| | Muhammad Asad rendition of Surah The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming(al-Waqi`ah)
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| 56:1 | | WHEN THAT which must come to pass [at last] comes to pass |
| 56:1 | | WHEN THAT which must come to pass [at last] comes to pass |
| 56:2 | | there will be nought that could give the lie to its having come to pass |
| 56:2 | | there will be nought that could give the lie to its having come to pass |
| 56:3 | | abasing [some], exalting [others] |
| 56:3 | | abasing [some], exalting [others] |
| 56:4 | | When the earth is shaken with a shaking [severe] |
| 56:4 | | When the earth is shaken with a shaking [severe] |
| 56:5 | | and the mountains are shattered into [countless] shards |
| 56:5 | | and the mountains are shattered into [countless] shards |
| 56:6 | | so that they become as scattered dust &ndash |
| 56:6 | | so that they become as scattered dust &ndash |
| 56:7 | | [on that Day,] then, shall you be [divided into] three kinds |
| 56:7 | | [on that Day,] then, shall you be [divided into] three kinds |
| 56:8 | | Thus, there shall be such as will have attained to what is right: oh, how [happy] will be they who have attained to what is right |
| 56:8 | | Thus, there shall be such as will have attained to what is right: oh, how [happy] will be they who have attained to what is right |
| 56:9 | | And there shall be such as will have lost themselves in evil: oh, how [unhappy] will be they who have lost themselves in evil |
| 56:9 | | And there shall be such as will have lost themselves in evil: oh, how [unhappy] will be they who have lost themselves in evil |
| 56:10 | | But the foremost shall be [they who in life were] the foremost [in faith and good works] |
| 56:10 | | But the foremost shall be [they who in life were] the foremost [in faith and good works] |
| 56:11 | | they who were [always] drawn close unto God |
| 56:11 | | they who were [always] drawn close unto God |
| 56:12 | | In gardens of bliss [will they dwell] |
| 56:12 | | In gardens of bliss [will they dwell] |
| 56:13 | | a good many of those of olden times |
| 56:13 | | a good many of those of olden times |
| 56:14 | | but [only] a few of later times |
| 56:14 | | but [only] a few of later times |
| 56:15 | | [They will be seated] on gold-encrusted thrones of happiness |
| 56:15 | | [They will be seated] on gold-encrusted thrones of happiness |
| 56:16 | | reclining upon them, facing one another [in love] |
| 56:16 | | reclining upon them, facing one another [in love] |
| 56:17 | | Immortal youths will wait upon the |
| 56:17 | | Immortal youths will wait upon the |
| 56:18 | | with goblets, and ewers, and cups filled with water from unsullied spring |
| 56:18 | | with goblets, and ewers, and cups filled with water from unsullied spring |
| 56:19 | | by which their minds will not be clouded and which will not make them drunk |
| 56:19 | | by which their minds will not be clouded and which will not make them drunk |
| 56:20 | | and with fruit of any kind that they may choose |
| 56:20 | | and with fruit of any kind that they may choose |
| 56:21 | | and with the flesh of any fowl that they may desire |
| 56:21 | | and with the flesh of any fowl that they may desire |
| 56:22 | | And [with them will be their] companions pure, most beautiful of eye |
| 56:22 | | And [with them will be their] companions pure, most beautiful of eye |
| 56:23 | | like unto pearls [still] hidden in their shells |
| 56:23 | | like unto pearls [still] hidden in their shells |
| 56:24 | | [And this will be] a reward for what they did [in life] |
| 56:24 | | [And this will be] a reward for what they did [in life] |
| 56:25 | | No empty talk will they hear there, nor any call to sin |
| 56:25 | | No empty talk will they hear there, nor any call to sin |
| 56:26 | | but only the tiding of inner soundness and peace |
| 56:26 | | but only the tiding of inner soundness and peace |
| 56:27 | | NOW AS FOR those who have attained to righteousness - what of those who have attained to righteousness |
| 56:27 | | NOW AS FOR those who have attained to righteousness - what of those who have attained to righteousness |
| 56:28 | | [They, too, will find themselves] amidst fruit- laden lote-trees |
| 56:28 | | [They, too, will find themselves] amidst fruit- laden lote-trees |
| 56:29 | | and acacias flower-clad |
| 56:29 | | and acacias flower-clad |
| 56:30 | | and shade extended |
| 56:30 | | and shade extended |
| 56:31 | | and waters gushing |
| 56:31 | | and waters gushing |
| 56:32 | | and fruit abounding |
| 56:32 | | and fruit abounding |
| 56:33 | | never-failing and never out of reach |
| 56:33 | | never-failing and never out of reach |
| 56:34 | | And [with them will be their] spouses, raised high |
| 56:34 | | And [with them will be their] spouses, raised high |
| 56:35 | | for, behold, We shall have brought them into being in a life renewed |
| 56:35 | | for, behold, We shall have brought them into being in a life renewed |
