English - Chapter 56 - Al-Waqiah

When the inevitable event comes to pass

Then will no soul entertain falsehood concerning its coming

Many will it bring low, many will it exalt

When the earth will be shaken to its depths

And the mountains will be crumbled to atoms

Becoming dust scattered abroad

And you will be sorted out into three classes

The companions of the right, what are the companions of the right

And the companions of the left, what are the companions of the left

And those foremost, will be foremost

These will be those nearest to God

In gardens of bliss

A number of people from those of the past

And a few from those of later times

On thrones encrusted

Reclining on them, facing each other

Around them will be youth of perpetual innocence

With goblets, bowls, and cups filled from clear-flowing fountains

No after-ache will they receive from it, nor will they suffer intoxication

And fruits, any they may select

And the meat of fowl, any that they may desire

And companions with beautiful eyes

Like pearls well guarded

A reward for the deeds of their past

Neither frivolousness will they hear therein, nor any taint of harm

Only the saying, “Peace, peace.”

The companions of the right hand, what are the companions of the right hand

They will be among lotus trees without thorns

Among Talh trees with flowers piled one above another

In shade long extended

By water flowing constantly

And fruit in abundance

Whose season is not limited, nor prevented

And on thrones, raised high

We have created their companions of a special creation

And made them virgin - pure

Beloved, equal in age

For the companions of the right hand

A number from those in the past

And a number from those of later times

The companions of the left hand, who will be the companions of the left hand

They will be in the middle of a fierce blast of fire and in boiling water

And in the shades of black smoke

Nothing to refresh, or to please them

Because they were accustomed to indulging, before that, with their wealth

And insisted on great harm

And they used to say, “What, when we die and become dust and bones, will we then indeed be raised up again

“And our ancestors?”

Say, “Yes, those in the past and those of later times

“All will certainly be gathered together, for the meeting appointed for a day well-known

“Then will you truly, O you who go wrong by treating truth as falsehood

“You will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum

“Then and there you will fill your insides

“And drink boiling water on top of it

“Indeed you will drink like thirsty camels.”

Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Punishment

It is We Who have created you. Why will you not witness the truth

Do you then see that which you throw out

Is it you who create it, or are We the Creators

We have decreed death for you, and We are not to be stopped–

From changing your forms, and creating you in forms that you know not

And you certainly already know the first form of creation. Why then do you not praise Him

Do you see the seed that you sow in the ground

Is it you who cause it to grow, or are We the cause

Were it Our will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and you would be left in wonderment–

Saying, “We are indeed left with debts

“Indeed we are shut out.”

Do you see the water which you drink

Do you bring it down from the cloud or do We

If it were Our will, We could make it salty. So why do you not give thanks

Do you see the fire which you kindle

Is it you who causes the tree to grow which feeds the fire, or do We cause it to grow

We have made it a memorial, an article of comfort, and convenience for the denizens of deserts

Then glorify with praises the name of your Lord, the Supreme

Furthermore, I call to witness the setting of the stars

And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if you only knew

That this is indeed a Quran most honorable

In a book well guarded

A revelation from the Guardian Evolver of all the systems of knowledge

Is it such a message that you would hold in light esteem

And have you made it your life to declare it false

Then why do you not intervene when the soul reaches the throat

But you just stand there looking on

But We are nearer to him than you, but you see not

Then why do you not, if you are exempt from account

Call back the soul, if you are truthful

Then if he is of those nearest to God

There is for him rest and satisfaction, and a garden of pleasure

And if he is of the companions of the right hand

Then for him is the salutation, “Peace be unto you,” from the companions of the right hand

And if he is of those who treat truth as false, and who go wrong

For him is entertainment with boiling water

And burning in hellfire

Indeed, this is the truth with certainty

So glorify with praises the name of your Lord, the Supreme