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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Ruku 1 of 2 · 28 Ayahs

Oaths on the Certainty of Punishment 1–8

وَٱلطُّورِوَالطُّوْرِBy the Mount

By the mount

وَكِتَٰبٖوَكِتٰبٍAnd by (the) Book
مَّسۡطُورٖمَّسْطُوْرٍwritten

And [by] a Book inscribed

فِيفِيْIn
رَقّٖرَقٍّparchment
مَّنشُورٖمَّنْشُوْرٍunrolled

In parchment spread open

وَٱلۡبَيۡتِوَّالْبَيْتِBy the House
ٱلۡمَعۡمُورِالْمَعْمُوْرِfrequented

And [by] the frequented House

وَٱلسَّقۡفِوَالسَّقْفِBy the roof
ٱلۡمَرۡفُوعِالْمَرْفُوْعِraised high

And [by] the ceiling [i.e., heaven] raised high

وَٱلۡبَحۡرِوَالْبَحْرِBy the sea
ٱلۡمَسۡجُورِالْمَسْجُوْرِfilled

And [by] the sea set on fire,

إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
عَذَابَ(the) punishment
رَبِّكَ(of) your Lord
لَوَٰقِعٞلَوَاقِعٌ(will) surely occur

Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.

مَّاNot
لَهُۥلَهٗfor it
مِنمِنْany
دَافِعٖدَافِعٍpreventer

Of it there is no preventer.

1 By the mount 2 And [by] a Book inscribed 3 In parchment spread open 4 And [by] the frequented House 5 And [by] the ceiling [i.e., heaven] raised high 6 And [by] the sea set on fire, 7 Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur. 8 Of it there is no preventer.

The Deniers in the Fire 9–16

يَوۡمَيَّوْمَ(On the) Day
تَمُورُتَمُوْرُwill shake
ٱلسَّمَآءُالسَّمَا࢜ءُthe heaven
مَوۡرٗامَوْرًا(with violent) shake

On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion

وَتَسِيرُوَّتَسِيْرُAnd will move away
ٱلۡجِبَالُالْجِبَالُthe mountains
سَيۡرٗاسَيْرًا(with an awful) movement

And the mountains will pass on, departing -

فَوَيۡلٞفَوَيْلٌThen woe
يَوۡمَئِذٖيَّوْمَىِٕذٍthat Day
لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَلِّلْمُكَذِّبِيْنَto the deniers

Then woe, that Day, to the deniers,

ٱلَّذِينَالَّذِيْنَWho
هُمۡهُمْ[they]
فِيفِيْin
خَوۡضٖخَوْضٍ(vain) discourse
يَلۡعَبُونَيَّلْعَبُوْنَare playing

Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves.

يَوۡمَيَوْمَ(The) Day
يُدَعُّونَيُدَعُّوْنَthey will be thrust
إِلَىٰاِلٰي(in)to
نَارِ(the) Fire
جَهَنَّمَ(of) Hell
دَعًّا(with) a thrust

The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust, [its angels will say],

هَٰذِهِهٰذِهِThis
ٱلنَّارُالنَّارُ(is) the Fire
ٱلَّتِيالَّتِيْwhich
كُنتُمكُنْتُمْyou used to
بِهَا[of it]
تُكَذِّبُونَتُكَذِّبُوْنَdeny

"This is the Fire which you used to deny.

أَفَسِحۡرٌاَفَسِحْرٌThen is this magic
هَٰذَآهٰذَا͏ٓThen is this magic
أَمۡاَمْor
أَنتُمۡاَنْتُمْyou
لَا(do) not
تُبۡصِرُونَتُبْصِرُوْنَsee

Then is this magic, or do you not see?

ٱصۡلَوۡهَااِصْلَوْهَاBurn in it
فَٱصۡبِرُوٓاْفَاصْبِرُوْٓاthen be patient
أَوۡاَوْor
لَا(do) not
تَصۡبِرُواْتَصْبِرُوْاۚbe patient
سَوَآءٌسَوَا࢜ءٌ(it is) same
عَلَيۡكُمۡۖعَلَيْكُمْؕfor you
إِنَّمَااِنَّمَاOnly
تُجۡزَوۡنَتُجْزَوْنَyou are being recompensed
مَا(for) what
كُنتُمۡكُنْتُمْyou used to
تَعۡمَلُونَتَعْمَلُوْنَdo

[Enter to] burn therein; then be patient or impatient - it is all the same for you. You are only being recompensed [for] what you used to do."

