English - Chapter 52 - At-Tur

By the mount

by the Book inscribed

upon an outstretched vellum

by the frequented house

by the elevated roof

by the swelling sea

verily, the torment of thy Lord will come to pass

there is none to avert it

The day when the heavens shall reel about

and the mountains shall move about

then woe upon that day to those who call (the apostles) liars

who plunge into discussion for a sport

On the day when they shall be thrust away into the fire of hell

This is the fire, the which ye used to call a lie

Is it magic, this? or can ye not see

broil ye therein, and be patient thereof or be not patient, it is the same to you: ye are but rewarded for that which ye did do

Verily, the pious (shall be) in gardens and pleasure

enjoying what their Lord has given them; for their Lord will save them from the torment of hell

Eat and drink with good digestion, for that which ye have done

Reclining on couches in rows; and we will wed them to large-eyed maids

And those who believe and whose seed follows them in the faith, we will unite their seed with them; and we will not cheat them of their work at all;- every man is pledged for what he earns

And we will extend to them fruit and flesh such as they like

They shall pass to and fro therein a cup in which is neither folly nor sin

And round them shall go boys of theirs, as though they were hidden pearls

And they shall accost each other and ask questions

and shall say, 'Verily, we were before amidst our families shrinking with terror

but God has been gracious to us and saved us from the torment of the hot blast

Verily, we used to call on Him before; verily, He is the righteous, the compassionate

Wherefore do thou remind them: for thou art, by the favour of thy Lord, neither a soothsayer nor mad

Will they say, 'A poet; we wait for him the sad accidents of fate

Say, 'Wait ye then; for I too am of those who wait

Do their dreams bid them this? or are they an outrageous people

Or will they say, 'He has invented it?' - nay, but they do not believe

But let them bring a discourse like it, if they tell the truth

Or were they created of nothing, or were they the creators

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? - nay, but they are not sure

Or have they the treasures of thy Lord? or are they the governors supreme

Or have they a ladder whereon they can listen?- then let their listener bring obvious authority

Has He daughters, while ye have sons

Or dost thou ask them a hire, while they are borne down by debt

Or have they the unseen, so that they write it down

Or do they desire a plot? - but those who misbelieve it is who are plotted against

Or have they a god beside God? celebrated be God's praises above what they join with Him

But if they should see a fragment of the sky falling down, they would say, 'Clouds in masses

But leave them till they meet that day of theirs whereon they shall swoon

the day when their plotting shall avail them naught, and they shall not be helped

And, verily, there is a torment beside that for those who do wrong; but most of them do not know

But wait thou patiently for the judgment of thy Lord, for thou art in our eyes. And celebrate the praises of thy Lord what time thou risest

and in the night, and at the fading of the stars