| | Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) rendition of Surah The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming(al-Waqi`ah)
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| 56:1 | | When the Event inevitable cometh to pass |
| 56:2 | | Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming |
| 56:3 | | (Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt |
| 56:4 | | When the earth shall be shaken to its depths |
| 56:5 | | And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms |
| 56:6 | | Becoming dust scattered abroad |
| 56:7 | | And ye shall be sorted out into three classes |
| 56:8 | | Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand |
| 56:9 | | And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand |
| 56:10 | | And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter) |
| 56:11 | | These will be those Nearest to Allah |
| 56:12 | | In Gardens of Bliss |
| 56:13 | | A number of people from those of old |
| 56:14 | | And a few from those of later times |
| 56:15 | | (They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones) |
| 56:16 | | Reclining on them, facing each other |
| 56:17 | | Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness) |
| 56:18 | | With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains |
| 56:19 | | No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication |
| 56:20 | | And with fruits, any that they may select |
| 56:21 | | And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire |
| 56:22 | | And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes, |
| 56:23 | | Like unto Pearls well-guarded |
| 56:24 | | A Reward for the deeds of their past (life) |
| 56:25 | | Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill, |
| 56:26 | | Only the saying, "Peace! Peace" |
| 56:27 | | The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand |
| 56:28 | | (They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns |
| 56:29 | | Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another, |
| 56:30 | | In shade long-extended |
| 56:31 | | By water flowing constantly |
| 56:32 | | And fruit in abundance |
| 56:33 | | Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden |
| 56:34 | | And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high |
| 56:35 | | We have created (their Companions) of special creation |
| 56:36 | | And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), |
| 56:37 | | Beloved (by nature), equal in age, |
| 56:38 | | For the Companions of the Right Hand |
| 56:39 | | A (goodly) number from those of old |
| 56:40 | | And a (goodly) number from those of later times |
| 56:41 | | The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand |
| 56:42 | | (They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water |
| 56:43 | | And in the shades of Black Smoke |
| 56:44 | | Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please |
| 56:45 | | For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury) |
| 56:46 | | And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme |
| 56:47 | | And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again? |
| 56:48 | | "(We) and our fathers of old?" |
| 56:49 | | Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times |
| 56:50 | | "All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well-known |
| 56:51 | | "Then will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood! |
| 56:52 | | "Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum |
| 56:53 | | "Then will ye fill your insides therewith |
| 56:54 | | "And drink Boiling Water on top of it |
| 56:55 | | "Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!" |
| 56:56 | | Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital |
| 56:57 | | It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth |
| 56:58 | | Do ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out, |
| 56:59 | | Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators |
| 56:60 | | We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrate |
| 56:61 | | from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not |
| 56:62 | | And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises |
| 56:63 | | See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground |
| 56:64 | | Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause |
| 56:65 | | Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment |
| 56:66 | | (Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing) |
| 56:67 | | "Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)" |
| 56:68 | | See ye the water which ye drink |
| 56:69 | | Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We |
| 56:70 | | Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks |
| 56:71 | | See ye the Fire which ye kindle |
| 56:72 | | Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it |
| 56:73 | | We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts |
| 56:74 | | Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme |
| 56:75 | | Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars, |
| 56:76 | | And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew, |
| 56:77 | | That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable |
| 56:78 | | In Book well-guarded |
| 56:79 | | Which none shall touch but those who are clean |
| 56:80 | | A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds |
| 56:81 | | Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem |
| 56:82 | | And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false |
| 56:83 | | Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat, |
| 56:84 | | And ye the while (sit) looking on, |
| 56:85 | | But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not, |
| 56:86 | | Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account, |
| 56:87 | | Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence) |
| 56:88 | | Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah |
| 56:89 | | (There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights |
| 56:90 | | And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand |
| 56:91 | | (For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand |
| 56:92 | | And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong |
| 56:93 | | For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water |
| 56:94 | | And burning in Hell-Fire |
| 56:95 | | Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly |
| 56:96 | | So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme |
