— 49 verses
By the Mount
And a Scripture inscribe
On fine parchment unrolled
And the House frequented
And the roof exalted
And the sea kept filled
Lo! the doom of thy Lord will surely come to pass
There is none that can ward it off
On the day when the heaven will heave with (awful) heaving
And the mountains move away with (awful) movement
Then woe that day unto the denier
Who play in talk of grave matters
The day when they are thrust with a (disdainful) thrust, into the fire of hel
(And it is said unto them): This is the Fire which ye were wont to deny
Is this magic, or do ye not see
Endure the heat thereof, and whether ye are patient of it or impatient of it is all one for you. Ye are only being paid for what ye used to do
Lo! those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight
Happy because of what their Lord hath given them, and (because) their Lord hath warded off from them the torment of hell-fire
(And it is said unto them): Eat and drink in health (as a reward) for what ye used to do
Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes
And they who believe and whose seed follow them in faith, We cause their seed to join them (there), and We deprive them of nought of their (life's) work. Every man is a pledge for that which he hath earned
And We provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire
There they pass from hand to hand a cup wherein is neither vanity nor cause of sin
And there go round, waiting on them menservants of their own, as they were hidden pearls
And some of them draw near unto others, questioning
Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious
But Allah hath been gracious unto us and hath preserved us from the torment of the breath of Fire
Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful
Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman
Or say they: (he is) a poet, (one) for whom we may expect the accident of time
Say (unto them): Except (your fill)! Lo! I am with you among the expectant
Do their minds command them to do this, or are they an outrageous folk
Or say they: He hath invented it? Nay, but they will not believe
Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful
Or were they created out of naught? Or are they the creators
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they are sure of nothing
Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord? Or have they been given charge (thereof)
Or have they any stairway (unto heaven) by means of which they overhear (decrees). Then let their listener produce some warrant manifest
Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons
Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt
Or possess they the Unseen so that they can write (it) down
Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger)? But those who disbelieve, they are the ensnared
Or have they any god beside Allah? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)
And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they would say: A heap of clouds
Then let them be (O Muhammad), till they meet their day, in which they will be thunder-stricken
A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will they be helped
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a punishment beyond that. But most of them know not
So wait patiently (O Muhammad) for thy Lord's decree, for surely thou art in Our sight; and hymn the praise of thy Lord when thou uprisest
And in the night-time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars