English - Chapter 56 - Al-Waqiah

When the inevitable comes to pass

Nothing can stop it from happening

It will bring low, and raise up

When the earth will be shaken a terrible shake

And the mountains will be wiped out

So that they become only scattered dust

And you will be in three groupings

So those on the right, who will be from those on the right

And those on the left, who will be from those on the left

And those foremost, who will be from those foremost

They will be the ones who are brought near

In gardens of bliss

Many from the first generations

And a few from the later generations

Upon luxurious beds

Reclining in them, facing each other

Moving among them will be immortal children

With cups, pitchers, and a cup of pure drink

They do not get a headache from it, nor do they get exhausted

And fruits of their choice

And wonderful companions

Like pearls which are sheltered

A reward for their works

They will not hear in it any nonsense, nor blame

Only the utterances of: "Peace. Peace

And those on the right, who will be with those on the right

In lush orchards

And fruit-trees which are ripe

And extended shade

And flowing water

And many fruits

Neither ending; nor disallowed

And raised furnishings

We have developed them completely

And made them never previously touched

Perfect, mature in age

For those on the right side

Many from the early generations

And many from the later generations

And those on the left, who will be from those on the left

In fierce hot winds and boiling water

And a shade that is unpleasant

Neither cool, nor helpful

They used to be indulged in luxury before this

And they persisted in the great oathbreaking

And they used to say: "After we die and turn to dust and bones, we will get resurrected

And also our fathers of old

Say: "The people of old and the later generations

Will be summoned to a meeting on a predetermined Day

Then you, O rejecting strayers

Will eat from the tree of Bitterness

Filling your bellies therefrom

Then drinking on top of it boiling water

So you will drink like diseased camels

Such is their share on the Day of Recompense

We have created you, if you could only believe

Have you noted the semen that you produce

Did you create it, or were We the Ones who have created it

We have predetermined death for you. Nothing can stop Us

From transforming your forms, and establishing you in what you do not know

You have come to know about the first creation. If only you would remember

Have you noted the crops you reap

Did you grow them, or were We the Ones who grew them

If We wished, We can turn them into hay. Then you will be left in wonderment

We are lost

No, we are deprived

Have you noted the water you drink

Did you send it down from the clouds, or is it We who sent it down

If We wished, We can make it salty. If only you would give thanks

Have you noted the fire you kindle

Did you establish its tree, or was it We who established it

We rendered it a reminder, and a useful tool for the users

You shall glorify the name of your Lord, the Great

I do swear by the positions of the stars

This is an oath, if only you knew, that is great

It is an honorable Qur'an

In a protected Book

None can grasp it except those purified

A revelation from the Lord of the worlds

Are you disregarding this narrative

And you have your provisions, yet you are denying

So when the time comes and it reaches your throat

And at that moment you look around

We are closer to it than you are, but you do not see

So if you do not owe any account

Then return it, if you are truthful

So, if he is one of those who are made near

Then joy, and rose buds, and gardens of bliss

And if he is one of the people of the right

Then: "Peace" from the people of the right

But if he is one of the deniers, the strayers

Then an abode of boiling water

And a burning in Hell

This is the absolute truth

You shall glorify the name of your Lord, the Great