin alhaqna bihim thurriyyatahum wama alatnahum min AAamalihim min shayin kullu imriin bima kasaba raheenun
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 will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.
Waamdadnahum bifakihatin walahmin mimma yashtahoona
And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall desire.
They will exchange with one another a cup [of wine] wherein [results] no ill speech or commission of sin.
YatanazaAAoona feeha kasan la laghwun feeha wala tatheemun
They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.
There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well - protected.
Wayatoofu AAalayhim ghilmanun lahum kaannahum luluon maknoonun
Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well - guarded.
And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.
Waaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatasaaloona
They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah].
Qaloo inna kunna qablu fee ahlina mushfiqeena
They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people.
So Allah conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire.
Famanna Allahu AAalayna wawaqana AAathaba alssamoomi
"But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind.
Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."
Inna kunna min qablu nadAAoohu innahu huwa albarru alrraheemu
"Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the Beneficent, the Merciful!"
So remind [O Muhammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman.
Fathakkir fama anta biniAAmati rabbika bikahin wala majnoonin
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 [of you], "A poet for whom we await a misfortune of time?"
Am yaqooloona shaAAirun natarabbasu bihi rayba almanooni
Or do they say: - "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!"
Say, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you, among the waiters."
Qul tarabbasoo fainnee maAAakum mina almutarabbiseena
Say thou: "Await ye! - I too will wait along with you!"
Or do their minds command them to [say] this, or are they a transgressing people?
Am tamuruhum ahlamuhum bihatha am hum qawmun taghoona
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 has made it up"? Rather, they do not believe.
Am yaqooloona taqawwalahu bal la yuminoona
Or do they say, "He fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have no faith!
Then let them produce a statement like it, if they should be truthful.
Falyatoo bihadeethin mithlihi in kanoo sadiqeena
Let them then produce a recital like unto it, - If (it be) they speak the truth!
Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?
Am khuliqoo min ghayri shayin am humu alkhaliqoona
Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain.
Am khalaqoo alssamawati waalarda bal la yooqinoona
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they have no firm belief.
Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?
Am AAindahum khazainu rabbika am humu almusaytiroona
Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)?
Or have they a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority.
Am lahum sullamun yastamiAAoona feehi falyati mustamiAAuhum bisultanin mubeenin
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 daughters while you have sons?
Am lahu albanatu walakumu albanoona
Or has He only daughters and ye have sons?
Or do you, [O Muhammad], ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona
Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt? -
Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona
Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and they write it down?
Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan.
Am yureedoona kaydan faallatheena kafaroo humu almakeedoona
Or do they intend a plot (against thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot!
Or have they a deity other than Allah? Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.
Am lahum ilahun ghayru Allahi subhana Allahi AAamma yushrikoona
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 fragment from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up."
Wain yaraw kisfan mina alssamai saqitan yaqooloo sahabun markoomun
Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible -
Fatharhum hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee feehi yusAAaqoona
So leave them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror), -
The Day their plan will not avail them at all, nor will they be helped.
Yawma la yughnee AAanhum kayduhum shayan wala hum yunsaroona
The Day when their plotting will avail them nothing and no help shall be given them.
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a punishment before that, but most of them do not know.
Wainna lillatheena thalamoo AAathaban doona thalika walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment besides this: But most of them understand not.
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.
Waisbir lihukmi rabbika fainnaka biaAAyunina wasabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoomu
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 a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.
Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waidbara alnnujoomi
And for part of the night also praise thou Him, - and at the retreat of the stars!