9 On the Day the heaven will sway with circular motion 10 And the mountains will pass on, departing - 11 Then woe, that Day, to the deniers, 12 Who are in [empty] discourse amusing themselves. 13 The Day they are thrust toward the fire of Hell with a [violent] thrust, [its angels will say], 14 "This is the Fire which you used to deny. 15 Then is this magic, or do you not see? 16 [Enter to] burn therein; then be patient or impatient - it is all the same for you. You are only being recompensed [for] what you used to do."

The Joys of the Righteous 17–20

إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَالْمُتَّقِيْنَthe righteous
فِيفِيْ(will be) in
جَنَّٰتٖجَنّٰتٍGardens
وَنَعِيمٖوَّنَعِيْمٍand pleasure

Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure,

فَٰكِهِينَفٰكِهِيْنَEnjoying
بِمَآبِمَا͏ٓin what
ءَاتَىٰهُمۡاٰتٰىهُمْhas given them
رَبُّهُمۡرَبُّهُمْۚtheir Lord
وَوَقَىٰهُمۡوَوَقٰىهُمْand protected them
رَبُّهُمۡرَبُّهُمْtheir Lord
عَذَابَ(from the) punishment
ٱلۡجَحِيمِالْجَحِيْمِ(of) Hellfire

Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of Hellfire.

كُلُواْكُلُوْاEat
وَٱشۡرَبُواْوَاشْرَبُوْاand drink
هَنِيٓـَٔۢاهَنِيْ࢜ـًٔاۢ(in) satisfaction
بِمَاfor what
كُنتُمۡكُنْتُمْyou used to
تَعۡمَلُونَتَعْمَلُوْنَdo

[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."

مُتَّكِـِٔينَمُتَّكِـِٕيْنَReclining
عَلَىٰعَلٰيon
سُرُرٖسُرُرٍthrones
مَّصۡفُوفَةٖۖمَّصْفُوْفَةٍۚlined up
وَزَوَّجۡنَٰهُموَزَوَّجْنٰهُمْand We will marry them
بِحُورٍبِحُوْرٍto fair ones
عِينٖعِيْنٍ(with) large eyes

They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.

17 Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure, 18 Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of Hellfire. 19 [They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do." 20 They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.

Families Reunited in Paradise 21–24

وَٱلَّذِينَوَالَّذِيْنَAnd those who
ءَامَنُواْاٰمَنُوْاbelieved
وَٱتَّبَعَتۡهُمۡوَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْand followed them
ذُرِّيَّتُهُمذُرِّيَّتُهُمْtheir offspring
بِإِيمَٰنٍبِاِيْمَانٍin faith
أَلۡحَقۡنَااَلْحَقْنَاWe will join
بِهِمۡبِهِمْwith them
ذُرِّيَّتَهُمۡذُرِّيَّتَهُمْtheir offspring
وَمَآوَمَا͏ٓand not
أَلَتۡنَٰهُماَلَتْنٰهُمْWe will deprive them
مِّنۡمِّنْof
عَمَلِهِمعَمَلِهِمْtheir deeds
مِّنمِّنْ(in) any
شَيۡءٖۚشَيْءٍؕthing
كُلُّEvery
ٱمۡرِيِٕۭامْرِىٍٔۢperson
بِمَاfor what
كَسَبَhe earned
رَهِينٞرَهِيْنٌ(is) pledged

And those who believed and whose descendants followed them in faith - We will join with them their descendants, and We will not deprive them of anything of their deeds. Every person, for what he earned, is retained.

وَأَمۡدَدۡنَٰهُموَاَمْدَدْنٰهُمْAnd We will provide them
بِفَٰكِهَةٖبِفَاكِهَةٍwith fruit
وَلَحۡمٖوَّلَحْمٍand meat
مِّمَّاfrom what
يَشۡتَهُونَيَشْتَهُوْنَthey desire

And We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.

يَتَنَٰزَعُونَيَتَنَازَعُوْنَThey will pass to one another
فِيهَافِيْهَاtherein
كَأۡسٗاكَاْسًاa cup
لَّاno
لَغۡوٞلَغْوٌill speech
فِيهَافِيْهَاtherein
وَلَاand no
تَأۡثِيمٞتَاْثِيْمٌsin

They will exchange with one another a cup [of wine] wherein [results] no ill speech or commission of sin.

