English - Chapter 56 - Al-Waqiah

When the inevitable event will come to pass

no one will be able to deny its coming to pass

then some shall be abased and some exalted

The earth shall be shaken with severe shaking

and the mountains shall be made to crumble with awful crumbling

and become like scattered dust

Then you shall be divided into three groups

those on the right hand - how blessed shall be the people of the right hand

those on the left hand - how damned shall be the people of the left hand

and foremost shall be the foremost

They will be nearest to Allah

in the gardens of bliss

Most of them will be from the former

and a few from the later generations

They shall have the jewelled couches

reclining on them facing each other

and there shall wait on them the eternal youths

with goblets, shining beakers and cups of pure wine

which will neither pain their heads nor take away their senses

They shall have fruits of their own choice

and flesh of fowls that they may desire

and dark eyed Huris (damsels)

as lovely as well guarded pearls

as a reward for their good deeds that they had done

There they shall not hear any vain talk nor sinful words

but only the greetings of "Peace be upon you! Peace be upon you

Those of the right hand - happy shall be those on the right hand

They shall be among the thornless lote trees

clusters of bananas

extended thick shades

constantly flowing water

abundant fruits

of unforbidden never ending supply

and will be reclining on high raised couches

We shall create their wives of special creation

and make them virgins

beloved by nature, equal in age

for those of the right hand

Many of them will be from the former

and many from the later generations

As for those of the left hand - how unfortunate will be the people of the left hand

They will be in the midst of scorching winds and in boiling water

in the shade of a pitch-black smoke

neither cool nor refreshing

For they lived in comfort before meeting this fate

They persisted in heinous sins

and used to say: "When we are dead and turned to dust and bones, shall we then be raised to life again

And our forefathers, too

Tell them: "Surely those of old and those of present age

shall certainly be brought together on an appointed time of a known Day

Then, "O the mistaken rejecters

you shall eat of the Zaqqum tree

and fill your bellies with it

and drink on top of it scalding water

yet you shall drink it like a thirsty camel

Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Reckoning

We have created you: will you not then testify about Our power of creation

Have you ever considered the semen you discharge

Is it you who create the child from it, or are We the Creator

It is We Who have ordained death among you and We are not helpless

in replacing you by others like yourselves or transforming you into beings that you do not know

You already know well your first creation, why then do you not take heed

Have you ever considered the seed that you sow in the ground

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

If it be Our Will, We could crumble your harvest into chaff, and you would then be left in lamenting

We are indeed left laden with debts

indeed we have been deprived from the fruits of our labor

Have you ever considered the water which you drink

Is it you who send it down from the clouds or are We the sender

If it be Our Will, We could turn it salty. Why then do you not give thanks

Have you ever considered the fire that you kindle

Is it you who grow the tree which feeds the fire or are We the grower

We have made it a reminder for man as to what would be the life without it, and a provision of life for the travellers of desert

So glorify the name of your Lord, Who is the Greatest

I swear by the setting of the stars

and it is indeed a mighty oath if you but knew it

that this is indeed a Glorious Qur’an

inscribed in a well-guarded Book

which none can touch except the purified (angels)

a revelation from the Lord of the worlds

Would you scorn a scripture such as this

and make it’s denying a means of your livelihood

Why is it not then that when you see a dying person’s soul come up to his throat

while you are helplessly watching

and at that time We are nearer to him than you, although you cannot see Us

Then why do you not - if you claim you are not subject to reckoning

restore to the dying person his soul? Answer this, if what you say be true

Then if the dying person is one of those near to Us

for him there is comfort and bounty, and a garden of bliss

And if he be one of the right hand

he is greeted with salutation: "Peace be upon you," from those of the right hand

And if he is one of the mistaken rejecters

he is welcomed with scalding water

and burning in hellfire

Surely this is an absolute truth