| | Wahiduddin Khan rendition of Surah The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming(al-Waqi`ah)
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| 56:1 | | When the inevitable event takes place |
| 56:2 | | and there can be no denying its happening |
| 56:3 | | some shall be abased and others exalted |
| 56:4 | | When the earth is shaken violently |
| 56:5 | | and the mountains are totally shattered and crumble to piece |
| 56:6 | | and become like scattered dust particles |
| 56:7 | | [on that Day] you shall be divided into three groups.[43] |
| 56:8 | | Those on the Righthow blessed are those on the Right |
| 56:9 | | Those on the Lefthow unlucky are those on the Left |
| 56:10 | | The third to the fore shall be the foremost |
| 56:11 | | They shall be the nearest to God |
| 56:12 | | They will dwell in the Gardens of Bliss |
| 56:13 | | a large group of the early believers |
| 56:14 | | and a lesser number from the later generations |
| 56:15 | | Seated on couches wrought in gold and encrusted with precious stones |
| 56:16 | | reclining on them facing each other |
| 56:17 | | they will be waited on by ageless youth |
| 56:18 | | carrying goblets and ewers and cups filled with the purest wine |
| 56:19 | | neither causing headaches, nor intoxication |
| 56:20 | | along with fruits of their choice |
| 56:21 | | and the meat of any bird that they may desire |
| 56:22 | | and fair maidens with large, lustrous eye |
| 56:23 | | like the pearls in their shells |
| 56:24 | | shall be their recompense for their deeds |
| 56:25 | | They will not hear therein any vain or sinful talk |
| 56:26 | | only the words of peace and tranquillity |
| 56:27 | | Those on the Right, how fortunate are those on the Right |
| 56:28 | | They shall recline on high amidst lote trees without thorn |
| 56:29 | | and clustered bananas |
| 56:30 | | and spreading shad |
| 56:31 | | and flowing water |
| 56:32 | | and fruits in abundance |
| 56:33 | | never-ending and unrestricted |
| 56:34 | | on raised couches |
| 56:35 | | We have created maidens perfectl |
| 56:36 | | and made them virgins |
| 56:37 | | loving companions, matching in age |
| 56:38 | | for those on the Right |
| 56:39 | | a large group of the earlier peopl |
| 56:40 | | and a large group of those of later times |
| 56:41 | | Those on the Left: how unfortunate are those on the Left |
| 56:42 | | They will find themselves in scorching wind and scalding water |
| 56:43 | | and under the shadow of black smoke |
| 56:44 | | neither cool nor refreshing |
| 56:45 | | They had been affluent before |
| 56:46 | | and they persisted obstinately in awful sin |
| 56:47 | | and they used to say, What! After we have died and become dust and bones, shall we indeed be raised up again |
| 56:48 | | And also our forefathers |
| 56:49 | | Say, Indeed, the earlier ones and the later one |
| 56:50 | | will indeed be gathered together at a fixed time on an appointed Day |
| 56:51 | | Then you, you misguided ones, who deny the truth |
| 56:52 | | shall eat the fruit of the tree of Zaqqum |
| 56:53 | | and fill your bellies with it |
| 56:54 | | and shall drink boiling water on top of that |
| 56:55 | | You shall drink it as the thirsty camels drink |
| 56:56 | | This shall be their entertainment on the Day of Judgement |
| 56:57 | | We have created you: why then do you not accept the truth |
| 56:58 | | Have you thought about [the semen] that you discharg |
| 56:59 | | did you create it or did We |
| 56:60 | | It is We who have ordained death for all of you; and We cannot be prevente |
| 56:61 | | from replacing you by others like yourselves or changing your forms and re-creating you in forms that you know nothing of |
| 56:62 | | You have certainly known the first creation. Why, then, do you not take heed |
| 56:63 | | Have you thought about what crops you plant |
| 56:64 | | Is it you who cause them to grow or do We |
| 56:65 | | If We so pleased, We could turn your harvest into chaff. Then you would start lamenting |
| 56:66 | | We are ruined |
| 56:67 | | nay, we are deprived [altogether] |
| 56:68 | | Have you considered the water that you drink |
| 56:69 | | Is it you who cause it to descend from the clouds, or do We |
| 56:70 | | If We so pleased, We certainly could make it salty. Why, then, are you not grateful |
| 56:71 | | Have you thought about the fire that you kindle |
| 56:72 | | Did you produce the tree that serves as fuel or do We |
| 56:73 | | We have made it to be a reminder and a benefit for the wayfarers |
| 56:74 | | So glorify the name of your Lord, the Supreme |
| 56:75 | | Nay, I swear by the setting of the star |
| 56:76 | | and, indeed, that is a most mighty oath, if you only kne |
| 56:77 | | that this is indeed a noble Quran |
| 56:78 | | in a well-guarded preserved Book |
| 56:79 | | which none can touch except the purified |
| 56:80 | | It is a revelation sent down from the Lord of the worlds |
| 56:81 | | How can you regard this discourse with disdain |
| 56:82 | | Do you make its denial your means of livelihood |
| 56:83 | | Why, then, when the soul of the dying man reaches the throat |
| 56:84 | | and you are [at that moment] looking on [helplessly] |
| 56:85 | | and We are nearer to him than you, although you cannot see U |
| 56:86 | | why, then, if you are not subject to Our command |
| 56:87 | | do you not cause the soul to return to him if you are truthful in your claim |
| 56:88 | | But if he [the dying person] is one of those brought near to God |
| 56:89 | | then for him there shall be comfort and plenty and a Garden of Bliss |
| 56:90 | | and if he is of those who are on the Right |
| 56:91 | | he will be greeted with, Peace be to you, by those on the Right |
| 56:92 | | But if he is one of those who rejected [the truth] and went astray |
| 56:93 | | he will be welcomed with boiling water |
| 56:94 | | He will burn in Hell |
| 56:95 | | This is indeed the indubitable truth |
| 56:96 | | So glorify the name of your Lord, the Supreme |
