# The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/52. The Mountain
#### 52. The Mountain (Al-Tur)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
$^1$ 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. Your 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 offspring 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 say they: 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 knnw 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.