¼ Hizb 53

وَيَطُوفُوَيَطُوْفُAnd will circulate
عَلَيۡهِمۡعَلَيْهِمْamong them
غِلۡمَانٞغِلْمَانٌboys
لَّهُمۡلَّهُمْfor them
كَأَنَّهُمۡكَاَنَّهُمْas if they (were)
لُؤۡلُؤٞلُو͏ٔ͏ْلُو͏ٔ͏ٌpearls
مَّكۡنُونٞمَّكْنُوْنٌwell-protected

There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well-protected.

21 And those who believed and whose descendants followed them in faith - We will join with them their descendants, and We will not deprive them of anything of their deeds. Every person, for what he earned, is retained. 22 And We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire. 23 They will exchange with one another a cup [of wine] wherein [results] no ill speech or commission of sin. 24 There will circulate among them [servant] boys [especially] for them, as if they were pearls well-protected.

Conversation of the People of Paradise 25–28

وَأَقۡبَلَوَاَقْبَلَAnd will approach
بَعۡضُهُمۡبَعْضُهُمْsome of them
عَلَىٰعَلٰيto
بَعۡضٖبَعْضٍothers
يَتَسَآءَلُونَيَّتَسَا࢜ءَلُوْنَinquiring

And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.

قَالُوٓاْقَالُوْٓاThey will say
إِنَّااِنَّاIndeed, we
كُنَّا[we] were
قَبۡلُقَبْلُbefore
فِيٓفِيْٓamong
أَهۡلِنَااَهْلِنَاour families
مُشۡفِقِينَمُشْفِقِيْنَfearful

They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allāh].

فَمَنَّBut Allah conferred favor
ٱللَّهُاللّٰهُBut Allah conferred favor
عَلَيۡنَاعَلَيْنَاupon us
وَوَقَىٰنَاوَوَقٰىنَاand protected us
عَذَابَ(from the) punishment
ٱلسَّمُومِالسَّمُوْمِ(of) the Scorching Fire

So Allāh conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire.

إِنَّااِنَّاIndeed, we
كُنَّا[we] used to
مِنمِنْbefore
قَبۡلُقَبْلُbefore
نَدۡعُوهُۖنَدْعُوْهُؕcall Him
إِنَّهُۥاِنَّهٗIndeed, He
هُوَ[He]
ٱلۡبَرُّالْبَرُّ(is) the Most Kind
ٱلرَّحِيمُالرَّحِيْمُthe Most Merciful

Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."

25 And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other. 26 They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allāh]. 27 So Allāh conferred favor upon us and protected us from the punishment of the Scorching Fire. 28 Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."

Ruku 2 of 2 · 21 Ayahs

Refuting the Charges Against the Prophet 29–34

فَذَكِّرۡفَذَكِّرْTherefore remind
فَمَآفَمَا͏ٓfor not
أَنتَاَنْتَyou
بِنِعۡمَتِبِنِعْمَتِ(are) by (the) grace
رَبِّكَ(of) your Lord
بِكَاهِنٖبِكَاهِنٍa soothsayer
وَلَاوَّلَاand not
مَجۡنُونٍمَجْنُوْنٍa madman

So remind, [O Muḥammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman.

أَمۡاَمْOr
يَقُولُونَيَقُوْلُوْنَ(do) they say
شَاعِرٞشَاعِرٌA poet
نَّتَرَبَّصُwe wait
بِهِۦبِهٖfor him
رَيۡبَرَيْبَa misfortune of time
ٱلۡمَنُونِالْمَنُوْنِa misfortune of time

Or do they say [of you], "A poet for whom we await a misfortune of time"?

قُلۡقُلْSay
تَرَبَّصُواْتَرَبَّصُوْاWait
فَإِنِّيفَاِنِّيْfor indeed I am
مَعَكُممَعَكُمْwith you
مِّنَamong
ٱلۡمُتَرَبِّصِينَالْمُتَرَبِّصِيْنَthose who wait

Say, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you, among the waiters."

أَمۡاَمْOr
تَأۡمُرُهُمۡتَاْمُرُهُمْcommand them
أَحۡلَٰمُهُماَحْلَامُهُمْtheir minds
بِهَٰذَآۚبِهٰذَا͏ٓthis
أَمۡاَمْor
هُمۡهُمْthey
قَوۡمٞقَوْمٌ(are) a people
طَاغُونَطَاغُوْنَtransgressing

Or do their minds command them to [say] this, or are they a transgressing people?