| 56:36 | | having resurrected them as virgins |
| 56:36 | | having resurrected them as virgins |
| 56:37 | | full of love, well-matche |
| 56:37 | | full of love, well-matche |
| 56:38 | | with those who have attained to righteousness |
| 56:38 | | with those who have attained to righteousness |
| 56:39 | | a good many of olden times |
| 56:39 | | a good many of olden times |
| 56:40 | | and a good many of later times |
| 56:40 | | and a good many of later times |
| 56:41 | | BUT AS FOR those who have persevered in evil - what of those who have persevered in evil |
| 56:41 | | BUT AS FOR those who have persevered in evil - what of those who have persevered in evil |
| 56:42 | | [They will find themselves] in the midst of scorching winds, and burning despair |
| 56:42 | | [They will find themselves] in the midst of scorching winds, and burning despair |
| 56:43 | | and the shadows of black smoke |
| 56:43 | | and the shadows of black smoke |
| 56:44 | | [shadows] neither cooling nor soothing |
| 56:44 | | [shadows] neither cooling nor soothing |
| 56:45 | | For, behold, in times gone by they were wont to abandon themselves wholly to the pursuit of pleasures |
| 56:45 | | For, behold, in times gone by they were wont to abandon themselves wholly to the pursuit of pleasures |
| 56:46 | | and would persist in heinous sinning |
| 56:46 | | and would persist in heinous sinning |
| 56:47 | | and would say, “What! After we have died and become mere dust and bones, shall we, forsooth, be raised from the dead? |
| 56:47 | | and would say, “What! After we have died and become mere dust and bones, shall we, forsooth, be raised from the dead? |
| 56:48 | | and perhaps, too, our forebears of old?&rdquo |
| 56:48 | | and perhaps, too, our forebears of old?&rdquo |
| 56:49 | | Say: “Verily, those of olden times and those of later time |
| 56:49 | | Say: “Verily, those of olden times and those of later time |
| 56:50 | | will indeed be gathered together at an appointed time on a Day known [only to God] |
| 56:50 | | will indeed be gathered together at an appointed time on a Day known [only to God] |
| 56:51 | | and then, verily, O you who have gone astray and called the truth a lie |
| 56:51 | | and then, verily, O you who have gone astray and called the truth a lie |
| 56:52 | | you will indeed have to taste of the tree of deadly fruit |
| 56:52 | | you will indeed have to taste of the tree of deadly fruit |
| 56:53 | | and will have to fill your bellies therewith |
| 56:53 | | and will have to fill your bellies therewith |
| 56:54 | | and will thereupon have to drink [many a draught] of burning despair |
| 56:54 | | and will thereupon have to drink [many a draught] of burning despair |
| 56:55 | | drink it as the most insatiably thirsty camels drink!&rdquo |
| 56:55 | | drink it as the most insatiably thirsty camels drink!&rdquo |
| 56:56 | | Such will be their welcome on Judgment Day |
| 56:56 | | Such will be their welcome on Judgment Day |
| 56:57 | | WE who have created you, [O men:] why, then, do you not accept the truth |
| 56:57 | | WE who have created you, [O men:] why, then, do you not accept the truth |
| 56:58 | | Have you ever considered that [seed] which you emit |
| 56:58 | | Have you ever considered that [seed] which you emit |
| 56:59 | | Is it you who create it - or are We the source of its creation |
| 56:59 | | Is it you who create it - or are We the source of its creation |
| 56:60 | | We have [indeed] decreed that death shall be [ever-present] among you: but there is nothing to prevent U |
| 56:60 | | We have [indeed] decreed that death shall be [ever-present] among you: but there is nothing to prevent U |
| 56:61 | | from changing the nature of your existence and bringing you into being [anew] in a manner [as yet] unknown to you |
| 56:61 | | from changing the nature of your existence and bringing you into being [anew] in a manner [as yet] unknown to you |
| 56:62 | | And [since] you are indeed aware of the [miracle of your] coming into being in the first instance - why, then, do you not bethink yourselves [of Us] |
| 56:62 | | And [since] you are indeed aware of the [miracle of your] coming into being in the first instance - why, then, do you not bethink yourselves [of Us] |
| 56:63 | | Have you ever considered the seed which you cast upon the soil |
| 56:63 | | Have you ever considered the seed which you cast upon the soil |
| 56:64 | | Is it you who cause it to grow - or are We the cause of its growth |
| 56:64 | | Is it you who cause it to grow - or are We the cause of its growth |
| 56:65 | | [For,] were it Our will, We could indeed turn it into chaff, and you would be left to wonder [and to lament] |
| 56:65 | | [For,] were it Our will, We could indeed turn it into chaff, and you would be left to wonder [and to lament] |
| 56:66 | | “Verily, we are ruined |
| 56:66 | | “Verily, we are ruined |
| 56:67 | | Nay, but we have been deprived [of our livelihood]!&rdquo |
| 56:67 | | Nay, but we have been deprived [of our livelihood]!&rdquo |
