English - Chapter 52 - At-Tur

By the Mount (Sinai)

on parchment for distribution

by the established House (Mecca)

by the high ceiling (heaven)

and by the swelling ocean

the torment of your Lord will inevitably take place

and no one will be able to prevent it

On the day when the heavens will swiftly fly

and the mountains quickly move

Woe will be to those who rejected the Truth

and who indulged in false disputes against (God's revelations)

On that day they will be violently pushed into the fire

and they will be told, "This is the fire which you called a lie

Is it magic or do you not still see

Burn in its heat. It is all the same for you whether you exercise patience or not; This is the recompense for your deeds

The pious will live in bountiful Paradise

talking of what they have received from their Lord and of how their Lord has saved them from the torment of hell

They will be told, "Eat and drink to your heart's delight for what you have done

They will recline on couches arranged in rows and We shall couple them with maidens with large, lovely eyes

The offspring of the believers will also follow them to Paradise. So shall We join their offspring to them because of their faith. We shall reduce nothing from their deeds. Everyone will be responsible for his own actions

We shall provide them with fruits and the meat of the kind which they desire

They will pass cups of un-intoxicating and unsinful wine to one another

They will be served by youths who will be as beautiful as pearls

They will turn to one another ask questions

saying, "We were afraid while in the world

But God has granted us favors and saved us from the scorching heat of the torment

We had prayed to Him; He is Kind and All-merciful

(Muhammad), remind them, by the Grace of your Lord, that you are neither a soothsayer or an insane person

Do they say, "He is only a poet and we are waiting to see him die

Say, "Wait, I too am waiting with you

Does their reason tell them to say this or is it because they are a rebellious people

Do they say, "He has falsely invented it (the Quran)?" In fact, they themselves have no faith

Let them produce a discourse like it if they are true in their claim

Have they been created from nothing or are they themselves their own creators

Have they created the heavens and the earth? In fact, they have no strong faith

Do they own the treasures of your Lord? Have they any authority over God

Do they have a ladder (by which they can climb up to the heavens) and listen (to the angels) and come back to the rest of the people with clear authority

Do the daughters belong to Him and the sons to you

Do you (Muhammad) ask them for any payment (for your preaching) which they cannot afford

Do they have knowledge of the unseen, thus, are able to predict (the future)

Do they design evil plans? The disbelievers themselves will be snared by their evil plots

Do they have another god besides God? God is too exalted to be considered equal to the idols

Even if they were to see a part of the heavens falling down upon them, they would say, "It is only dense cloud

So leave them alone until they face the day when they will be struck dead from terror

and when their evil plans will be of no benefit to them nor will they be helped

The unjust will suffer other torments besides this but most of them do not know

Wait patiently for the command of your Lord. We are watching over you. Glorify your Lord when you rise during the night

and glorify Him after the setting of the stars