| | George Sale rendition of Surah The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming(al-Waqi`ah)
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| 56:1 | | When the inevitable day of judgment shall suddenly come |
| 56:2 | | no soul shall charge the prediction of its coming with falsehood |
| 56:3 | | It will abase some, and exalt others |
| 56:4 | | When the earth shall be shaken with a violent shock |
| 56:5 | | and the mountains shall be dashed in pieces |
| 56:6 | | and shall become as dust scattered abroad |
| 56:7 | | and ye shall be separated into three distinct classes |
| 56:8 | | The companions of the right hand; -- how happy shall the companions of the right hand be! - |
| 56:9 | | And the companions of the left hand; -- how miserable shall the companions of the left hand be! - |
| 56:10 | | And those who have preceded others in the faith, shall precede them to paradise |
| 56:11 | | These are they who shall approach near unto God |
| 56:12 | | They shall dwell in gardens of delight |
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| 56:14 | | and few of the last. - |
| 56:15 | | Reposing on couches adorned with gold and precious stones |
| 56:16 | | sitting opposite to one another thereon |
| 56:17 | | Youths which shall continue in their bloom for ever, shall go round about to attend them |
| 56:18 | | with goblets, and beakers, and a cup of flowing wine |
| 56:19 | | Their heads shall not ache by drinking the same, neither shall their reason be disturbed |
| 56:20 | | And with fruits of the sorts which they shall choose |
| 56:21 | | and the flesh of birds of the kind which they shall desire |
| 56:22 | | And there shall accompany them fair damsels having large black eyes |
| 56:23 | | resembling pearls hidden in their shells |
| 56:24 | | As a reward for that which they shall have wrought |
| 56:25 | | They shall not hear therein any vain discourse, or any charge of sin |
| 56:26 | | but only the salutation, Peace! Peace |
| 56:27 | | And the companions of the right hand -- how happy shall the companions of the right hand be! - |
| 56:28 | | shall have their abode among lote trees free from thorns |
| 56:29 | | and trees of mauz loaded regularly with their produce from top to bottom |
| 56:30 | | under an extended shade |
| 56:31 | | near a flowing water |
| 56:32 | | and amidst fruits in abundance |
| 56:33 | | which shall not fail, nor shall be forbidden to be gathered |
| 56:34 | | And they shall repose themselves on lofty beds |
| 56:35 | | Verily We have created the damsels of paradise by a peculiar creation |
| 56:36 | | And We have made them virgins |
| 56:37 | | beloved by their husbands, of equal age with them |
| 56:38 | | for the delight of the companions of the right hand |
| 56:39 | | There shall be many of the former religions |
| 56:40 | | and many of the latter |
| 56:41 | | And the companions of the left hand -- how miserable shall the companions of the left hand be! - |
| 56:42 | | Shall dwell amidst burning winds, and scalding water |
| 56:43 | | under the shade of a black smoke |
| 56:44 | | neither cool nor agreeable |
| 56:45 | | For they enjoyed the pleasures of life before this, while on earth |
| 56:46 | | and obstinately persisted in a heinous wickedness |
| 56:47 | | And they said, after we shall have died, and become dust and bones, shall we surely be raised to life |
| 56:48 | | Shall our forefathers also be raised with us |
| 56:49 | | Say, verily both the first and the last |
| 56:50 | | shall surely be gathered together to judgment, at the prefixed time of a known day |
| 56:51 | | Then ye, O men, who have erred, and denied the resurrection as a falsehood |
| 56:52 | | shall surely eat of the fruit of the tree of al Zakkum |
| 56:53 | | and shall fill your bellies therewith |
| 56:54 | | And ye shall drink thereon boiling water |
| 56:55 | | and ye shall drink as a thirsty camel drinketh |
| 56:56 | | This shall be their entertainment on the day of judgment |
| 56:57 | | We have created you: Will ye not therefore believe that We can raise you from the dead |
| 56:58 | | What think ye? The seed which ye emit |
| 56:59 | | do ye create the same, or are we the creators thereof |
| 56:60 | | We have decreed death unto you all: And We shall not be prevented |
| 56:61 | | We are able to substitute others like unto you in your stead, and to produce you again in the condition or form which ye know not |
| 56:62 | | Ye know the original production by creation; will ye not therefore consider that We are able to reproduce you by resuscitation |
| 56:63 | | What think ye? The grain which ye sow |
| 56:64 | | do ye cause the same to spring forth, or do We cause it to spring forth |
| 56:65 | | If We pleased, verily We could render the same dry and fruitless, so that ye would not cease to wonder, saying |
| 56:66 | | verily we have contracted debts for seed and labour |
| 56:67 | | but we are not permitted to reap the fruit thereof |
| 56:68 | | What think ye? The water which ye drink |
| 56:69 | | do ye send down the same from the clouds, or are We the senders thereof |
| 56:70 | | If We pleased, We could render the same brackish: Will ye not therefore give thanks |
| 56:71 | | What think ye? The fire which ye strike |
| 56:72 | | do ye produce the tree whence ye obtain the same, or are We the producers thereof |
| 56:73 | | We have ordained the same for an admonition, and an advantage unto those who travel through the deserts |
| 56:74 | | Wherefore praise the name of thy Lord, the great God |
| 56:75 | | Moreover I swear by the setting of the stars |
| 56:76 | | -- and it is surely a great oath, if ye knew it; - |
| 56:77 | | that this is the excellent Koran |
| 56:78 | | the original whereof is written in the preserved book: None shall touch the same |
| 56:79 | | except those who are clean |
| 56:80 | | It is a revelation from the Lord of all creatures |
| 56:81 | | Will ye, therefore, despise this new revelation |
| 56:82 | | And do ye make this return for your food which ye receive from God, that ye deny yourselves to be obliged to Him for the same |
| 56:83 | | When the soul of a dying person cometh up to his throat |
| 56:84 | | and ye at the same time are looking on |
| 56:85 | | -- and We are nigher unto him than ye, but ye see not his true condition: - |
| 56:86 | | would ye not, if ye are not to be rewarded for your actions hereafter |
| 56:87 | | cause the same to return into the body, if ye speak truth |
| 56:88 | | And whether he be of those who shall approach near unto God |
| 56:89 | | his reward shall be rest, and mercy, and a garden of delights |
| 56:90 | | Or whether he be of the companions of the right hand |
| 56:91 | | he shall be saluted with the salutation, Peace be unto thee! By the companions of the right hand, his brethren |
| 56:92 | | Or whether he be of those who have rejected the true faith, and gone astray |
| 56:93 | | his entertainment shall consist of boiling water |
| 56:94 | | and the burning of hell fire |
| 56:95 | | Verily this is a certain truth |
| 56:96 | | Wherefore praise the name of thy Lord, the great God |
