| | Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali rendition of Surah The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming(al-Waqi`ah)
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| 56:1 | | When the Event (Literally: the Befalling) befalls |
| 56:2 | | There is no lying about its befalling |
| 56:3 | | Lowering (some), raising (others |
| 56:4 | | When the earth will be convulsed with a (severe) convulsion |
| 56:5 | | And the mountains crumbled with a violent crumbling |
| 56:6 | | So that they become disseminated dust particles |
| 56:7 | | And you will be three pairs |
| 56:8 | | So (as for) the companions of the Rightness, (Or: the Right Hand) what (will become) of the companions of the Rightness |
| 56:9 | | And the companions of the Sinister (befalling), what (will become) of the companions of the Sinister (befalling)? (Or: the Left Hand |
| 56:10 | | And the Outstrippers, (i.e., those who precede others) the Outstrippers |
| 56:11 | | Those are the ones to be brought near (in the Hereafter) |
| 56:12 | | In the Gardens of Bliss |
| 56:13 | | A throng of the earliest (people) |
| 56:14 | | And a few of the latest (people) |
| 56:15 | | Upon close-wrought (Or: plaited or encrusted) settees |
| 56:16 | | Reclining upon them, facing one another |
| 56:17 | | (There) go round them eternalized young men |
| 56:18 | | With goblets, and beakers, and a cup from a profuse spring |
| 56:19 | | Wherefrom their (heads) will not ache, nor will they feel exhausted |
| 56:20 | | And (such) fruits as they will freely choose |
| 56:21 | | And such flesh of birds as they crave for |
| 56:22 | | And wide-eyed huris |
| 56:23 | | As the likeness of nestled pearls |
| 56:24 | | (This is) a recompense for whatever they were doing |
| 56:25 | | Therein they will not hear any idle talk, nor any cause for vice |
| 56:26 | | Except the blissful saying, "Peace! Peace!" |
| 56:27 | | And the companions of the Right; what (will become) of the companions of the Right |
| 56:28 | | They will be among thornless lote-trees |
| 56:29 | | And Talh, (It may mean banana or acacia, which are compacted) tiered (one on another) |
| 56:30 | | And extended shade |
| 56:31 | | And outpoured water |
| 56:32 | | And many (kinds) of fruit |
| 56:33 | | Neither out of season, (Literally: cut off) nor out of reach- (i.e., unending fruits, that are not forbidden) |
| 56:34 | | And raised beddings |
| 56:35 | | Surely We have brought them (The huris) into being a (perfect) bringing up |
| 56:36 | | So We have made them virgins |
| 56:37 | | Chastely amorous, like of age |
| 56:38 | | For the companions of the Right |
| 56:39 | | A throng of the earliest (people, |
| 56:40 | | And a throng of the later (people) |
| 56:41 | | And the companions of the Left, what (will become) of the companions of the Left |
| 56:42 | | (They will be) in pestilential wind, and scalding water |
| 56:43 | | And the shade of a Smoking Blaze |
| 56:44 | | Neither cool, nor refreshing (Literally: honorable) |
| 56:45 | | Surely they were before that (living) in ease and luxury |
| 56:46 | | And they used to persist in the monstrous vileness |
| 56:47 | | And they used to say, "When we die and are dust and bones, will we surely be made to rise again |
| 56:48 | | And (also) our earliest fathers?" |
| 56:49 | | Say, (This is addressed to the Prophet) "Surely the earliest people and the later |
| 56:50 | | Will indeed be gathered to the fixed time of a known Day |
| 56:51 | | Thereafter, surely you, you erring ones, the beliers |
| 56:52 | | Indeed you will eat of the trees of Zaqqum |
| 56:53 | | So you will be filling therewith (your) bellies |
| 56:54 | | Then you will be drinking thereon of scalding water |
| 56:55 | | So you will be drinking (like) the drinking of diseased camels wandering with thirst." |
| 56:56 | | This is their hospitality on the Day of Doom |
| 56:57 | | We, Ever We, created you. Would you then sincerely admit (the Truth) |
| 56:58 | | So, have you then seen what you ejaculate |
| 56:59 | | Is it you who create it, or even are We the Creators |
| 56:60 | | We, Ever We, have determined among you Death; and in no way are We, Ever We, outstripped |
| 56:61 | | (So) that We may exchange the likes of you and bring you into being (again in a fashion) you do not know |
| 56:62 | | And indeed you have already known the earliest bringing into being; (if) had you (known), you would have been mindful |
| 56:63 | | Have you then seen (whatever) you till |
| 56:64 | | Is it you who plant it or are We, Ever We, the Planters |
| 56:65 | | If We had (so) decided We would indeed have made it crushed to pieces; then you would linger on (bitterly) exclaiming |
| 56:66 | | "Surely we are indeed penalized (for debt) |
| 56:67 | | No indeed, (but) we are dispossessed!" |
| 56:68 | | Have you then seen the water you drink |
| 56:69 | | Is it you who have sent it down from the rainy clouds or are We, Ever We, The Senders down |
| 56:70 | | If We had (so) decided, We would have made it bitter; so had you only thanked (Us) |
| 56:71 | | Have you then seen the fire you flare up |
| 56:72 | | Is it you who brought its tree into being, or are We, Ever We, The Bringers into being |
| 56:73 | | We, Ever We, have made it for a Reminder and an enjoyment for the denizens in the desert |
| 56:74 | | So extol with the Name of your Lord, The Ever-Magnificent |
| 56:75 | | Then no! I swear by the sites of the stars |
| 56:76 | | And surely it is indeed a tremendous oath, if you only know (it) |
| 56:77 | | Surely it is indeed an honorable Qur'an |
| 56:78 | | In a nestled Book |
| 56:79 | | Which none shall touch except the purified |
| 56:80 | | A successive sending down from The Lord of the worlds |
| 56:81 | | Is it, then, that you (i.e., the disbelievers) are dissimulating with this Discourse |
| 56:82 | | And making your provision (for livelihood) that you cry lies |
| 56:83 | | Then had it been that, when (the self) (i.e., the self of the dying person) reaches the gullet (of the dying) |
| 56:84 | | And you at that while of time (sit) looking on |
| 56:85 | | And We are nearer to him than you, but you do not behold |
| 56:86 | | Then had you been (sure) that, in case you are other than being doomed |
| 56:87 | | Make it return, if (ever) you are sincere |
| 56:88 | | So, as for him who in case he is of those brought near (to Us) |
| 56:89 | | Then (there will be) relief, and soothing comfort, and a Garden of Bliss |
| 56:90 | | And as for him who in case he is of the companions of the Right |
| 56:91 | | Then (it will be said), "Peace be upon you; (you are) one of the companions of the Right." |
| 56:92 | | And as for him who in case he is of the beliers (and) the erring |
| 56:93 | | Then (there will be) hospitality of scalding (water |
| 56:94 | | And the roasting in Hell-Fire |
| 56:95 | | Surely this is indeed the very Truth of Certitude |
| 56:96 | | So extol with the Name of your Ever- Magnificent Lord |
