The Qur'an Sura LII — THE MOUNTAIN
1BY the MOUNTAIN,
2And by the Book written
3On an outspread roll,
4And by the frequented fane,
5And by the lofty vault,
6And by the swollen sea,
7Verily, a chastisement from thy Lord is imminent,
8And none shall put it back.
9Reeling on that day the Heaven shall reel,
10And stirring shall the mountains stir.
11And woe, on that day, to those who called the apostles liars,
12Who plunged for pastime into vain disputes–
13On that day shall they be thrust with thrusting to the fire of Hell:–
14"This is the fire which ye treated as a lie.
15What! is this magic, then? or, do ye not see it?
16Burn ye therein: bear it patiently or impatiently 'twill be the same to you: for ye shall assuredly receive the reward of your doings."
17But mid gardens and delights shall they dwell who have feared God,
18Rejoicing in what their Lord hath given them; and that from the pain of hell- fire hath their Lord preserved them.
19"Eat and drink with healthy enjoyment, in recompense for your deeds."
20On couches ranged in rows shall they recline; and to the damsels with large dark eyes will we wed them.
21And to those who have believed, whose offspring have followed them in the faith, will we again unite their offspring; nor of the meed of their works will we in the least defraud them. Pledged to God is every man for his actions and their desert.
22And fruits in abundance will we give them, and flesh as they shall desire:
23Therein shall they pass to one another the cup which shall engender no light discourse, no motive to sin:
24And youths shall go round among them beautiful as imbedded pearls:
25And shall accost one another and ask mutual questions.
26"A time indeed there was," will they say, "when we were full of care as to the future lot of our families;
27But kind hath God been to us, and from the pestilential torment hath he preserved us;
28For, heretofore we called upon Him–and He is the Beneficent, the Merciful."
29Warn thou, then. For thou by the favour of thy Lord art neither soothsayer nor possessed.
30Will they say, "A poet! let us await some adverse turn of his fortune?"
31SAY, wait ye, and in sooth I too will wait with you.
32Is it their dreams which inspire them with this? or is it that they are a perverse people?
33Will they say, "He hath forged it (the Koran) himself?" Nay, rather it is that they believed not.
34Let them then produce a discourse like it, if they speak the Truth.
35Were they created by nothing? or were they the creators of themselves?
36Created they the Heavens and Earth? Nay, rather, they have no faith.
37Hold they thy Lord's treasures? Bear they the rule supreme?
38Have they a ladder for hearing the angels? Let any one who hath heard them bring a clear proof of it.
39Hath God daughters and ye sons?
40Asketh thou pay of them? they are themselves weighed down with debts.
41Have they such a knowledge of the secret things that they can write them down?
42Desire they to lay snares for thee? But the snared ones shall be they who do not believe.
43Have they any God beside God? Glory be to God above what they join with Him.
44And should they see a fragment of the heaven falling down, they would say, "It is only a dense cloud."
45Leave them then until they come face to face with the day when they shall swoon away:
46A day in which their snares shall not at all avail them, neither shall they be helped.
47And verily, beside this is there a punishment for the evildoers: but most of them know it not.
48Wait thou patiently the judgment of thy Lord, for thou art in our eye; and celebrate the praise of thy Lord when thou risest up,
49And in the night-season: Praise him when the stars are setting.
Suras are in the standard order; verse divisions follow Rodwell's 1861 edition and do not always match the standard ayah numbering.