| | Maududi rendition of Surah The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming(al-Waqi`ah)
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| 56:1 | | When the Event will come to pas |
| 56:2 | | – and then there will be no one to deny its occurrence |
| 56:3 | | (a calamitous Event) that shall turn things upside down |
| 56:4 | | when the earth will suddenly shake with a terrible shaking |
| 56:5 | | and the mountains will crumbl |
| 56:6 | | and will scatter abroad into fine dust |
| 56:7 | | You shall then become three groups |
| 56:8 | | The People on the Right: and how fortunate will be the People on the Right |
| 56:9 | | And the People on the Left: and how miserable will be the People on the Left |
| 56:10 | | As for the Foremost, they will be the foremost |
| 56:11 | | They shall be near-stationed (to their Lord) |
| 56:12 | | in the Gardens of Bliss |
| 56:13 | | A throng of the ancients |
| 56:14 | | and a few from later times |
| 56:15 | | They (will be seated) on gold-encrusted couches |
| 56:16 | | reclining on them, arrayed face to face |
| 56:17 | | immortal youths shall go about the |
| 56:18 | | with goblets and ewers and a cup filled with a drink drawn from a running spring |
| 56:19 | | a drink by which their minds will not be clouded nor will it cause drunkenness |
| 56:20 | | they will also go about them with the fruits of which they may choose |
| 56:21 | | and with the flesh of any fowl that they may desire to eat |
| 56:22 | | and there shall be wide-eyed maidens |
| 56:23 | | beautiful as pearls hidden in their shells |
| 56:24 | | All this shall be theirs as a reward for their deeds |
| 56:25 | | There they shall hear no idle talk nor any sinful speech |
| 56:26 | | All talk will be sound and upright |
| 56:27 | | As for the People on the Right, how fortunate shall be the people on the Right |
| 56:28 | | They shall be in the midst of thornless lote trees |
| 56:29 | | and flower-clad acacias |
| 56:30 | | and extended shade |
| 56:31 | | and gushing water |
| 56:32 | | and abundant fruit |
| 56:33 | | never-ending and unforbidden |
| 56:34 | | They shall be on upraised couches |
| 56:35 | | and their spouses We shall have brought them into being afresh |
| 56:36 | | and shall have made them virgins |
| 56:37 | | intensely loving and of matching age |
| 56:38 | | All this will be for the People on the Right |
| 56:39 | | a large throng from the ancients |
| 56:40 | | and also a large throng from those of later times |
| 56:41 | | As for the People on the Left: how miserable will be the People on the Left |
| 56:42 | | They will be in the midst of scorching wind and boiling water |
| 56:43 | | and a shade of thick, pitch-black smoke |
| 56:44 | | which will neither be cool nor soothing |
| 56:45 | | Surely they had lived before in luxury |
| 56:46 | | and had persisted in the Great Sin |
| 56:47 | | They used to say: "What! Once we are dead and are reduced to dust and bones, shall we still be raised to a new life from the dead |
| 56:48 | | (We) and our fore-fathers of yore?" |
| 56:49 | | Tell them, (O Prophet): "The earlier ones and the later one |
| 56:50 | | shall all be brought together on an appointed Day |
| 56:51 | | Then you, the erring ones and those that gave the lie to the Truth |
| 56:52 | | shall all eat from the Tree of al-Zaqqum |
| 56:53 | | filling your bellies with it |
| 56:54 | | and thereupon you shall drink boiling water |
| 56:55 | | drinking it as thirsty camels do." |
| 56:56 | | Thus shall they be entertained on the Day of Recompense |
| 56:57 | | We have created you, then why would you not confirm it |
| 56:58 | | Did you ever consider the sperm that you emit |
| 56:59 | | Do you create a child out of it, or are We its creators |
| 56:60 | | It is We Who ordained death upon you and We are not to be frustrated |
| 56:61 | | Had We so wished, nothing could have hindered Us from replacing you by others like yourselves, or transforming you into beings you know nothing about |
| 56:62 | | You are well aware of the first creation; then, do you learn no lesson from it |
| 56:63 | | Have you considered the seeds you till |
| 56:64 | | Is it you or We Who make them grow |
| 56:65 | | If We so wished, We could have reduced your harvest to rubble, and you would have been left wonder-struck to exclaim |
| 56:66 | | "We have been penalised |
| 56:67 | | nay; we have been undone!" |
| 56:68 | | Did you cast a good look at the water that you drink |
| 56:69 | | Is it you who brought it down from the clouds or is it We Who brought it down |
| 56:70 | | If We had so pleased, We could have made it bitter. So why would you not give thanks |
| 56:71 | | Did you consider the fire which you kindle |
| 56:72 | | Did you make its tree grow or was it We Who made it grow |
| 56:73 | | We made it a reminder and a provision for the needy |
| 56:74 | | Glorify, then, (O Prophet), the name of your Great Lord |
| 56:75 | | No! I swear by the positions of the stars |
| 56:76 | | and this is indeed a mighty oath, if only you knew |
| 56:77 | | that this indeed is a noble Qur´an |
| 56:78 | | inscribed in a well-guarded Book |
| 56:79 | | which none but the pure may touch |
| 56:80 | | a revelation from the Lord of the Universe |
| 56:81 | | Do you, then, take this discourse in light esteem |
| 56:82 | | and your portion in it is simply that you denounce it as false |
| 56:83 | | Why, then, when the soul leaps up to the throat |
| 56:84 | | the while you are helplessly watching that he is on the verge of death |
| 56:85 | | – at that moment when We are closer to him than you, although you do not see (Us |
| 56:86 | | if you are not subject to anyone´s authority |
| 56:87 | | why are you then not able to bring them back to life if you are truthful |
| 56:88 | | So if he is one of those who are near-stationed (to Allah) |
| 56:89 | | then happiness and delight and Gardens of Bliss are his |
| 56:90 | | And if he is one of the People on the Right |
| 56:91 | | he will be welcomed by the words: "Peace to you" from the People on the Right |
| 56:92 | | And if he is one of those who give the lie (to this Message) and go astray |
| 56:93 | | then he will be served boiling water |
| 56:94 | | and will be scorched by the Fire |
| 56:95 | | That indeed is the absolute truth |
| 56:96 | | So glorify the name of your Great Lord |
