| | M. M. Pickthall rendition of Surah The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming(al-Waqi`ah)
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| 56:1 | | When the event befalleth |
| 56:2 | | There is no denying that it will befall |
| 56:3 | | Abasing (some), exalting (others) |
| 56:4 | | When the earth is shaken with a shoc |
| 56:5 | | And the hills are ground to powde |
| 56:6 | | So that they become a scattered dust |
| 56:7 | | And ye will be three kinds |
| 56:8 | | (First) those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand |
| 56:9 | | And (then) those on the left hand; what of those on the left hand |
| 56:10 | | And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race |
| 56:11 | | Those are they who will be brought nig |
| 56:12 | | In gardens of delight |
| 56:13 | | A multitude of those of ol |
| 56:14 | | And a few of those of later time |
| 56:15 | | On lined couches |
| 56:16 | | Reclining therein face to face |
| 56:17 | | There wait on them immortal youth |
| 56:18 | | With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure sprin |
| 56:19 | | Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness |
| 56:20 | | And fruit that they prefe |
| 56:21 | | And flesh of fowls that they desire |
| 56:22 | | And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes |
| 56:23 | | Like unto hidden pearls |
| 56:24 | | Reward for what they used to do |
| 56:25 | | There hear they no vain speaking nor recriminatio |
| 56:26 | | (Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace |
| 56:27 | | And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand |
| 56:28 | | Among thornless lote-tree |
| 56:29 | | And clustered plantains |
| 56:30 | | And spreading shade |
| 56:31 | | And water gushing |
| 56:32 | | And fruit in plent |
| 56:33 | | Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden |
| 56:34 | | And raised couches |
| 56:35 | | Lo! We have created them a (new) creatio |
| 56:36 | | And made them virgins |
| 56:37 | | Lovers, friends |
| 56:38 | | For those on the right hand |
| 56:39 | | A multitude of those of ol |
| 56:40 | | And a multitude of those of later time |
| 56:41 | | And those on the left hand: What of those on the left hand |
| 56:42 | | In scorching wind and scalding wate |
| 56:43 | | And shadow of black smoke |
| 56:44 | | Neither cool nor refreshing |
| 56:45 | | Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxur |
| 56:46 | | And used to persist in the awful sin |
| 56:47 | | And they used to say: When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again |
| 56:48 | | And also our forefathers |
| 56:49 | | Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Lo! those of old and those of later tim |
| 56:50 | | Will all be brought together to the tryst of an appointed day |
| 56:51 | | Then lo! ye, the erring, the deniers |
| 56:52 | | Ye verily will eat of a tree called Zaqqu |
| 56:53 | | And will fill your bellies therewith |
| 56:54 | | And thereon ye will drink of boiling water |
| 56:55 | | Drinking even as the camel drinketh |
| 56:56 | | This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgment |
| 56:57 | | We created you. Will ye then admit the truth |
| 56:58 | | Have ye seen that which ye emit |
| 56:59 | | Do ye create it or are We the Creator |
| 56:60 | | We mete out death among you, and We are not to be outrun |
| 56:61 | | That We may transfigure you and make you what ye know not |
| 56:62 | | And verily ye know the first creation. Why, then, do ye not reflect |
| 56:63 | | Have ye seen that which ye cultivate |
| 56:64 | | Is it ye who foster it, or are We the Fosterer |
| 56:65 | | If We willed, We verily could make it chaff, then would ye cease not to exclaim |
| 56:66 | | Lo! we are laden with debt |
| 56:67 | | Nay, but we are deprived |
| 56:68 | | Have ye observed the water which ye drink |
| 56:69 | | Is it ye who shed it from the raincloud, or are We the Shedder |
| 56:70 | | If We willed We verily could make it bitter. Why then, give ye not thanks |
| 56:71 | | Have ye observed the fire which ye strike out |
| 56:72 | | Was it ye who made the tree thereof to grow, or were We the grower |
| 56:73 | | We, even We, appointed it a memorial and a comfort for the dwellers in the wilderness |
| 56:74 | | Therefor (O Muhammad), praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous |
| 56:75 | | Nay, I swear by the places of the stars |
| 56:76 | | And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye but knew |
| 56:77 | | That (this) is indeed a noble Qur'a |
| 56:78 | | In a Book kept hidde |
| 56:79 | | Which none toucheth save the purified |
| 56:80 | | A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds |
| 56:81 | | Is it this Statement that ye scorn |
| 56:82 | | And make denial thereof your livelihood |
| 56:83 | | Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying |
| 56:84 | | And ye are at that moment lookin |
| 56:85 | | - And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not |
| 56:86 | | Why then, if ye are not in bondage (unto Us) |
| 56:87 | | Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful |
| 56:88 | | Thus if he is of those brought nigh |
| 56:89 | | Then breath of life, and plenty, and a Garden of delight |
| 56:90 | | And if he is of those on the right hand |
| 56:91 | | Then (the greeting) "Peace be unto thee" from those on the right hand |
| 56:92 | | But if he is of the rejecters, the erring |
| 56:93 | | Then the welcome will be boiling wate |
| 56:94 | | And roasting at hell-fire |
| 56:95 | | Lo! this is certain truth |
| 56:96 | | Therefor (O Muhammad) praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous |
