Chapter 52, 49 verses
By the Mount (of Revelation);
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Mount,
Waalttoori
By a Decree inscribed
And a Scripture inscribed
Wakitabin mastoorin
In a Scroll unfolded;
On fine parchment unrolled,
Fee raqqin manshoorin
By the much - frequented Fane;
And the House frequented,
Waalbayti almaAAmoori
By the Canopy Raised High;
And the roof exalted,
Waalssaqfi almarfooAAi
And by the Ocean filled with Swell; -
And the sea kept filled,
Waalbahri almasjoori
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass;
Inna AAathaba rabbika lawaqiAAun
There is none can avert it; -
There is none that can ward it off.
Ma lahu min dafiAAin
On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving,
Yawma tamooru alssamao mawran
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
And the mountains move away with (awful) movement,
Wataseeru aljibalu sayran
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
Then woe that day unto the deniers
Fawaylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
Who play in talk of grave matters;
Allatheena hum fee khawdin yalAAaboona
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
Yawma yudaAAAAoona ila nari jahannama daAAAAan
"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.
Hathihi alnnaru allatee kuntum biha tukaththiboona
"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see?
Is this magic, or do ye not see ?
Afasihrun hatha am antum la tubsiroona
"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.
Islawha faisbiroo aw la tasbiroo sawaon AAalaykum innama tujzawna ma kuntum taAAmaloona
As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness, -
Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight,
Inna almuttaqeena fee jannatin wanaAAeemin
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.
Fakiheena bima atahum rabbuhum wawaqahum rabbuhum AAathaba aljaheemi
(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,
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima kuntum taAAmaloona
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.
Muttakieena AAala sururin masfoofatin wazawwajnahum bihoorin AAeenin
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.
Waallatheena amanoo waittabaAAathum thurriyyatuhum bieemanin alhaqna bihim thurriyyatahum wama alatnahum min AAamalihim min shayin kullu imriin bima kasaba raheenun
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.
Waamdadnahum bifakihatin walahmin mimma yashtahoona
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.
YatanazaAAoona feeha kasan la laghwun feeha wala tatheemun
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.
Wayatoofu AAalayhim ghilmanun lahum kaannahum luluon maknoonun
They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
And some of them draw near unto others, questioning,
Waaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatasaaloona
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;
Qaloo inna kunna qablu fee ahlina mushfiqeena
"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.
Famanna Allahu AAalayna wawaqana AAathaba alssamoomi
"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.
Inna kunna min qablu nadAAoohu innahu huwa albarru alrraheemu
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.
Fathakkir fama anta biniAAmati rabbika bikahin wala majnoonin
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 ?
Am yaqooloona shaAAirun natarabbasu bihi rayba almanooni
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.
Qul tarabbasoo fainnee maAAakum mina almutarabbiseena
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 ?
Am tamuruhum ahlamuhum bihatha am hum qawmun taghoona
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!
Am yaqooloona taqawwalahu bal la yuminoona
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.
Falyatoo bihadeethin mithlihi in kanoo sadiqeena
Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?
Or were they created out of naught ? Or are they the creators ?
Am khuliqoo min ghayri shayin am humu alkhaliqoona
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!
Am khalaqoo alssamawati waalarda bal la yooqinoona
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) ?
Am AAindahum khazainu rabbika am humu almusaytiroona
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!
Am lahum sullamun yastamiAAoona feehi falyati mustamiAAuhum bisultanin mubeenin
Or has He only daughters and ye have sons?
Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons ?
Am lahu albanatu walakumu albanoona
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 ?
Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona
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 ?
Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona
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!
Am yureedoona kaydan faallatheena kafaroo humu almakeedoona
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)!
Am lahum ilahun ghayru Allahi subhana Allahi AAamma yushrikoona
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.
Wain yaraw kisfan mina alssamai saqitan yaqooloo sahabun markoomun
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,
Fatharhum hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee feehi yusAAaqoona
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.
Yawma la yughnee AAanhum kayduhum shayan wala hum yunsaroona
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.
Wainna lillatheena thalamoo AAathaban doona thalika walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona
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,
Waisbir lihukmi rabbika fainnaka biaAAyunina wasabbih bihamdi rabbika heena taqoomu
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.
Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waidbara alnnujoomi