Chapter 56, Al-Waqi'ah [ The Inevitable ]
- Seeking refuge with Allah from the banished Satan.I begin in the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Merciful.
- 1. When the Event inevitable cometh to pass,
- 2. Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming.
- 3. (Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;
- 4. When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,
- 5. And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,
- 6. Becoming dust scattered abroad,
- 7. And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.
- 8. Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand?
- 9. And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?
- 10. And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).
- 11. These will be those Nearest to Allah:
- 12. In Gardens of Bliss:
- 13. A number of people from those of old,
- 14. And a few from those of later times.
- 15. (They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),
- 16. Reclining on them, facing each other.
- 17. Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness),
- 18. With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains:
- 19. No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication:
- 20. And with fruits, any that they may select:
- 21. And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire.
- 22. And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,-
- 23. Like unto Pearls well-guarded.
- 24. A Reward for the deeds of their past (life).
- 25. Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,-
- 26. Only the saying, "Peace! Peace".
- 27. The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand?
- 28. (They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns,
- 29. Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,-
- 30. In shade long-extended,
- 31. By water flowing constantly,
- 32. And fruit in abundance.
- 33. Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden,
- 34. And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high.
- 35. We have created (their Companions) of special creation.
- 36. And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), -
- 37. Beloved (by nature), equal in age,-
- 38. For the Companions of the Right Hand.
- 39. A (goodly) number from those of old,
- 40. And a (goodly) number from those of later times.
- 41. The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?
- 42. (They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water,
- 43. And in the shades of Black Smoke:
- 44. Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please:
- 45. For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury),
- 46. And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme!
- 47. And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again?-
- 48. "(We) and our fathers of old?"
- 49. Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times,
- 50. "All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well-known.
- 51. "Then will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood!-
- 52. "Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum.
- 53. "Then will ye fill your insides therewith,
- 54. "And drink Boiling Water on top of it:
- 55. "Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!"
- 56. Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital!
- 57. It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth?
- 58. Do ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out,-
- 59. Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators?
- 60. We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated
- 61. from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not.
- 62. And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises?
- 63. See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground?
- 64. Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?
- 65. Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment,
- 66. (Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing):
- 67. "Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)"
- 68. See ye the water which ye drink?
- 69. Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?
- 70. Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks?
- 71. See ye the Fire which ye kindle?
- 72. Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it?
- 73. We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.
- 74. Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme!
- 75. Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,-
- 76. And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew,-
- 77. That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable,
- 78. In Book well-guarded,
- 79. Which none shall touch but those who are clean:
- 80. A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
- 81. Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?
- 82. And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false?
- 83. Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,-
- 84. And ye the while (sit) looking on,-
- 85. But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,-
- 86. Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account,-
- 87. Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)?
- 88. Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah,
- 89. (There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights.
- 90. And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand,
- 91. (For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand.
- 92. And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong,
- 93. For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water.
- 94. And burning in Hell-Fire.
- 95. Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly.
- 96. So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme.