When the Event inevitable cometh to pass,
Al-Waqia 1
Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming.
Al-Waqia 2
(Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;
Al-Waqia 3
When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,
Al-Waqia 4
And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,
Al-Waqia 5
Becoming dust scattered abroad,
Al-Waqia 6
And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.
Al-Waqia 7
Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand?
Al-Waqia 8
And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?
Al-Waqia 9
And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).
Al-Waqia 10
These will be those Nearest to Allah:
Al-Waqia 11
In Gardens of Bliss:
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A number of people from those of old,
Al-Waqia 13
And a few from those of later times.
Al-Waqia 14
(They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),
Al-Waqia 15
Reclining on them, facing each other.
Al-Waqia 16
Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness),
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With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains:
Al-Waqia 18
No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication:
Al-Waqia 19
And with fruits, any that they may select:
Al-Waqia 20
And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire.
Al-Waqia 21
And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,-
Al-Waqia 22
Like unto Pearls well-guarded.
Al-Waqia 23
A Reward for the deeds of their past (life).
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Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,-
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Only the saying, "Peace! Peace".
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The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand?
Al-Waqia 27
(They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns,
Al-Waqia 28
Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,-
Al-Waqia 29
In shade long-extended,
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By water flowing constantly,
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And fruit in abundance.
Al-Waqia 32
Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden,
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And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high.
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We have created (their Companions) of special creation.
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And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), -
Al-Waqia 36
Beloved (by nature), equal in age,-
Al-Waqia 37
For the Companions of the Right Hand.
Al-Waqia 38
A (goodly) number from those of old,
Al-Waqia 39
And a (goodly) number from those of later times.
Al-Waqia 40
The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?
Al-Waqia 41
(They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water,
Al-Waqia 42
And in the shades of Black Smoke:
Al-Waqia 43
Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please:
Al-Waqia 44
For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury),
Al-Waqia 45
And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme!
Al-Waqia 46
And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again?-
Al-Waqia 47
"(We) and our fathers of old?"
Al-Waqia 48
Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times,
Al-Waqia 49
"All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well-known.
Al-Waqia 50
"Then will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood!-
Al-Waqia 51
"Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum.
Al-Waqia 52
"Then will ye fill your insides therewith,
Al-Waqia 53
"And drink Boiling Water on top of it:
Al-Waqia 54
"Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!"
Al-Waqia 55
Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital!
Al-Waqia 56
It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth?
Al-Waqia 57
Do ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out,-
Al-Waqia 58
Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators?
Al-Waqia 59
We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated
Al-Waqia 60
from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not.
Al-Waqia 61
And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises?
Al-Waqia 62
See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground?
Al-Waqia 63
Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?
Al-Waqia 64
Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment,
Al-Waqia 65
(Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing):
Al-Waqia 66
"Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)"
Al-Waqia 67
See ye the water which ye drink?
Al-Waqia 68
Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?
Al-Waqia 69
Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks?
Al-Waqia 70
See ye the Fire which ye kindle?
Al-Waqia 71
Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it?
Al-Waqia 72
We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.
Al-Waqia 73
Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme!
Al-Waqia 74
Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,-
Al-Waqia 75
And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew,-
Al-Waqia 76
That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable,
Al-Waqia 77
In Book well-guarded,
Al-Waqia 78
Which none shall touch but those who are clean:
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A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
Al-Waqia 80
Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?
Al-Waqia 81
And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false?
Al-Waqia 82
Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,-
Al-Waqia 83
And ye the while (sit) looking on,-
Al-Waqia 84
But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,-
Al-Waqia 85
Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account,-
Al-Waqia 86
Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)?
Al-Waqia 87
Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah,
Al-Waqia 88
(There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights.
Al-Waqia 89
And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand,
Al-Waqia 90
(For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand.
Al-Waqia 91
And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong,
Al-Waqia 92
For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water.
Al-Waqia 93
And burning in Hell-Fire.
Al-Waqia 94
Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly.
Al-Waqia 95
So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme.
Al-Waqia 96