أَمۡاَمْOr
يَقُولُونَيَقُوْلُوْنَ(do) they say
تَقَوَّلَهُۥۚتَقَوَّلَهٗۚHe has made it up
بَلبَلْNay
لَّاnot
يُؤۡمِنُونَيُو͏ٔ͏ْمِنُوْنَthey believe

Or do they say, "He has made it up"? Rather, they do not believe.

فَلۡيَأۡتُواْفَلْيَاْتُوْاThen let them bring
بِحَدِيثٖبِحَدِيْثٍa statement
مِّثۡلِهِۦٓمِّثْلِهٖٓlike it
إِناِنْif
كَانُواْكَانُوْاthey are
صَٰدِقِينَصٰدِقِيْنَtruthful

Then let them produce a statement like it, if they should be truthful.

29 So remind, [O Muḥammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman. 30 Or do they say [of you], "A poet for whom we await a misfortune of time"? 31 Say, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you, among the waiters." 32 Or do their minds command them to [say] this, or are they a transgressing people? 33 Or do they say, "He has made it up"? Rather, they do not believe. 34 Then let them produce a statement like it, if they should be truthful.

Questions Challenging the Deniers 35–43

أَمۡاَمْOr
خُلِقُواْخُلِقُوْاthey were created
مِنۡمِنْof
غَيۡرِغَيْرِnothing
شَيۡءٍشَيْءٍnothing
أَمۡاَمْor
هُمُ(are) they
ٱلۡخَٰلِقُونَالْخٰلِقُوْنَthe creators

Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]?

أَمۡاَمْOr
خَلَقُواْخَلَقُوا(did) they create
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَۚوَالْاَرْضَۚand the earth
بَلبَلْNay
لَّاnot
يُوقِنُونَيُوْقِنُوْنَthey are certain

Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain.

أَمۡاَمْOr
عِندَهُمۡعِنْدَهُمْwith them
خَزَآئِنُخَزَا࢜ىِٕنُ(are the) treasures
رَبِّكَ(of) your Lord
أَمۡاَمْor
هُمُ(are) they
ٱلۡمُصَۜيۡطِرُونَالْمُصَۜيْطِرُوْنَthe controllers

Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?

أَمۡاَمْOr
لَهُمۡلَهُمْfor them
سُلَّمٞسُلَّمٌ(is) a stairway
يَسۡتَمِعُونَيَّسْتَمِعُوْنَthey listen
فِيهِۖفِيْهِۚtherewith
فَلۡيَأۡتِفَلْيَاْتِThen let bring
مُسۡتَمِعُهُممُسْتَمِعُهُمْtheir listener
بِسُلۡطَٰنٖبِسُلْطٰنٍan authority
مُّبِينٍمُّبِيْنٍclear

Or have they a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority [i.e., proof].

أَمۡاَمْOr
لَهُfor Him
ٱلۡبَنَٰتُالْبَنٰتُ(are) daughters
وَلَكُمُwhile for you
ٱلۡبَنُونَالْبَنُوْنَ(are) sons

Or has He daughters while you have sons?

أَمۡاَمْOr
تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡتَسْـَٔلُهُمْ(do) you ask from them
أَجۡرٗااَجْرًاa payment
فَهُمفَهُمْso they
مِّنمِّنْfrom
مَّغۡرَمٖمَّغْرَمٍa debt
مُّثۡقَلُونَمُّثْقَلُوْنَ(are) overburdened

Or do you, [O Muḥammad], ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?

أَمۡاَمْOr
عِندَهُمُعِنْدَهُمُwith them
ٱلۡغَيۡبُالْغَيْبُ(is) the unseen
فَهُمۡفَهُمْso they
يَكۡتُبُونَيَكْتُبُوْنَwrite (it) down

Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?

أَمۡاَمْOr
يُرِيدُونَيُرِيْدُوْنَ(do) they intend
كَيۡدٗاۖكَيْدًاؕa plot
فَٱلَّذِينَفَالَّذِيْنَBut those who
كَفَرُواْكَفَرُوْاdisbelieve
هُمُthemselves
ٱلۡمَكِيدُونَالْمَكِيْدُوْنَ(are in) the plot

Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan.

