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56: The Event, the inevitable
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When the Event inevitable cometh to pass,
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Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming.
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(Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;
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When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,
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And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,
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Becoming dust scattered abroad,
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And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.
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Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be
the Companions of the Right Hand?
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And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of
the Left Hand?
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And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).
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These will be those Nearest to God:
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In Gardens of Bliss:
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A number of people from those of old,
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And a few from those of later times.
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(They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),
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Reclining on them, facing each other.
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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:
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No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer
intoxication:
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And with fruits, any that they may select:
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And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire.
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And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous
eyes,-
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Like unto Pearls well-guarded.
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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?
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(They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns,
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Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,-
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In shade long-extended,
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By water flowing constantly,
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And fruit in abundance.
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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), -
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Beloved (by nature), equal in age,-
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For the Companions of the Right Hand.
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A (goodly) number from those of old,
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And a (goodly) number from those of later times.
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The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the
Left Hand?
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(They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling
Water,
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And in the shades of Black Smoke:
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Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please:
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For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and
luxury),
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And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme!
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And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones,
shall we then indeed be raised up again?-
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"(We) and our fathers of old?"
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Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times,
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"All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for
a Day well-known.
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"Then will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as
Falsehood!-
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"Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum.
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"Then will ye fill your insides therewith,
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"And drink Boiling Water on top of it:
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"Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!"
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Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital!
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It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth?
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Do ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out,-
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Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators?
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We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be
frustrated
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from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye
know not.
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And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do
ye not celebrate His praises?
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See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground?
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Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?
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Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be
left in wonderment,
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(Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing):
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"Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)"
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See ye the water which ye drink?
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Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?
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Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do
ye not give thanks?
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See ye the Fire which ye kindle?
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Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it?
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We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of
comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.
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Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme!
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Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,-
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And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew,-
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That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable,
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In Book well-guarded,
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Which none shall touch but those who are clean:
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A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
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Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?
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And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false?
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Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man)
reaches the throat,-
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And ye the while (sit) looking on,-
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But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,-
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Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account,-
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Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)?
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Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to God,
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(There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights.
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And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand,
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(For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions
of the Right Hand.
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And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong,
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For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water.
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And burning in Hell-Fire.
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Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly.
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So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme.
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