| 56:68 | | Have you ever considered the water which you drink |
| 56:68 | | Have you ever considered the water which you drink |
| 56:69 | | Is it you who cause it to come down from the clouds - or are We the cause of its coming down |
| 56:69 | | Is it you who cause it to come down from the clouds - or are We the cause of its coming down |
| 56:70 | | [It comes down sweet - but] were it Our will, We could make it burningly salty and bitter: why, then, do you not give thanks [unto Us] |
| 56:70 | | [It comes down sweet - but] were it Our will, We could make it burningly salty and bitter: why, then, do you not give thanks [unto Us] |
| 56:71 | | Have you ever considered the fire which you kindle |
| 56:71 | | Have you ever considered the fire which you kindle |
| 56:72 | | Is it you who have brought into being the tree that serves as its fuel - or are We the cause of its coming into being |
| 56:72 | | Is it you who have brought into being the tree that serves as its fuel - or are We the cause of its coming into being |
| 56:73 | | It is We who have made it a means to remind [you of Us], and a comfort for all who are lost and hungry in the wilderness [of their lives] |
| 56:73 | | It is We who have made it a means to remind [you of Us], and a comfort for all who are lost and hungry in the wilderness [of their lives] |
| 56:74 | | Extol, then, the limitless glory of thy Sustainer’s mighty name |
| 56:74 | | Extol, then, the limitless glory of thy Sustainer’s mighty name |
| 56:75 | | NAY, I call to witness the coming-down in parts [of this Qur’an] |
| 56:75 | | NAY, I call to witness the coming-down in parts [of this Qur’an] |
| 56:76 | | and, behold, this is indeed a most solemn affirmation, if you but knew it |
| 56:76 | | and, behold, this is indeed a most solemn affirmation, if you but knew it |
| 56:77 | | Behold, it is a truly noble discourse |
| 56:77 | | Behold, it is a truly noble discourse |
| 56:78 | | [conveyed unto man] in a well-guarded divine wri |
| 56:78 | | [conveyed unto man] in a well-guarded divine wri |
| 56:79 | | which none but the pure [of heart] can touch |
| 56:79 | | which none but the pure [of heart] can touch |
| 56:80 | | a revelation from the Sustainer of all the worlds |
| 56:80 | | a revelation from the Sustainer of all the worlds |
| 56:81 | | Would you, now, look down with disdain on a tiding like this |
| 56:81 | | Would you, now, look down with disdain on a tiding like this |
| 56:82 | | and make it your daily bread [as it were] to call the truth a lie |
| 56:82 | | and make it your daily bread [as it were] to call the truth a lie |
| 56:83 | | Why, then, when [the last breath] comes up to the throat [of a dying man] |
| 56:83 | | Why, then, when [the last breath] comes up to the throat [of a dying man] |
| 56:84 | | the while you are [helplessly] looking on |
| 56:84 | | the while you are [helplessly] looking on |
| 56:85 | | and while We are closer to him than you, although you see [Us] not - |
| 56:85 | | and while We are closer to him than you, although you see [Us] not - |
| 56:86 | | why, then, if [you think that] you are not truly dependent [on Us] |
| 56:86 | | why, then, if [you think that] you are not truly dependent [on Us] |
| 56:87 | | can you not cause that [ebbing life] to return - if what you claim is true |
| 56:87 | | can you not cause that [ebbing life] to return - if what you claim is true |
| 56:88 | | [ALL OF YOU are destined to die.] Now if one happens to be of those who are drawn close unto God |
| 56:88 | | [ALL OF YOU are destined to die.] Now if one happens to be of those who are drawn close unto God |
| 56:89 | | happiness [awaits him in the life to come], and inner fulfillment, and a garden of bliss |
| 56:89 | | happiness [awaits him in the life to come], and inner fulfillment, and a garden of bliss |
| 56:90 | | And if one happens to be of those who have attained to righteousness |
| 56:90 | | And if one happens to be of those who have attained to righteousness |
| 56:91 | | [he, too, will be welcomed into paradise with the words,] “Peace be unto thee [that art] of those who have attained to righteousness!&rdquo |
| 56:91 | | [he, too, will be welcomed into paradise with the words,] “Peace be unto thee [that art] of those who have attained to righteousness!&rdquo |
| 56:92 | | But if one happens to be of those who are wont to call the truth a lie, and [thus] go astray |
| 56:92 | | But if one happens to be of those who are wont to call the truth a lie, and [thus] go astray |
| 56:93 | | a welcome of burning despair [awaits him in the life to come,] |
| 56:93 | | a welcome of burning despair [awaits him in the life to come,] |
| 56:94 | | and the heat of a blazing fire |
| 56:94 | | and the heat of a blazing fire |
| 56:95 | | Verily, this is indeed the truth of truths |
| 56:95 | | Verily, this is indeed the truth of truths |
| 56:96 | | Extol, then, the limitless glory of thy Sustainer’s mighty name |
| 56:96 | | Extol, then, the limitless glory of thy Sustainer’s mighty name |
