بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ حِينٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْئًا مَذْكُورًا ١
Surely there hath come upon man a space of time when he was not a thing worth mentioning.
إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا ٢
Verily We! We created man from a sperm of mixtures, that We might prove him, wherefore We made him hearing, seeing.
إِنَّا هَدَيْنَاهُ السَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا ٣
Verily We! We shewed him the way; then he becometh either thankful or ingrate.
إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَافِرِينَ سَلَاسِلَ وَأَغْلَالًا وَسَعِيرًا ٤
Verily We! We have gotten ready for the infidels chains and collars and a Blaze.
إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ يَشْرَبُونَ مِنْ كَأْسٍ كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا كَافُورًا ٥
Verily the pious shall drink of a cup whereof the admixture is like Unto camphor.
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ اللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًا ٦
From a fountain whence the bondmen of Allah will drink, causing it to gush abundantly.
يُوفُونَ بِالنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُ مُسْتَطِيرًا ٧
They fulfill their vow and dread a Day the evil whereof shall be widespreading.
وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا ٨
And they feed with food, for love of Him, the needy, and the orphan and the captive.
إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنْكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلَا شُكُورًا ٩
Saying: we feed you only for the sake of Allah; we desire not from you any recompense or thanks.
إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِنْ رَبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا ١٠
Verily we dread from our Lord a Day grim and distressful.
فَوَقَاهُمُ اللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّاهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَسُرُورًا ١١
Wherefore Allah shall preserve them from the evil of that Day, and shall cause them to meet brightness and joy.
وَجَزَاهُمْ بِمَا صَبَرُوا جَنَّةً وَحَرِيرًا ١٢
And shall recompense them for that which they patiently bare with a Garden and silken garment.
مُتَّكِئِينَ فِيهَا عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ ۖ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيهَا شَمْسًا وَلَا زَمْهَرِيرًا ١٣
Reclining therein upon couches, they shall behold therein neither sun nor hurting cold.
وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلَالُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُهَا تَذْلِيلًا ١٤
And close upon them will be the shades thereof, and low will hang the clusters thereof greatly.
وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِآنِيَةٍ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيرَا ١٥
And brought round amongst them will be vessels of silver and also goblets of glass.
قَوَارِيرَ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًا ١٦
Godblets of silver, they shall have filled them to exact measure.
وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنْجَبِيلًا ١٧
And therein they shall be given to drink of a cup whereof the admixture will be ginger.
عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًا ١٨
From a fountain therein, named Salsabil.
وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًا مَنْثُورًا ١٩
And there shall go round Unto them youths ever-young. When thou seest them thou wouldst deem them pearls unstrung.
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ثَمَّ رَأَيْتَ نَعِيمًا وَمُلْكًا كَبِيرًا ٢٠
And when thou lookest them thou shalt behold delight and a dominion magnificent.
عَالِيَهُمْ ثِيَابُ سُنْدُسٍ خُضْرٌ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌ ۖ وَحُلُّوا أَسَاوِرَ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَسَقَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ شَرَابًا طَهُورًا ٢١
Upon them shall be garments of fine green silk and of brocades. And adorned they shall be with bracelets of silver: and their Lord shall give them drink a beverage pure.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا كَانَ لَكُمْ جَزَاءً وَكَانَ سَعْيُكُمْ مَشْكُورًا ٢٢
Verily this is for you by way of recompense, and your endeavour hath been accepted.
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ تَنْزِيلًا ٢٣
Verily We! it is We Who have revealed Unto thee the Qur'an, a gradual revelation.
فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ آثِمًا أَوْ كَفُورًا ٢٤
Wherefore persevere thou with the commandment of thy Lord, and obey not thou of them, any sinner or ingrate.
وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ٢٥
And remember thou the name of thy Lord in the morning and in the evening.
وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَاسْجُدْ لَهُ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا ٢٦
And during the night - worship Him; and hallow Him the livelong night.
إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ يُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَاءَهُمْ يَوْمًا ثَقِيلًا ٢٧
Verily those love the Herein, and leave in front of them a heavy day.
نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَاهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَا أَسْرَهُمْ ۖ وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَا أَمْثَالَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا ٢٨
It it We Who creared them and made them firm of make. And whenever We list, We can replace them with others like Unto them.
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَنْ شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا ٢٩
Verily this is an admonition; then whosoever Will, may choose a way Unto his Lord.
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ٣٠
And ye will not, unless Allah willeth. Verily Allah is ever Knowing, Wise.'