Chapter 52, 49 verses
By the Mount (of Revelation);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والطور
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the Tur (Mount)
By a Decree inscribed
وكتاب مسطور
And by a Book Inscribed
In a Scroll unfolded;
في رق منشور
In parchment unrolled.
By the much - frequented Fane;
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).
By the Canopy Raised High;
والسقف المرفوع
And by the roof raised high (i.e. the heaven).
And by the Ocean filled with Swell; -
والبحر المسجور
And by the sea kept filled (or it will be fire kindled on the Day of Resurrection).
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
إن عذاب ربك لواقع
Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass.
There is none can avert it; -
ما له من دافع
There is none that can avert it.
On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
يوم تمور السماء مورا
On the Day when the heaven will shake with a dreadful shaking,
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
وتسير الجبال سيرا
And the mountains will move away with a (horrible) movement.
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
فويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Then woe that Day to the beliers.
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
الذين هم في خوض يلعبون
Who are playing in falsehood .
That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.
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:, it will be said, "Is the Fire, - which ye were wont to deny!
هذه النار التي كنتم بها تكذبون
This is the Fire which you used to belie.
"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see?
أفسحر هذا أم أنتم لا تبصرون
Is this magic, or do you not see?
"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."
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.
As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness, -
إن المتقين في جنات ونعيم
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in Gardens (Paradise), and Delight.
Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire.
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.
(To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds."
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما كنتم تعملون
"Eat and drink with happiness because of what you used to do."
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.
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 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.
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 shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall desire.
وأمددناهم بفاكهة ولحم مما يشتهون
And We shall provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.
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).
Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well - guarded.
۞ 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.
They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
وأقبل بعضهم على بعض يتساءلون
And some of them draw near to others, questioning.
They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people.
قالوا إنا كنا قبل في أهلنا مشفقين
Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid (of the punishment of Allah) in the midst of our families.
"But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind.
فمن الله علينا ووقانا عذاب السموم
"So Allah has been gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of the Fire.
"Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, 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."
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.
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: - "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by 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 thou: "Await ye! - I too will wait along with you!"
قل تربصوا فإني معكم من المتربصين
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to them): "Wait! I am with you among the waiters!"
Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?
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 fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have no faith!
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!
Let them then produce a recital like unto it, - If (it be) they speak the truth!
فليأتوا بحديث مثله إن كانوا صادقين
Let them then produce a recital like unto it (the Qur'an) if they are truthful.
Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?
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? Nay, they have no firm belief.
أم خلقوا السماوات والأرض ۚ بل لا يوقنون
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they have no firm Belief.
Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)?
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 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.
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 only daughters and ye have sons?
أم له البنات ولكم البنون
Or has He (Allah) only daughters and you have sons?
Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt? -
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 that the Unseen in it their hands, and 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 plot (against thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot!
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 god other than Allah? Exalted is Allah far above the things 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)
Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
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 alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror), -
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 when their plotting will avail them nothing and no help shall be given them.
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 verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment besides this: But most of them understand not.
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).
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,
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 for part of the night also praise thou Him, - and at the retreat of the stars!
ومن الليل فسبحه وإدبار النجوم
And in the nighttime also glorify His Praises - and at the setting of the stars.