| m_ali | |
|---|---|
| 1. * | By the Mountain! |
| 2. * | And a Book written |
| 3. * | On unfolded vellum! |
| 4. * | And the frequented House, |
| 5. * | And the elevated canopy, |
| 6. * | And the swollen sea! |
| 7. * | The chastisement of thy Lord will surely come to pass -- |
| 8. * | There is none to avert it; |
| 9. * | On the day when the heaven will be in a state of commotion, |
| 10. * | And the mountains will pass away, fleeing. |
| 11. * | Woe on that day to the deniers, |
| 12. * | Who amuse themselves by vain talk. |
| 13. * | The day when they are driven to hell-fire with violence. |
| 14. * | This is the Fire, which you gave the lie to. |
| 15. * | Is it magic or do you not see? |
| 16. * | 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. |
| 17. * | The dutiful will be surely in Gardens and bliss, |
| 18. * | Rejoicing because of what their Lord has given them; and their Lord saved them from the chastisement of the burning Fire. |
| 19. * | Eat and drink with pleasure for what you did, |
| 20. * | Reclining on thrones set in lines, and We shall join them to pure; beautiful ones. |
| 21. * | 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. |
| 22. * | And We shall aid them with fruit and flesh, as they desire. |
| 23. * | They pass therein from one to another a cup, wherein is neither vanity, nor sin. |
| 24. * | And round them go boys of theirs as if they were hidden pearls. |
| 25. * | And they will advance to each other, questioning -- |
| 26. * | Saying: Surely we feared before on account of our families. |
| 27. * | But Allah has been gracious to us and He has saved us from the chastisement of the hot wind. |
| 28. * | Surely We called upon Him before. Surely, He is the Benign, the Merciful |
| 29. * | So remind for, by the grace of thy Lord thou art no soothsayer, nor madman. |
| 30. * | Or they say: A poet -- we wait for him the evil accidents of time. |
| 31. * | Say: Wait, I too wait along with you. |
| 32. * | Or do their understandings bid them this? Or are they an inordinate people? |
| 33. * | Or say they: He has forged it. Nay, they have no faith. |
| 34. * | Then let them bring a saying like it, if they are truthful. |
| 35. * | Or were they created without a (creative) agency? Or are they the creators? |
| 36. * | Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they are sure of nothing. |
| 37. * | Or have they the treasures of thy Lord with them? Or have they absolute authority? |
| 38. * | Or have they the means by which they listen? Then let their listener bring a clear authority. |
| 39. * | Or has He daughters and you have sons? |
| 40. * | Or askest thou a reward from them so that they are over-burdened by a debt? |
| 41. * | Or possess they the unseen, so they write (it) down? |
| 42. * | Or do they intend a plot? But those who disbelieve will be the ensnared ones in the plot. |
| 43. * | Or have they a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah from what they set up (with Him)! |
| 44. * | And if they were to see a portion of the heaven coming down, they would say: Piled-up clouds! |
| 45. * | Leave them then till they meet that day of theirs wherein they are smitten with punishment: |
| 46. * | The day when their struggle will avail them naught, nor will they be helped. |
| 47. * | And surely for those who do wrong there is a chastisement besides that; but most of them know not. |
| 48. * | 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, |
| 49. * | And in the night, give Him glory, too, and at the setting of the stars. |