In the name
of Allah, Most Gracious, 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.
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