Chap 56: THE EVENT, THE INEVITABLE (56:0)

When the Event inevitable cometh to pass, (56:1)

Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming (56:2)

(Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt; (56:3)

When the earth shall be shaken to its depths, (56:4)

And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms, (56:5)

Becoming dust scattered abroad, (56:6)

And ye shall be sorted out into three classes (56:7)

Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand? (56:8)

And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand? (56:9)

And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter) (56:10)

These will be those Nearest to God: (56:11)

In Gardens of Bliss: (56:12)

A number of people from those of old, (56:13)

And a few from those of later times (56:14)

(They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones), (56:15)

Reclining on them, facing each other (56:16)

Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness), (56:17)

With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains: (56:18)

No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication: (56:19)

And with fruits, any that they may select: (56:20)

And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire (56:21)

And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,- (56:22)

Like unto Pearls well-guarded (56:23)

A Reward for the deeds of their past (life) (56:24)

Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,- (56:25)

Only the saying, "Peace! Peace" (56:26)

The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand? (56:27)

(They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns, (56:28)

Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,- (56:29)

In shade long-extended, (56:30)

By water flowing constantly, (56:31)

And fruit in abundance (56:32)

Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden, (56:33)

And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high (56:34)

We have created (their Companions) of special creation (56:35)

And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), - (56:36)

Beloved (by nature), equal in age,- (56:37)

For the Companions of the Right Hand (56:38)

A (goodly) number from those of old, (56:39)

And a (goodly) number from those of later times (56:40)

The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand? (56:41)

(They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water, (56:42)

And in the shades of Black Smoke: (56:43)

Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please: (56:44)

For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury), (56:45)

And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme! (56:46)

And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again?- (56:47)

"(We) and our fathers of old?" (56:48)

Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times, (56:49)

"All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well-known (56:50)

"Then will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood!- (56:51)

"Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum (56:52)

"Then will ye fill your insides therewith, (56:53)

"And drink Boiling Water on top of it: (56:54)

"Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!" (56:55)

Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital! (56:56)

It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth? (56:57)

Do ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out,- (56:58)

Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators? (56:59)

We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated (56:60)

from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not (56:61)

And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises? (56:62)

See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground? (56:63)

Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause? (56:64)

Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment, (56:65)

(Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing): (56:66)

"Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)" (56:67)

See ye the water which ye drink? (56:68)

Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We? (56:69)

Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks? (56:70)

See ye the Fire which ye kindle? (56:71)

Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it? (56:72)

We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts (56:73)

Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme! (56:74)

Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,- (56:75)

And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew,- (56:76)

That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable, (56:77)

In Book well-guarded, (56:78)

Which none shall touch but those who are clean: (56:79)

A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds (56:80)

Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem? (56:81)

And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false? (56:82)

Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,- (56:83)

And ye the while (sit) looking on,- (56:84)

But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,- (56:85)

Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account,- (56:86)

Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)? (56:87)

Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to God, (56:88)

(There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights (56:89)

And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand, (56:90)

(For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand (56:91)

And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong, (56:92)

For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water (56:93)

And burning in Hell-Fire (56:94)

Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly (56:95)

So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme (56:96)

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