By the Mountain
And a Book written
On unfolded vellum
And the frequented House
And the elevated canopy
And the swollen sea
The chastisement of thy Lord will surely come to pass -
There is none to avert it
On the day when the heaven will be in a state of commotion
And the mountains will pass away, fleeing
Woe on that day to the deniers
Who amuse themselves by vain talk
The day when they are driven to hell-fire with violence
This is the Fire, which you gave the lie to
Is it magic or do you not see
Burn in it, then bear (it) patiently, or bear (it) not, it is the same to you. You are requited only for what you did
The dutiful will be surely in Gardens and bliss
Rejoicing because of what their Lord has given them; and their Lord saved them from the chastisement of the burning Fire
Eat and drink with pleasure for what you did
Reclining on thrones set in lines, and We shall join them to pure; beautiful ones
And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in faith -- We unite with them their off-spring and We shall deprive them of naught of their work. Every man is pledged for what he does
And We shall aid them with fruit and flesh, as they desire
They pass therein from one to another a cup, wherein is neither vanity, nor sin
And round them go boys of theirs as if they were hidden pearls
And they will advance to each other, questioning -
Saying: Surely we feared before on account of our families
But Allah has been gracious to us and He has saved us from the chastisement of the hot wind
Surely We called upon Him before. Surely, He is the Benign, the Merciful
So remind for, by the grace of thy Lord thou art no soothsayer, nor madman
Or they say: A poet -- we wait for him the evil accidents of time
Say: Wait, I too wait along with you
Or do their understandings bid them this? Or are they an inordinate people
Or say they: He has forged it. Nay, they have no faith
Then let them bring a saying like it, if they are truthful
Or were they created without a (creative) agency? Or are they the creators
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they are sure of nothing
Or have they the treasures of thy Lord with them? Or have they absolute authority
Or have they the means by which they listen? Then let their listener bring a clear authority
Or has He daughters and you have sons
Or askest thou a reward from them so that they are over-burdened by a debt
Or possess they the unseen, so they write (it) down
Or do they intend a plot? But those who disbelieve will be the ensnared ones in the plot
Or have they a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah from what they set up (with Him)
And if they were to see a portion of the heaven coming down, they would say: Piled-up clouds
Leave them then till they meet that day of theirs wherein they are smitten with punishment
The day when their struggle will avail them naught, nor will they be helped
And surely for those who do wrong there is a chastisement besides that; but most of them know not
And wait patiently for the judgment of thy Lord, for surely thou art before Our eyes, and celebrate the praise of thy Lord, when thou risest
And in the night, give Him glory, too, and at the setting of the stars