English - Chapter 52 - At-Tur

BY the MOUNTAIN

And by the Book written

On an outspread roll

And by the frequented fane

And by the lofty vault

And by the swollen sea

Verily, a chastisement from thy Lord is imminent

And none shall put it back

Reeling on that day the Heaven shall reel

And stirring shall the mountains stir

And woe, on that day, to those who called the apostles liars

Who plunged for pastime into vain disputes

On that day shall they be thrust with thrusting to the fire of Hell

This is the fire which ye treated as a lie

What! is this magic, then? or, do ye not see it

Burn ye therein: bear it patiently or impatiently 'twill be the same to you: for ye shall assuredly receive the reward of your doings

But mid gardens and delights shall they dwell who have feared God

Rejoicing in what their Lord hath given them; and that from the pain of hell-fire hath their Lord preserved them

Eat and drink with healthy enjoyment, in recompense for your deeds

On couches ranged in rows shall they recline; and to the damsels with large dark eyes will we wed them

And to those who have believed, whose offspring have followed them in the faith, will we again unite their offspring; nor of the meed of their works will we in the least defraud them. Pledged to God is every man for his actions and their desert

And fruits in abundance will we give them, and flesh as they shall desire

Therein shall they pass to one another the cup which shall engender no light discourse, no motive to sin

And youths shall go round among them beautiful as imbedded pearls

And shall accost one another and ask mutual questions

A time indeed there was," will they say, "when we were full of care as to the future lot of our families

But kind hath God been to us, and from the pestilential torment hath he preserved us

For, heretofore we called upon Him - and He is the Beneficent, the Merciful

Warn thou, then. For thou by the favour of thy Lord art neither soothsayer nor possessed

Will they say, "A poet! let us await some adverse turn of his fortune

SAY, wait ye, and in sooth I too will wait with you

Is it their dreams which inspire them with this? or is it that they are a perverse people

Will they say, "He hath forged it (the Koran) himself?" Nay, rather it is that they believed not

Let them then produce a discourse like it, if they speak the Truth

Were they created by nothing? or were they the creators of themselves

Created they the Heavens and Earth? Nay, rather, they have no faith

Hold they thy Lord's treasures? Bear they the rule supreme

Have they a ladder for hearing the angels? Let any one who hath heard them bring a clear proof of it

Asketh thou pay of them? they are themselves weighed down with debts

Have they such a knowledge of the secret things that they can write them down

Desire they to lay snares for thee? But the snared ones shall be they who do not believe

Have they any God beside God? Glory be to God above what they join with Him

And should they see a fragment of the heaven falling down, they would say, "It is only a dense cloud

Leave them then until they come face to face with the day when they shall swoon away

A day in which their snares shall not at all avail them, neither shall they be helped

And verily, beside this is there a punishment for the evildoers: but most of them know it not

Wait thou patiently the judgment of thy Lord, for thou art in our eye; and celebrate the praise of thy Lord when thou risest up

And in the night-season: Praise him when the stars are setting