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[1] When the inevitable event comes,
[2] no soul will deny its coming.
[3] It will abase some and exalt others.
[4] When the earth is violently shaken
[5] and the mountains crumbled,
[6] they will become like dust scattered around.
[7] On that day, you (mankind) will be divided into three groups:
[8] The people of the right hand - those whose books of records will be placed in their right hands. How happy they will be!
[9] The people of the left hand - those whose books of records will be placed in their left hands. How miserable they will be!
[10] The foremost ones (in faith and virtue) - the foremost ones in receiving their reward.
[11] (The foremost ones) will be the nearest ones to God
[12] in the beautiful Paradise.
[13] Many of them will be from the ancient people
[14] and only a few of them from the later generations.
[15] They will recline on jewelled couches
[16] facing one another.
[17] Immortal youths will serve them
[18] with goblets, jugs and cups of crystal clear wine
[19] which will not cause them any intoxication or illness.
[20] Also, they will be served with the fruits of their choice
[21] and the flesh of birds, as they desire.
[22] They will have maidens with large, lovely black and white eyes,
[23] like pearls preserved in their shells,
[24] as reward for their deeds.
[25] They will not hear any unnecessary or sinful talk
[26] except each other's greetings of, "Peace be with you".
[27] As for the people of the right hand, how happy they will be!
[28] They will live amid the thornless lot trees
[29] and banana trees,
[30] with fruits piled up one on the other,
[31] and amid the extended shade
[32] near to flowing water
[33] and abundant fruits,
[34] undiminished and never denied
[35] and the noble maidens
[36] that We have created (for the people of the right hand).
[37] We have made them virgins,
[38] loving and of equal age.
[39] These (people of the right hand) consist of many from the ancient
[40] and many from the later generations.
[41] As for the people on the left hand, how miserable they will be!
[42] They will live amid the scorching,
[43] scalding water and under a shadow of black smoke,
[44] neither cold nor graceful in shape.
[45] They had lived in luxury before this
[46] and persisted in heinous sins.
[47] It was they who said, "Shall we be resurrected after we die and have turned into dust and bones?
[48] Will our ancient forefathers be resurrected too?
[49] (Muhammad), say, "All the ancient and later generations
[50] will be brought together for an appointment on an appointed day.
[51] Then you people who had gone astray and rejected the Truth
[52] will eat from the fruit of the tree of Zaqqum,
[53] filling your bellies, with it
[54] and on top of this you will drink boiling water
[55] like a thirsty camel".
[56] Such will be their dwelling on the Day of Judgment.
[57] It is We who have created you. Why then did you not testify to the Truth?
[58] Have you seen sperm?
[59] Did you create it or was it We who created it?
[60] We have destined death for you and no one can challenge Us
[61] in replacing you with another creation like you, changing you into a form which you do not know.
[62] You certainly knew about (your) first development. Why do you not take heed?
[63] Have you seen what you sow?
[64] Do you make it grow or is it We who make it grow?
[65] Had We wanted, We could have crushed it to bits and you would have been left to lament,
[66] crying, "We have been left to suffer loss.
[67] Surely, we have been deprived (of the benefits)".
[68] Have you seen the water which you drink?
[69] Is it you who sent it down from the clouds or is it We who have sent it down?
[70] Had We wanted, We could have made it salty. Why then do you not give thanks?
[71] Have you seen the fire which you kindle?
[72] Is it you who have produced its tree or is it We who have produced it?
[73] It is We who have made it as a reminder and a means of comfort for the people.
[74] (Muhammad), glorify your Lord, the Great One.
[75] I do not need to swear by the setting of the stars
[76] - which is indeed a great oath if only you knew it -
[77] that this is an honorable Quran
[78] preserved in a hidden Book which
[79] no one can touch it except the purified ones.
[80] (This Quran) is a revelation from the Lord of the Universe.
[81] Would you say that this statement is a lie?
[82] Would you reject the sustenance that you receive rather than give thanks?
[83] Why can you not help a soul dying
[84] right before your very eyes?
[85] We are closer to him than you, but you cannot see.
[86] If you are true to your claim that there is no Day of Judgment,
[87] why can you not bring it (the soul) back (to life)?
[88] (If a dying soul) is of those near to God,
[89] it will have rest, happiness, and a beautiful Paradise.
[90] If it is of the people of the right hand,
[91] it will be with the people of the right hand, living in peace and security.
[92] If it is of those who have rejected the Truth and have gone astray,
[93] its dwelling will be boiling water
[94] and the heat of hell fire.
[95] This is the absolute Truth and certainty.
[96] So glorify the name of your Lord, the Great One.