Chapter 52, 49 verses
By the Mount (of Revelation);
By the mount
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالطُّورِ
وَٱلطُّورِ
By a Decree inscribed
And [by] a Book inscribed
وَكِتَابٍ مَّسْطُورٍ
وَكِتَٰبٍ مَّسْطُورٍ
In a Scroll unfolded;
In parchment spread open
فِي رَقٍّ مَّنشُورٍ
فِى رَقٍّ مَّنشُورٍ
By the much - frequented Fane;
And [by] the frequented House
وَالْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ
وَٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْمَعْمُورِ
By the Canopy Raised High;
And [by] the heaven raised high
وَالسَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوعِ
وَٱلسَّقْفِ ٱلْمَرْفُوعِ
And by the Ocean filled with Swell; -
And [by] the sea filled [with fire],
وَالْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُورِ
وَٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَاقِعٌ
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
There is none can avert it; -
Of it there is no preventer.
مَّا لَهُ مِن دَافِعٍ
مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍ
On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion
يَوْمَ تَمُورُ السَّمَاءُ مَوْرًا
يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
And the mountains will pass on, departing -
وَتَسِيرُ الْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا
وَتَسِيرُ ٱلْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
Then woe, that Day, to the deniers,
فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.
الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ
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],
يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا
يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا
"This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire, - which ye were wont to deny!
"This is the Fire which you used to deny.
هَٰذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِي كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ
هَٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ
"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see?
Then is this magic, or do you not see?
أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَا أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَآ أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
"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."
اصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُوا أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
ٱصْلَوْهَا فَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness, -
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure,
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ
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.
فَاكِهِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ
فَٰكِهِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
(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."
كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
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.
مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ ۖ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
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.
وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَانٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَا أَلَتْنَاهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَيْءٍ ۚ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَٰنٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَآ أَلَتْنَٰهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ
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.
وَأَمْدَدْنَاهُم بِفَاكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
وَأَمْدَدْنَٰهُم بِفَٰكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
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.
يَتَنَازَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَّا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ
يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَّا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ
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.
۞ وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ
وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ
They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
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].
قَالُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِي أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِىٓ أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ
"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.
فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَانَا عَذَابَ السَّمُومِ
فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَىٰنَا عَذَابَ ٱلسَّمُومِ
"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."
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُ
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
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.
فَذَكِّرْ فَمَا أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ
فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ
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?"
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ رَيْبَ الْمَنُونِ
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِۦ رَيْبَ ٱلْمَنُونِ
Say thou: "Await ye! - I too will wait along with you!"
Say, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you, among the waiters."
قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا فَإِنِّي مَعَكُم مِّنَ الْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ
قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا۟ فَإِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ
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?
أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَامُهُم بِهَٰذَا ۚ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَٰمُهُم بِهَٰذَآ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
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.
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُ ۚ بَل لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُۥ بَل لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
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.
فَلْيَأْتُوا بِحَدِيثٍ مِّثْلِهِ إِن كَانُوا صَادِقِينَ
فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِحَدِيثٍ مِّثْلِهِۦٓ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ
Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?
Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?
أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ
أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ
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.
أَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۚ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ
أَمْ خَلَقُوا۟ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ
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]?
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ الْمُصَيْطِرُونَ
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ
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.
أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
Or has He only daughters and ye have sons?
Or has He daughters while you have sons?
أَمْ لَهُ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَكُمُ الْبَنُونَ
أَمْ لَهُ ٱلْبَنَٰتُ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ
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?
أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
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?
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
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.
أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا ۖ فَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هُمُ الْمَكِيدُونَ
أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْمَكِيدُونَ
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.
أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
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."
وَإِن يَرَوْا كِسْفًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ
وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كِسْفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا۟ سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ
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 -
فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ
فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ
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.
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
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.
وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
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.
وَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا ۖ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
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.
وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَارَ النُّجُومِ
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَٰرَ ٱلنُّجُومِ