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Asad, Surah 56: The Inevitable (Al-Waaqia)

Surahs

[1] WHEN THAT which must come to pass [at last] comes to pass,

[2] there will be nought that could give the lie to its having come to pass,

[3] abasing [some], exalting [others]!

[4] When the earth is shaken with a shaking [severe],

[5] and the mountains are shattered into [countless] shards,

[6] so that they become as scat­tered dust –

[7] [on that Day,] then, shall you be [divided into] three kinds.

[8] Thus, there shall be such as will have attained to what is right: oh, how [happy] will be they who have attained to what is right!

[9] And there shall be such as will have lost them­selves in evil: oh, how [unhappy] will be they who have lost themselves in evil!

[10] But the foremost shall be [they who in life were] the foremost [in faith and good works]:

[11] they who were [always] drawn close unto God!

[12] In gardens of bliss [will they dwell] -

[13] a good many of those of olden times,

[14] but [only] a few of later times.

[15] [They will be seated] on gold-encrusted thrones of happiness,

[16] reclining upon them, facing one another [in love].

[17] Immortal youths will wait upon them

[18] with goblets, and ewers, and cups filled with water from unsullied springs

[19] by which their minds will not be clouded and which will not make them drunk;

[20] and with fruit of any kind that they may choose,

[21] and with the flesh of any fowl that they may desire.

[22] And [with them will be their] companions pure, most beautiful of eye,

[23] like unto pearls [still] hidden in their shells.

[24] [And this will be] a reward for what they did [in life].

[25] No empty talk will they hear there, nor any call to sin,

[26] but only the tiding of inner soundness and peace.

[27] NOW AS FOR those who have attained to righteous­ness - what of those who have attained to righteous­ness?

[28] [They, too, will find themselves] amidst fruit- laden lote-trees,

[29] and acacias flower-clad,

[30] and shade extended,

[31] and waters gushing,

[32] and fruit abounding,

[33] never-failing and never out of reach.

[34] And [with them will be their] spouses, raised high:

[35] for, behold, We shall have brought them into being in a life renewed,

[36] having resurrected them as virgins,

[37] full of love, well-matched

[38] with those who have attained to righteousness:

[39] a good many of olden times,

[40] and a good many of later times.

[41] BUT AS FOR those who have persevered in evil - what of those who have persevered in evil?

[42] [They will find themselves] in the midst of scorching winds, and burning despair,

[43] and the shadows of black smoke -

[44] [shadows] neither cooling nor soothing.

[45] For, behold, in times gone by they were wont to abandon themselves wholly to the pursuit of pleasures,

[46] and would persist in heinous sinning,

[47] and would say, “What! After we have died and become mere dust and bones, shall we, forsooth, be raised from the dead? -

[48] and perhaps, too, our forebears of old?”

[49] Say: “Verily, those of olden times and those of later times

[50] will indeed be gathered together at an appointed time on a Day known [only to God]:

[51] and then, verily, O you who have gone astray and called the truth a lie,

[52] you will indeed have to taste of the tree of deadly fruit,

[53] and will have to fill your bellies therewith,

[54] and will thereupon have to drink [many a draught] of burning despair -

[55] drink it as the most insatiably thirsty camels drink!”

[56] Such will be their welcome on Judgment Day!

[57] WE who have created you, [O men:] why, then, do you not accept the truth?

[58] Have you ever considered that [seed] which you emit?

[59] Is it you who create it - or are We the source of its creation?

[60] We have [indeed] decreed that death shall be [ever-present] among you: but there is nothing to prevent Us

[61] from changing the nature of your existence and bringing you into being [anew] in a manner [as yet] unknown to you.

[62] And [since] you are indeed aware of the [miracle of your] coming into being in the first instance - why, then, do you not bethink yourselves [of Us]?

[63] Have you ever considered the seed which you cast upon the soil?

[64] Is it you who cause it to grow - or are We the cause of its growth?

[65] [For,] were it Our will, We could indeed turn it into chaff, and you would be left to wonder [and to lament],

[66] “Verily, we are ruined!

[67] Nay, but we have been deprived [of our livelihood]!”

[68] Have you ever considered the water which you drink?

[69] Is it you who cause it to come down from the clouds - or are We the cause of its coming down?

[70] [It comes down sweet - but] were it Our will, We could make it burningly salty and bitter: why, then, do you not give thanks [unto Us]?

[71] Have you ever considered the fire which you kindle?

[72] Is it you who have brought into being the tree that serves as its fuel - or are We the cause of its coming into being?

[73] It is We who have made it a means to remind [you of Us], and a comfort for all who are lost and hungry in the wilderness [of their lives].

[74] Extol, then, the limitless glory of thy Sus­tainer’s mighty name!

[75] NAY, I call to witness the coming-down in parts [of this Qur’an]

[76] and, behold, this is indeed a most solemn affirmation, if you but knew it!

[77] Behold, it is a truly noble discourse,

[78] [conveyed unto man] in a well-guarded divine writ

[79] which none but the pure [of heart] can touch:

[80] a revelation from the Sustainer of all the worlds!

[81] Would you, now, look down with disdain on a tiding like this,

[82] and make it your daily bread [as it were] to call the truth a lie?

[83] Why, then, when [the last breath] comes up to the throat [of a dying man],

[84] the while you are [helplessly] looking on -

[85] and while We are closer to him than you, although you see [Us] not -:

[86] why, then, if [you think that] you are not truly dependent [on Us],

[87] can you not cause that [ebbing life] to return - if what you claim is true?

[88] [ALL OF YOU are destined to die.] Now if one happens to be of those who are drawn close unto God,

[89] happiness [awaits him in the life to come], and inner fulfillment, and a garden of bliss.

[90] And if one happens to be of those who have attained to righteousness,

[91] [he, too, will be wel­comed into paradise with the words,] “Peace be unto thee [that art] of those who have attained to right­eousness!”

[92] But if one happens to be of those who are wont to call the truth a lie, and [thus] go astray,

[93] a welcome of burning despair [awaits him in the life to come,]

[94] and the heat of a blazing fire!

[95] Verily, this is indeed the truth of truths!

[96] Extol, then, the limitless glory of thy Sus­tainer’s mighty name!

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