| | Edward Henry Palmer rendition of Surah The Mount, The Mountain(at-Tur)
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| 52:1 | | By the mount |
| 52:2 | | by the Book inscribe |
| 52:3 | | upon an outstretched vellum |
| 52:4 | | by the frequented house |
| 52:5 | | by the elevated roof |
| 52:6 | | by the swelling sea |
| 52:7 | | verily, the torment of thy Lord will come to pass; |
| 52:8 | | there is none to avert it |
| 52:9 | | The day when the heavens shall reel about |
| 52:10 | | and the mountains shall move about, |
| 52:11 | | then woe upon that day to those who call (the apostles) liars |
| 52:12 | | who plunge into discussion for a sport |
| 52:13 | | On the day when they shall be thrust away into the fire of hell, |
| 52:14 | | 'This is the fire, the which ye used to call a lie! |
| 52:15 | | Is it magic, this? or can ye not see? |
| 52:16 | | broil ye therein, and be patient thereof or be not patient, it is the same to you: ye are but rewarded for that which ye did do! |
| 52:17 | | Verily, the pious (shall be) in gardens and pleasure |
| 52:18 | | enjoying what their Lord has given them; for their Lord will save them from the torment of hell |
| 52:19 | | 'Eat and drink with good digestion, for that which ye have done! |
| 52:20 | | Reclining on couches in rows; and we will wed them to large-eyed maids |
| 52:21 | | And those who believe and whose seed follows them in the faith, we will unite their seed with them; and we will not cheat them of their work at all;- every man is pledged for what he earns |
| 52:22 | | And we will extend to them fruit and flesh such as they like |
| 52:23 | | They shall pass to and fro therein a cup in which is neither folly nor sin |
| 52:24 | | And round them shall go boys of theirs, as though they were hidden pearls |
| 52:25 | | And they shall accost each other and ask questions |
| 52:26 | | and shall say, 'Verily, we were before amidst our families shrinking with terror |
| 52:27 | | but God has been gracious to us and saved us from the torment of the hot blast |
| 52:28 | | 'Verily, we used to call on Him before; verily, He is the righteous, the compassionate! |
| 52:29 | | Wherefore do thou remind them: for thou art, by the favour of thy Lord, neither a soothsayer nor mad |
| 52:30 | | Will they say, 'A poet; we wait for him the sad accidents of fate? |
| 52:31 | | Say, 'Wait ye then; for I too am of those who wait! |
| 52:32 | | Do their dreams bid them this? or are they an outrageous people |
| 52:33 | | Or will they say, 'He has invented it?' - nay, but they do not believe |
| 52:34 | | But let them bring a discourse like it, if they tell the truth |
| 52:35 | | Or were they created of nothing, or were they the creators |
| 52:36 | | Or did they create the heavens and the earth? - nay, but they are not sure |
| 52:37 | | Or have they the treasures of thy Lord? or are they the governors supreme |
| 52:38 | | Or have they a ladder whereon they can listen?- then let their listener bring obvious authority |
| 52:39 | | Has He daughters, while ye have sons |
| 52:40 | | Or dost thou ask them a hire, while they are borne down by debt |
| 52:41 | | Or have they the unseen, so that they write it down |
| 52:42 | | Or do they desire a plot? - but those who misbelieve it is who are plotted against |
| 52:43 | | Or have they a god beside God? celebrated be God's praises above what they join with Him |
| 52:44 | | But if they should see a fragment of the sky falling down, they would say, 'Clouds in masses! |
| 52:45 | | But leave them till they meet that day of theirs whereon they shall swoon |
| 52:46 | | the day when their plotting shall avail them naught, and they shall not be helped |
| 52:47 | | And, verily, there is a torment beside that for those who do wrong; but most of them do not know |
| 52:48 | | But wait thou patiently for the judgment of thy Lord, for thou art in our eyes. And celebrate the praises of thy Lord what time thou risest |
| 52:49 | | and in the night, and at the fading of the stars |
