English - Chapter 52 - At-Tur

By the Mount

And a Book inscribed

In a published scroll

And the frequented House

And the elevated roof

And the seething sea

The punishment of your Lord is coming

There is nothing to avert it

On the Day when the heaven sways in agitation

And the mountains go into motion

Woe on that Day to the deniers

Those who play with speculation

The Day when they are shoved into the Fire of Hell forcefully

“This is the Fire which you used to deny

Is this magic, or do you not see

Burn in it. Whether you are patient, or impatient, it is the same for you. You are only being repaid for what you used to do.”

But the righteous will be amid gardens and bliss

Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord has spared them the suffering of Hell

Eat and drink happily, for what you used to do

Relaxing on luxurious furnishings; and We will couple them with gorgeous spouses

Those who believed and their offspring followed them in faith—We will unite them with their offspring, and We will not deprive them of any of their works. Every person is hostage to what he has earned

And We will supply them with fruit, and meat; such as they desire

They will exchange therein a cup; wherein is neither harm, nor sin

Serving them will be youths like hidden pearls

And they will approach one another, inquiring

They will say, “Before this, we were fearful for our families

But God blessed us, and spared us the agony of the Fiery Winds

Before this, we used to pray to Him. He is the Good, the Compassionate.”

So remind. By the grace of your Lord, you are neither a soothsayer, nor a madman

Or do they say, “A poet—we await for him a calamity of time”

Say, “Go on waiting; I will be waiting with you.”

Or is it that their dreams compel them to this? Or are they aggressive people

Or do they say, “He made it up”? Rather, they do not believe

So let them produce a discourse like it, if they are truthful

Or were they created out of nothing? Or are they the creators

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? In fact, they are not certain

Or do they possess the treasuries of your Lord? Or are they the controllers

Or do they have a stairway by means of which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear proof

Or do you demand a payment from them, and they are burdened by debt

Or do they know the future, and they are writing it down

Or are they planning a conspiracy? The conspiracy will befall the disbelievers

Or do they have a god besides God? God transcends what they associate

Even if they were to see lumps of the sky falling down, they would say, “A mass of clouds.”

So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be stunned

The Day when their ploys will avail them nothing; and they will not be helped

For those who do wrong, there is a punishment besides that; but most of them do not know

So patiently await the decision of your Lord, for you are before Our Eyes; and proclaim the praises of your Lord when you arise

And glorify Him during the night, and at the receding of the stars