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
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