English - Chapter 56 - Al-Waqiah

When the inevitable day of judgment shall suddenly come

no soul shall charge the prediction of its coming with falsehood

It will abase some, and exalt others

When the earth shall be shaken with a violent shock

and the mountains shall be dashed in pieces

and shall become as dust scattered abroad

and ye shall be separated into three distinct classes

The companions of the right hand; -- how happy shall the companions of the right hand be

And the companions of the left hand; -- how miserable shall the companions of the left hand be

And those who have preceded others in the faith, shall precede them to paradise

These are they who shall approach near unto God

They shall dwell in gardens of delight

A [large] company of the former peoples

and few of the last

Reposing on couches adorned with gold and precious stones

sitting opposite to one another thereon

Youths which shall continue in their bloom for ever, shall go round about to attend them

with goblets, and beakers, and a cup of flowing wine

Their heads shall not ache by drinking the same, neither shall their reason be disturbed

And with fruits of the sorts which they shall choose

and the flesh of birds of the kind which they shall desire

And there shall accompany them fair damsels having large black eyes

resembling pearls hidden in their shells

As a reward for that which they shall have wrought

They shall not hear therein any vain discourse, or any charge of sin

but only the salutation, Peace! Peace

And the companions of the right hand -- how happy shall the companions of the right hand be

shall have their abode among lote trees free from thorns

and trees of mauz loaded regularly with their produce from top to bottom

under an extended shade

near a flowing water

and amidst fruits in abundance

which shall not fail, nor shall be forbidden to be gathered

And they shall repose themselves on lofty beds

Verily We have created the damsels of paradise by a peculiar creation

And We have made them virgins

beloved by their husbands, of equal age with them

for the delight of the companions of the right hand

There shall be many of the former religions

and many of the latter

And the companions of the left hand -- how miserable shall the companions of the left hand be

Shall dwell amidst burning winds, and scalding water

under the shade of a black smoke

neither cool nor agreeable

For they enjoyed the pleasures of life before this, while on earth

and obstinately persisted in a heinous wickedness

And they said, after we shall have died, and become dust and bones, shall we surely be raised to life

Shall our forefathers also be raised with us

Say, verily both the first and the last

shall surely be gathered together to judgment, at the prefixed time of a known day

Then ye, O men, who have erred, and denied the resurrection as a falsehood

shall surely eat of the fruit of the tree of al Zakkum

and shall fill your bellies therewith

And ye shall drink thereon boiling water

and ye shall drink as a thirsty camel drinketh

This shall be their entertainment on the day of judgment

We have created you: Will ye not therefore believe that We can raise you from the dead

What think ye? The seed which ye emit

do ye create the same, or are we the creators thereof

We have decreed death unto you all: And We shall not be prevented

We are able to substitute others like unto you in your stead, and to produce you again in the condition or form which ye know not

Ye know the original production by creation; will ye not therefore consider that We are able to reproduce you by resuscitation

What think ye? The grain which ye sow

do ye cause the same to spring forth, or do We cause it to spring forth

If We pleased, verily We could render the same dry and fruitless, so that ye would not cease to wonder, saying

verily we have contracted debts for seed and labour

but we are not permitted to reap the fruit thereof

What think ye? The water which ye drink

do ye send down the same from the clouds, or are We the senders thereof

If We pleased, We could render the same brackish: Will ye not therefore give thanks

What think ye? The fire which ye strike

do ye produce the tree whence ye obtain the same, or are We the producers thereof

We have ordained the same for an admonition, and an advantage unto those who travel through the deserts

Wherefore praise the name of thy Lord, the great God

Moreover I swear by the setting of the stars

and it is surely a great oath, if ye knew it

that this is the excellent Koran

the original whereof is written in the preserved book: None shall touch the same

except those who are clean

It is a revelation from the Lord of all creatures

Will ye, therefore, despise this new revelation

And do ye make this return for your food which ye receive from God, that ye deny yourselves to be obliged to Him for the same

When the soul of a dying person cometh up to his throat

and ye at the same time are looking on

and We are nigher unto him than ye, but ye see not his true condition

would ye not, if ye are not to be rewarded for your actions hereafter

cause the same to return into the body, if ye speak truth

And whether he be of those who shall approach near unto God

his reward shall be rest, and mercy, and a garden of delights

Or whether he be of the companions of the right hand

Or whether he be of those who have rejected the true faith, and gone astray

his entertainment shall consist of boiling water

and the burning of hell fire

Verily this is a certain truth

Wherefore praise the name of thy Lord, the great God