| | N J Dawood (2014) rendition of Surah The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming(al-Waqi`ah)
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| 56:1 | | WHEN THAT which is coming comes ― |
| 56:2 | | and no soul shall then deny its coming ― |
| 56:3 | | some shall be abased and others exalted |
| 56:4 | | When the earth shakes and quivers |
| 56:5 | | and the mountains crumble awa |
| 56:6 | | and scatter abroad into fine dust |
| 56:7 | | you shall be divided into three multitudes |
| 56:8 | | those on the right (blessed shall be those on the right) |
| 56:9 | | those on the left (damned shall be those on the left) |
| 56:10 | | and those to the fore (foremost shall be those) |
| 56:11 | | Such are they that shall be brought near to their Lor |
| 56:12 | | in the Gardens of Delight |
| 56:13 | | a whole multitude from ages past |
| 56:14 | | and but a few from the latter ages |
| 56:15 | | They shall recline on jewelled couche |
| 56:16 | | face to face |
| 56:17 | | and there shall wait on them immortal youth |
| 56:18 | | with bowls and ewers and a cup of purest win |
| 56:19 | | (that will neither pain their heads nor take away their reason) |
| 56:20 | | with fruits of their own choic |
| 56:21 | | and flesh of fowls that they relish |
| 56:22 | | And theirs shall be the dark-eyed houris |
| 56:23 | | chaste as virgin pearls |
| 56:24 | | a guerdon for what they did |
| 56:25 | | There they shall hear no idle talk, no sinful speech |
| 56:26 | | but only the greeting, ‘Peace! Peace!&lsquo |
| 56:27 | | Those on the right hand ― happy shall be those on the right hand |
| 56:28 | | They shall recline on couches raised on high in the shade of thornless sidrs |
| 56:29 | | and clusters of talh;¹ |
| 56:30 | | --(translation missing in source)- |
| 56:31 | | amidst gushing water |
| 56:32 | | and abundant fruits |
| 56:33 | | never-ending, unforbidden |
| 56:34 | | --(translation missing in source)- |
| 56:35 | | We created the houri |
| 56:36 | | and made them virgins |
| 56:37 | | loving companion |
| 56:38 | | for those on the right hand |
| 56:39 | | a multitude from ages past |
| 56:40 | | and a multitude from the latter ages |
| 56:41 | | As for those on the left hand (wretched shall be those on the left hand! |
| 56:42 | | they shall dwell amidst scorching winds and seething water |
| 56:43 | | in the shade of pitch-black smoke |
| 56:44 | | neither cool nor refreshing |
| 56:45 | | For they have lived in comfor |
| 56:46 | | and persisted in the heinous sin², saying |
| 56:47 | | What! When we are dead and turned to dust and bones, shall we be raised to life |
| 56:48 | | And our forefathers, too?&lsquo |
| 56:49 | | Say: ‘Those from ages past, and those from latter ages |
| 56:50 | | shall be brought together at the time of on an appointed day |
| 56:51 | | Then as for you who err and disbelieve |
| 56:52 | | you shall eat from the Zaqqūm tre |
| 56:53 | | and fill your bellies with it‘s fruit |
| 56:54 | | You shall drink scalding water |
| 56:55 | | yet you shall drink it as the thirsty camel drinks.&lsquo |
| 56:56 | | Such shall be their fare on the Day of Reckoning |
| 56:57 | | We created you: why then will you not believe |
| 56:58 | | Behold the semen you discharge |
| 56:59 | | did you create it, or were We it‘s Creators |
| 56:60 | | It was We that ordained death among you. Nothing can hinder U |
| 56:61 | | from replacing you by others like yourselves or transforming you into beings you know nothing of |
| 56:62 | | You surely know of the First Creation. Why, then, do you not reflect |
| 56:63 | | Consider the earth you till |
| 56:64 | | Is it you that sow the seeds, or are We the Sower |
| 56:65 | | If We pleased, We could turn your harvest into chaff, so that you would keep forlornly jesting |
| 56:66 | | We are laden with debts |
| 56:67 | | Why, we have been robbed!&lsquo |
| 56:68 | | Consider the water which you drink |
| 56:69 | | Was it you that sent it down from the cloud, or were We the Senders |
| 56:70 | | If We pleased, We could turn it bitter. Why, then, do you not give thanks |
| 56:71 | | Consider the fire which you light |
| 56:72 | | Was it you that made the timber, or were We the Makers |
| 56:73 | | A reminder for man We made it, and for the traveller a comfort |
| 56:74 | | Praise, then, the name of your Lord, the Supreme One |
| 56:75 | | I swear by the shelter of the star |
| 56:76 | | (a mighty oath, if you but knew it |
| 56:77 | | that this is a holy Koran |
| 56:78 | | safeguarded in a Boo |
| 56:79 | | which none may touch except the purified |
| 56:80 | | a revelation sent down from the Lord of the Universe |
| 56:81 | | Would you scorn a Scripture such as this |
| 56:82 | | and earn your daily bread denying it |
| 56:83 | | When under your very eyes a dying man‘s soul leaps up to his throa |
| 56:84 | | --(translation missing in source)- |
| 56:85 | | (We are nearer to him than you, although you cannot see) |
| 56:86 | | why do you not restore it, if you are not to be judged hereafter |
| 56:87 | | If what you say be true |
| 56:88 | | Thus, if he is favoured |
| 56:89 | | his lot will be repose and plenty, and a Garden of Delight |
| 56:90 | | If he is one of those on the right hand |
| 56:91 | | he will be greeted with, ‘Peace be with you!‘ by those on the right hand |
| 56:92 | | But if he is an erring disbeliever |
| 56:93 | | his welcome shall be a downpour of scalding water |
| 56:94 | | and incineration in a hell |
| 56:95 | | This is surely the veritable Truth |
| 56:96 | | Praise, then, the name of your Lord, the Supreme One |
