English - Chapter 56 - Al-Waqiah

When The Inevitable came to pass

its descent is not like that which lies

It will be one that abases, one that exalts

When the earth will rock with a rocking

and the mountains be crumbled to dust, crumbling

then, they had been dust scattered about

And you had been of three diverse pairs

Then, the Companions of the Right—who are the Companions of the Right

And the Companions of the Left—who are Companions of the Left

Ones who take the lead are the ones who take the lead

Those are the ones who are brought near

in the Gardens of Bliss

A throng of the ancient ones

and a few of the later ones

are on lined couches

ones who are reclining on them, ones who are facing one another

Immortal children go around them

with cups and ewers and goblets from a spring of water

Neither will they suffer headaches nor will they be intoxicated

and sweet fruit of what they specify

and the flesh of birds for which they lust

and most beautiful eyed ones

like the parable of the well-guarded pearls

a recompense for what they had been doing

They will not hear any idle talk in it nor accusation of sinfulness

but the saying of: Peace! Peace

And the Companions of the Right—who are the Companions of the Right

They will be among thornless lote-trees

and acacias, one on another

and spread out shade

and outpoured water

and many sweet fruit

There will be neither that which is severed nor that which is inaccessible

And it is an exalted place of restfulness

Truly, We caused them (f) to grow, a good forming

and made them (f) virgins

full of love, of the same age

for the Companions of the Right

A throng of the ancient ones

and a throng from the later ones

and the Companions of the Left—who are the Companions of the Left

Those who are in burning wind and scalding water

and shade of black smoke

neither that which is cool nor generous

Truly, they had been before that ones who are given ease

and they had been persisting in tremendous wickedness

And they had been saying: When we died and had been earth dust and bones, will we, then, be ones who are raised up

And our ancient fathers

will be ones who will be gathered to a time appointed on a known Day

Again, you, O ones who go astray, are the ones who deny

Certainly, you will be ones who eat from the Zaqqum tree

Then, you will be ones who fill your bellies from it

then, ones who drink scalding water after it

So you will be ones who drink like the drinking of thirsty camels

This will be their hospitality on the Day of Judgment

We, We created you. Why establish it not as true

Considered you what you spill of human seed

Is it you who create it? Or are We the ones who are the creators

We ordained death among you and We will not be ones who will be outrun

in that We will substitute your likeness and We caused you to grow in a way you know not

And, certainly, you knew the first growth. Will you not, then, recollect

Considered you the soil that you till

Is it you who sows it? Or are We the ones who sow

If We will, We would make it into chaff and you would continue to joke saying

We are ones who are debt-loaded

Nay! We are ones who are deprived

Considered you the water that you drink

Is it you who caused it to descend from the cloud vapors? Or are We the ones who caused it to descend

If We will, We would make it bitter. Why, then, give you not thanks

Considered you the fire which you strike

Is it you who caused the tree to grow? Or are We the ones who cause it to grow

We made it an admonition and sustenance for ones who are desert people

Then, glorify with the name of thy Lord, The Sublime

But no! I swear by the orbit of the stars

and, truly, that is an oath to be sworn if you know, sublime

Truly, it is a generous Recitation

in a well-guarded Book

None touches it but the ones who are purified

a sending down successively from the Lord of the worlds

Then, is it this discourse that you are ones who scorn

And you make it your provision that you, you deny the Recitation

Then, why not intervene when it reached the wind-pipe

and you are looking on at the time

And We are nearer to him than you, yet you perceive not

Then, why had you not been—if you are not ones to be judged—

returning the soul to the body, if you had been ones who are sincere

If he had been among the ones who are brought near

there is solace and fragrant herbs and a Garden of Bliss

And if he had been of the Companions of the Right

then: Peace for thee from the Companions of the Right

And yet if he had been of the ones who go astray, ones who deny

then, a hospitality of scalding water

and broiling in hellfire

Truly, this is The Truth of certainty

So glorify the Name of thy Lord, The Almighty