| | Linda “iLHam” Barto rendition of Surah The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming(al-Waqi`ah)
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| 56:1 | | When the inevitable event comes to pass,… |
| 56:2 | | …no one will be able to deny its reality. |
| 56:3 | | It will debase; it will exalt. |
| 56:4 | | The earth will shake violently. |
| 56:5 | | The mountains will crumble… |
| 56:6 | | …and collapse. |
| 56:7 | | You [humanity] will belong to three classes: |
| 56:8 | | The companions of the right. What will be the companions of the right? |
| 56:9 | | The companions of the left. What will be the companions of the left? |
| 56:10 | | The foremost will be foremost. |
| 56:11 | | These will be those nearest [to Allah]. |
| 56:12 | | [They will be] in gardens of bliss. |
| 56:13 | | [They will be] a number [of people] from ancient times… |
| 56:14 | | …and a few from later times. |
| 56:15 | | [They will be] on ornate thrones,… |
| 56:16 | | …reclining on them, facing one another. |
| 56:17 | | Around them immortal youths will serve… |
| 56:18 | | …goblets, pitchers, and a flask filled from pure, flowing fountains. |
| 56:19 | | (The companions) will not get a hangover or suffer intoxication. |
| 56:20 | | They will have any fruits they may select… |
| 56:21 | | …and any poultry they want. |
| 56:22 | | Companions with attractive eyes, wide [with delight],… |
| 56:23 | | …will be like safely guarded pearls. |
| 56:24 | | A reward for the deeds of their past will be… |
| 56:25 | | …no frivolous talk heard therein and no taint of hostility. |
| 56:26 | | [They will hear] only the saying, “Peace! Peace!” |
| 56:27 | | The companions of the right! What will be the companions of the right? |
| 56:28 | | [They will be] among lote trees without thorns. |
| 56:29 | | [They will be] among banana trees, layered [with bananas]. |
| 56:30 | | [They will be] in extended shade… |
| 56:31 | | …beside flowing water. |
| 56:32 | | Fruit [will be] in abundance. |
| 56:33 | | It will not be limited or forbidden. |
| 56:34 | | [The companions will be] on lifted couches. |
| 56:35 | | Truly, We have created them of a special creation. |
| 56:36 | | We have made them pure. |
| 56:37 | | [They are] loving and equal in age… |
| 56:38 | | …for the companions of the right. |
| 56:39 | | Some of them will be from days of old. |
| 56:40 | | Some of them will be from later times. |
| 56:41 | | The companions of the left! What will be the companions of the left? |
| 56:42 | | [They will be] in the midst of scorching wind and scalding water. |
| 56:43 | | [They will be] in the shadow of black smoke. |
| 56:44 | | There will be nothing cooling or refreshing. |
| 56:45 | | Indeed, they previously indulged in luxury [in their lives on Earth]. |
| 56:46 | | They persisted in terrible sin. |
| 56:47 | | They used to say, “When we die and become dust and bones, will we really be raised again,… |
| 56:48 | | …along with our ancestors?” |
| 56:49 | | Say, “Indeed, those [ancestors] of old and those of later times. |
| 56:50 | | “All will certainly be assembled for the meeting appointed for a well-known day. |
| 56:51 | | “Truly, you will, O you sinners who regarded truth as false. |
| 56:52 | | “You will certainly taste the Tree of Bitterness. |
| 56:53 | | “You will fill your bellies with it. |
| 56:54 | | “[You will] drink boiling water on top of it. |
| 56:55 | | “You will drink like thirsty camels.” |
| 56:56 | | That will be their hospitality on the Day of Atonement. |
| 56:57 | | We created you. Why then do you not believe in Me? |
| 56:58 | | Do you consider the reproductive sperm and ovum? |
| 56:59 | | Are they created by you, or are We the Creator? |
| 56:60 | | We have decreed that death be your shared fate. We will not be frustrated… |
| 56:61 | | …from changing your life form into something new to you. |
| 56:62 | | You are certainly familiar with the first form of creation. Why then would you not ponder [the spiritual form]? |
| 56:63 | | Do you consider what you cultivate? |
| 56:64 | | Do you cause it to sprout, or do We? |
| 56:65 | | If it were our intention, we could have crumbled (the seeds) to dust, and you would be left bewildered. |
| 56:66 | | [You would complain,] “We are burdened with debt. |
| 56:67 | | “We are deprived!” |
| 56:68 | | Do you consider the water you drink? |
| 56:69 | | Do you entice it from the clouds, or do We? |
| 56:70 | | If it were Our intention, we could make it salty and bitter. Why then do you not give thanks? |
| 56:71 | | Do you consider the fire you kindle? |
| 56:72 | | Do you grow the timber [from which the fire is fed], or do We? |
| 56:73 | | We have made it a token [of our gifts] and a thing of comfort and ease for campers in the wilderness. |
| 56:74 | | Glorify, then, the Name of your Lord the Supreme Being. |
| 56:75 | | Furthermore, I call to witness the setting of the stars. |
| 56:76 | | That is truly a mighty testament, if you only knew! |
| 56:77 | | [It speaks to the fact] that this is truly a most honorable Qur’an. |
| 56:78 | | [It is] in a Book well-guarded. |
| 56:79 | | None shall touch it except those who are clean. |
| 56:80 | | [It is] a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds. |
| 56:81 | | Is it to this teaching that you are indifferent? |
| 56:82 | | Have you made it your life’s work to prove it false? |
| 56:83 | | Then why do you not act when (the soul) reaches the throat,… |
| 56:84 | | …while you are looking on? |
| 56:85 | | We are nearer to (the dying person) than you, and you do not see. |
| 56:86 | | Why [do you not act] if you are not held to account? |
| 56:87 | | Call back (the soul) if you are honest. |
| 56:88 | | If someone is brought near to Allah,… |
| 56:89 | | …then rest and satisfaction and a garden of goodness [awaits him/her]. |
| 56:90 | | If he/she is among the companions of the right:… |
| 56:91 | | …“Peace unto you,” from the companions of the right. |
| 56:92 | | If he/she is among those who treat truth as a lie and who sin,… |
| 56:93 | | …his/her hospitality will be scalding water. |
| 56:94 | | [He/she will be exposed to] burning in Hell. |
| 56:95 | | Truly, this is certain truth. |
| 56:96 | | Glorify the name of your Lord the Magnificent. |
