— 49 verses
By the Mount Sinai
and b
the Scripture penned on unrolled parchment
by the much-visited House
and by the lofty vault of the sky
and by the swelling sea
the punishment of your Lord shall certainly come to pas
there is no one who could avert i
on the Day when the skies are convulsed
and the mountains shudder and shake
Woe on that Day to those who deny the truth
who divert themselves with idle chatter
on that Day they shall be ruthlessly thrust into the Fire of Hell
This is the fire which you used to deny
Is this magic or do you not see
Now enter it. Whether you behave patiently or impatiently will make no difference: you are only being repaid for what you have done
Truly, the God-fearing will dwell [on that Day] in gardens and in bliss
rejoicing in whatever their Lord has given them. Their Lord has saved them from the torment of the Fire
Eat and drink with good cheer as a reward for your good deeds
reclining on couches arranged in rows. And We shall wed them to fair maidens with large beautiful eyes
To those who have attained to faith We shall unite their offspring who have also followed them in faith, and We shall not let any of their good deeds go unrewarded; every human being is a pledge for whatever he has earned
We shall provide them in abundance with such fruit and meat as they desire
There, they shall pass from hand to hand a cup which does not lead to any idle talk or sin
They will be waited upon by immortal youths, like pearls hidden in their shells
They will converse with one another, putting questions to each other
Before this, when we were among our families, we were full of fear of God's displeasur
God has been gracious to us and has saved us from the torment of Hells intense hear
before this, we used to pray to Him. Surely, He is the Beneficent, the Merciful
Therefore continue to give warning, for by the grace of your Lord, you are not a soothsayer or a madman
If they say, He is but a poet; we are waiting for some misfortune to befall him
say [to them], Wait then: I too am waiting along with you
is it their minds that prompt them [to say] this, or are they merely insolent people
Or do they say, He has invented it himself? Indeed, they are not willing to believe
Let them produce a scripture like it, if what they say is true
Were they created out of nothing, or are they their own creators
Did they create the heavens and the earth? No! They have no faith
Do they own the treasures of your Lord, or have they been given charge of them
Have they a ladder up to heaven by means of which they can overhear? Then let their listeners bring a clear proof
Does God have daughters while you have sons
Or do you ask them for a reward, so that they are overburdened by debt
Do they possess knowledge of the unseen, so that they can write it down
Do they want to hatch some plot? Those who deny the truth will be the victims of the plot
Or have they a god other than God? Exalted be God over what they ascribe as partners [to Him]
If they should see a part of the heavens falling down, they would say, A mass of clouds
so leave them alone till they face the Day on which they will be struck dumb
the Day when none of their scheming will be of the least avail to them, and they will receive no succour
Truly, for those who do wrong there is a punishment besides that, though most of them do not know it
So wait patiently for the Judgement of your Lordyou are certainly under Our watchful eye. And glorify and celebrate the praises of your Lord when you rise up [from your sleep]
Extol His glory at night, and at the setting of the stars