| | Muhammad Taqi Usmani rendition of Surah The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming(al-Waqi`ah)
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| 56:1 | | When the Imminent Event (of Doom) will occur |
| 56:2 | | there will be no one to deny its occurrence |
| 56:3 | | It will be abasing (some), exalting (others |
| 56:4 | | when the earth will be jolted with a terrible jolt |
| 56:5 | | and the mountains will be crumbled a thorough crumbling |
| 56:6 | | until they will become dust, scattered in the air |
| 56:7 | | and you will be (divided into) three categories |
| 56:8 | | As for the People of the Right, how (lucky) are the People of the Right |
| 56:9 | | And the People of the Left ? How (wretched) are the People of the Left |
| 56:10 | | And the Foremost are the foremost |
| 56:11 | | Those are the ones blessed with nearness (to Allah |
| 56:12 | | in gardens of bliss |
| 56:13 | | many from the first generations |
| 56:14 | | and a few from the later ones |
| 56:15 | | (They will be sitting) on thrones woven with gold |
| 56:16 | | reclining on them, facing each other |
| 56:17 | | Immortal boys will rotate around the |
| 56:18 | | with bowls and jugs and a goblet of pure wine |
| 56:19 | | from which they will neither suffer headache, nor will they be intoxicated |
| 56:20 | | _and with fruits that they choose |
| 56:21 | | and the flesh of birds that they desire |
| 56:22 | | And (for them there will be) houris, having lovely big eyes |
| 56:23 | | all (neat and clean) like a hidden pearl |
| 56:24 | | as a reward for what they used to do |
| 56:25 | | They will hear neither an absurd talk in it, nor something leading to sin |
| 56:26 | | but (they will hear) the words of Salam , Salam (as greetings) |
| 56:27 | | And the People of the right? How (lucky) are the People of the Right |
| 56:28 | | (They will be) amid lote-trees with no thorns |
| 56:29 | | and the trees of TalH , (banana, or a fragrant tree) having layers one upon the other |
| 56:30 | | and a shade, spread all over |
| 56:31 | | and water, poured forth |
| 56:32 | | and a lot of fruits |
| 56:33 | | neither interrupted (in any season), nor prohibited |
| 56:34 | | and mattresses of high quality |
| 56:35 | | Surely We have made up those females in a special creation |
| 56:36 | | and have made them virgins |
| 56:37 | | amorous to their husbands, matching them in age |
| 56:38 | | for the People of the Right |
| 56:39 | | (comprising) many from the first generations |
| 56:40 | | and many from the later ones |
| 56:41 | | And the People of the Left? How (wretched) are the People of the Left |
| 56:42 | | (They will be) in scorching wind and boiling water |
| 56:43 | | and in a shade of black smoke |
| 56:44 | | neither cool nor graceful |
| 56:45 | | They were earlier in luxuries |
| 56:46 | | and used to persist in major sins |
| 56:47 | | and used to say, .Is it that when we die and become dust__is it that we will be raised again |
| 56:48 | | and our ancient fathers as well? |
| 56:49 | | Say, .All the earlier and the later one |
| 56:50 | | will be gathered together for a fixed time of a specified Day |
| 56:51 | | Then O you, the erring, the denying people |
| 56:52 | | you will have to eat from the tree of zaqqum |
| 56:53 | | and to fill with it the bellies |
| 56:54 | | then on top of it you will have to drink boiling water |
| 56:55 | | and to drink like camels suffering from the disease of over-thirst |
| 56:56 | | This will be their welcome entertainment on the Day of Requital |
| 56:57 | | We have created you; then why do you not believe in it |
| 56:58 | | So, tell Me about the semen you drop (in the wombs) |
| 56:59 | | Is it you who create it, or are We the Creator |
| 56:60 | | We have appointed (the times of) death among you, and We cannot be frustrate |
| 56:61 | | from replacing you with others like you, and creating you (afresh) in that (form) which you do not know |
| 56:62 | | And you certainly know the first creation; then why do you not take lesson |
| 56:63 | | Well, tell Me about that (seed) which you sow |
| 56:64 | | Is it you who grow it, or are We the One who grows |
| 56:65 | | If We so will, We can certainly make it crumbled, and you will remain wondering |
| 56:66 | | (and saying,) .We are laden with debt |
| 56:67 | | rather we are totally deprived |
| 56:68 | | Again, tell Me about the water you drink |
| 56:69 | | Is it you who have brought it down from the clouds, or are We the One who sends (it) down |
| 56:70 | | If We so will, We can make it bitter in taste. So why do you not offer gratitude |
| 56:71 | | Now tell Me about the fire you kindle |
| 56:72 | | Is it you who have originated its tree, or are We the Originator |
| 56:73 | | We have made it a reminder (of Our infinite power, and of the fire of Hell) and a benefit for travelers in deserts |
| 56:74 | | So, proclaim purity of the name of your Lord, the Magnificent |
| 56:75 | | So, I swear by the setting places of the stars |
| 56:76 | | __and indeed it is a great oath, if you are to appreciate_ |
| 56:77 | | it is surely the Noble Qur‘an |
| 56:78 | | (recorded already) in a protected book (i.e. the Preserved Tablet |
| 56:79 | | that is not touched except by the purified ones (the angels) |
| 56:80 | | __ a revelation from the Lord of the worlds |
| 56:81 | | Is it this discourse that you take lightly |
| 56:82 | | and take your denial as your livelihood |
| 56:83 | | So why (do you) not (intervene) when the soul (of a dying person) reaches the throat |
| 56:84 | | and you are watching |
| 56:85 | | And We are closer to him than you, but you do not perceive |
| 56:86 | | So, if you are not going to be recompensed (in the Hereafter for your deeds), then why do you no |
| 56:87 | | bring the soul back, if you are truthful |
| 56:88 | | So, in case he (the dying person) is from among those blessed with nearness |
| 56:89 | | then (for him) there is comfort and fragrance and garden of bliss |
| 56:90 | | And in case he is from among the People of the Right |
| 56:91 | | then, (it will be said to him,) .Peace is for you, as you are one of the People of the Right |
| 56:92 | | But if he is one of the deniers, the astray |
| 56:93 | | then (for him) there is entertainment from boiling water |
| 56:94 | | and burning in the Hell |
| 56:95 | | Indeed this is certainty in its true sense |
| 56:96 | | So, proclaim purity of the name of your Lord, the Magnificent |
