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