أَمۡاَمْOr
لَهُمۡلَهُمْfor them
إِلَٰهٌاِلٰهٌa god
غَيۡرُغَيْرُother than
ٱللَّهِۚاللّٰهِؕAllah
سُبۡحَٰنَسُبْحٰنَGlory be
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِ(to) Allah
عَمَّاfrom what
يُشۡرِكُونَيُشْرِكُوْنَthey associate (with Him)

Or have they a deity other than Allāh? Exalted is Allāh above whatever they associate with Him.

35 Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]? 36 Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain. 37 Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]? 38 Or have they a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority [i.e., proof]. 39 Or has He daughters while you have sons? 40 Or do you, [O Muḥammad], ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down? 41 Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down? 42 Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan. 43 Or have they a deity other than Allāh? Exalted is Allāh above whatever they associate with Him.

The Stubbornness of the Deniers 44–47

وَإِنوَاِنْAnd if
يَرَوۡاْيَّرَوْاthey were to see
كِسۡفٗاكِسْفًاa portion
مِّنَfrom
ٱلسَّمَآءِالسَّمَا࢜ءِthe sky
سَاقِطٗاسَاقِطًاfalling
يَقُولُواْيَّقُوْلُوْاthey will say
سَحَابٞسَحَابٌClouds
مَّرۡكُومٞمَّرْكُوْمٌheaped up

And if they were to see a fragment from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up."

فَذَرۡهُمۡفَذَرْهُمْSo leave them
حَتَّىٰحَتّٰيuntil
يُلَٰقُواْيُلٰقُوْاthey meet
يَوۡمَهُمُيَوْمَهُمُtheir Day
ٱلَّذِيالَّذِيْwhich
فِيهِفِيْهِin it
يُصۡعَقُونَيُصْعَقُوْنَthey will faint

So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible -

يَوۡمَيَوْمَ(The) Day
لَاnot
يُغۡنِييُغْنِيْwill avail
عَنۡهُمۡعَنْهُمْto them
كَيۡدُهُمۡكَيْدُهُمْtheir plotting
شَيۡـٔٗاشَيْـًٔا(in) anything
وَلَاوَّلَاand not
هُمۡهُمْthey
يُنصَرُونَيُنْصَرُوْنَwill be helped

The Day their plan will not avail them at all, nor will they be helped.

وَإِنَّوَاِنَّAnd indeed
لِلَّذِينَلِلَّذِيْنَfor those who
ظَلَمُواْظَلَمُوْاdo wrong
عَذَابٗاعَذَابًا(is) a punishment
دُونَدُوْنَbefore
ذَٰلِكَذٰلِكَthat
وَلَٰكِنَّوَلٰكِنَّbut
أَكۡثَرَهُمۡاَكْثَرَهُمْmost of them
لَا(do) not
يَعۡلَمُونَيَعْلَمُوْنَknow

And indeed, for those who have wronged is a punishment before that, but most of them do not know.

44 And if they were to see a fragment from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up." 45 So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible - 46 The Day their plan will not avail them at all, nor will they be helped. 47 And indeed, for those who have wronged is a punishment before that, but most of them do not know.

Allah's Care for the Prophet 48–49

وَٱصۡبِرۡوَاصْبِرْSo be patient
لِحُكۡمِلِحُكْمِfor (the) Command
رَبِّكَ(of) your Lord
فَإِنَّكَفَاِنَّكَfor indeed, you
بِأَعۡيُنِنَاۖبِاَعْيُنِنَا(are) in Our Eyes
وَسَبِّحۡوَسَبِّحْAnd glorify
بِحَمۡدِبِحَمْدِ(the) praise
رَبِّكَ(of) your Lord
حِينَحِيْنَwhen
تَقُومُتَقُوْمُyou arise

And be patient, [O Muḥammad], for the decision of your Lord, for indeed, you are in Our eyes [i.e., sight]. And exalt [Allāh] with praise of your Lord when you arise

وَمِنَAnd of
ٱلَّيۡلِالَّيْلِthe night
فَسَبِّحۡهُفَسَبِّحْهُglorify Him
وَإِدۡبَٰرَوَاِدْبَارَand after
ٱلنُّجُومِالنُّجُوْمِthe stars

And in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.

48 And be patient, [O Muḥammad], for the decision of your Lord, for indeed, you are in Our eyes [i.e., sight]. And exalt [Allāh] with praise of your Lord when you arise 49 And in a part of the night exalt Him and after [the setting of] the stars.