| | Ali Quli Qara'i rendition of Surah The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming(al-Waqi`ah)
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| 56:1 | | When the Imminent [Hour] befall |
| 56:2 | | —there is no denying that it will befall&mdash |
| 56:3 | | [it will be] lowering, exalting |
| 56:4 | | When the earth is shaken violently |
| 56:5 | | and the mountains are shattered into bit |
| 56:6 | | and become scattered dust |
| 56:7 | | you will be three groups |
| 56:8 | | The People of the Right Hand —and what are the People of the Right Hand |
| 56:9 | | And the People of the Left Hand —and what are the People of the Left Hand |
| 56:10 | | And the Foremost Ones are the foremost ones |
| 56:11 | | they are the ones brought near [to Allah] |
| 56:12 | | [who will reside] in the gardens of bliss |
| 56:13 | | A multitude from the former [generations] |
| 56:14 | | and a few from the latter ones |
| 56:15 | | On brocaded couche |
| 56:16 | | reclining on them, face to face |
| 56:17 | | They will be waited upon by immortal youths |
| 56:18 | | with goblets and ewers and a cup of a clear wine |
| 56:19 | | which neither causes them headache nor stupefaction |
| 56:20 | | and such fruits as they prefe |
| 56:21 | | and such flesh of fowls as they desire |
| 56:22 | | and big-eyed houri |
| 56:23 | | like guarded pearls |
| 56:24 | | a reward for what they used to do |
| 56:25 | | They will not hear therein any vain talk or sinful speech |
| 56:26 | | but only the watchword, ‘Peace!’ ‘Peace!&rsquo |
| 56:27 | | And the People of the Right Hand —what are the People of the Right Hand |
| 56:28 | | Amid thornless lote tree |
| 56:29 | | and clustered spathe |
| 56:30 | | and extended shade |
| 56:31 | | and ever-flowing wate |
| 56:32 | | and abundant fruits |
| 56:33 | | neither inaccessible, nor forbidden |
| 56:34 | | and noble spouses |
| 56:35 | | We have created them with a special creation |
| 56:36 | | and made them virgins |
| 56:37 | | loving, of a like age |
| 56:38 | | for the People of the Right Hand |
| 56:39 | | A multitude from the former [generations] |
| 56:40 | | and a multitude from the latter [ones] |
| 56:41 | | And the People of the Left Hand —what are the People of the Left Hand |
| 56:42 | | Amid infernal miasma and boiling wate |
| 56:43 | | and the shadow of a dense black smoke |
| 56:44 | | neither cool nor beneficial |
| 56:45 | | Indeed they had been affluent before this |
| 56:46 | | and they used to persist in the great sin |
| 56:47 | | And they used to say, ‘What! When we are dead and become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected |
| 56:48 | | And our forefathers too?&rsquo |
| 56:49 | | Say, ‘Indeed the former and latter generation |
| 56:50 | | will all be gathered for the tryst of a known day |
| 56:51 | | Then indeed, you, astray deniers |
| 56:52 | | will surely eat from the Zaqqum tre |
| 56:53 | | and stuff your bellies with it |
| 56:54 | | and drink boiling water on top of it |
| 56:55 | | drinking like thirsty camels.&rsquo |
| 56:56 | | Such will be the hospitality they receive on the Day of Retribution |
| 56:57 | | We created you. Then why do you not acknowledge it |
| 56:58 | | Have you considered the sperm that you emit |
| 56:59 | | Is it you who create it, or are We the creator |
| 56:60 | | We have ordained death among you, and We are not to be outmaneuvere |
| 56:61 | | from replacing you with your likes and recreating you in [a realm] you do not know |
| 56:62 | | Certainly you have known the first genesis, then why do you not take admonition |
| 56:63 | | Have you considered what you sow |
| 56:64 | | Is it you who make it grow, or are We the grower |
| 56:65 | | If We wish, We surely turn it into chaff, whereat you are left stunned [saying to yourselves,] |
| 56:66 | | ‘Indeed we have suffered loss |
| 56:67 | | Rather we are deprived!&rsquo |
| 56:68 | | Have you considered the water that you drink |
| 56:69 | | Is it you who bring it down from the rain cloud, or is it We who bring [it] down |
| 56:70 | | If We wish We can make it bitter. Then why do you not give thanks |
| 56:71 | | Have you considered the fire that you kindle |
| 56:72 | | Was it you who caused its tree to grow, or were We the grower |
| 56:73 | | It was We who made it a reminder and a boon for the desert-dwellers |
| 56:74 | | So celebrate the Name of your Lord, the All-supreme |
| 56:75 | | So I swear by the places where the stars set |
| 56:76 | | And indeed it is a great oath, should you know |
| 56:77 | | This is indeed a noble Qur’an |
| 56:78 | | in a guarded Book |
| 56:79 | | —no one touches it except the pure ones&mdash |
| 56:80 | | gradually sent down from the Lord of all the worlds |
| 56:81 | | What! Do you take lightly this discourse |
| 56:82 | | And make your denial of it your vocation |
| 56:83 | | So when it reaches the throat [of the dying person] |
| 56:84 | | and at that moment you are looking o |
| 56:85 | | —and We are nearer to him than you are, though you do not perceive&mdash |
| 56:86 | | then why do you not, if you are not subjec |
| 56:87 | | [to the Divine dispensation], restore it, should you be truthful |
| 56:88 | | Then, if he be of those brought near |
| 56:89 | | then ease, abundance, and a garden of bliss |
| 56:90 | | And if he be of the People of the Right Hand |
| 56:91 | | then ‘Peace be on you,’ [a greeting] from the People of the Right Hand |
| 56:92 | | But if he be of the impugners, the astray ones |
| 56:93 | | then a treat of boiling wate |
| 56:94 | | and entry into hell |
| 56:95 | | Indeed this is certain truth |
| 56:96 | | So celebrate the Name of your Lord, the All-supreme |
