Surah “The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming”

as rendered by Wahiduddin Khan — 96 verses

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When the inevitable event takes place
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and there can be no denying its happening
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some shall be abased and others exalted
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When the earth is shaken violently
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and the mountains are totally shattered and crumble to piece
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and become like scattered dust particles
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[on that Day] you shall be divided into three groups.[43]
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Those on the Righthow blessed are those on the Right
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Those on the Lefthow unlucky are those on the Left
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The third to the fore shall be the foremost
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They shall be the nearest to God
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They will dwell in the Gardens of Bliss
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a large group of the early believers
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and a lesser number from the later generations
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Seated on couches wrought in gold and encrusted with precious stones
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reclining on them facing each other
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they will be waited on by ageless youth
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carrying goblets and ewers and cups filled with the purest wine
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neither causing headaches, nor intoxication
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along with fruits of their choice
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and the meat of any bird that they may desire
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and fair maidens with large, lustrous eye
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like the pearls in their shells
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shall be their recompense for their deeds
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They will not hear therein any vain or sinful talk
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only the words of peace and tranquillity
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Those on the Right, how fortunate are those on the Right
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They shall recline on high amidst lote trees without thorn
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and clustered bananas
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and spreading shad
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and flowing water
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and fruits in abundance
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never-ending and unrestricted
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on raised couches
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We have created maidens perfectl
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and made them virgins
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loving companions, matching in age
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for those on the Right
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a large group of the earlier people
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and a large group of those of later times
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Those on the Left: how unfortunate are those on the Left
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They will find themselves in scorching wind and scalding water
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and under the shadow of black smoke
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neither cool nor refreshing
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They had been affluent before
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and they persisted obstinately in awful sin
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and they used to say, What! After we have died and become dust and bones, shall we indeed be raised up again
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And also our forefathers
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Say, Indeed, the earlier ones and the later one
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will indeed be gathered together at a fixed time on an appointed Day
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Then you, you misguided ones, who deny the truth
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shall eat the fruit of the tree of Zaqqum
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and fill your bellies with it
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and shall drink boiling water on top of that
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You shall drink it as the thirsty camels drink
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This shall be their entertainment on the Day of Judgement
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We have created you: why then do you not accept the truth
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Have you thought about [the semen] that you discharg
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did you create it or did We
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It is We who have ordained death for all of you; and We cannot be prevente
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from replacing you by others like yourselves or changing your forms and re-creating you in forms that you know nothing of
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You have certainly known the first creation. Why, then, do you not take heed
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Have you thought about what crops you plant
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Is it you who cause them to grow or do We
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If We so pleased, We could turn your harvest into chaff. Then you would start lamenting
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We are ruined
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nay, we are deprived [altogether]
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Have you considered the water that you drink
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Is it you who cause it to descend from the clouds, or do We
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If We so pleased, We certainly could make it salty. Why, then, are you not grateful
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Have you thought about the fire that you kindle
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Did you produce the tree that serves as fuel or do We
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We have made it to be a reminder and a benefit for the wayfarers
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So glorify the name of your Lord, the Supreme
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Nay, I swear by the setting of the star
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and, indeed, that is a most mighty oath, if you only knew
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that this is indeed a noble Quran
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in a well-guarded preserved Book
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which none can touch except the purified
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It is a revelation sent down from the Lord of the worlds
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How can you regard this discourse with disdain
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Do you make its denial your means of livelihood
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Why, then, when the soul of the dying man reaches the throat
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and you are [at that moment] looking on [helplessly]
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and We are nearer to him than you, although you cannot see U
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why, then, if you are not subject to Our command
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do you not cause the soul to return to him if you are truthful in your claim
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But if he [the dying person] is one of those brought near to God
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then for him there shall be comfort and plenty and a Garden of Bliss
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and if he is of those who are on the Right
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he will be greeted with, Peace be to you, by those on the Right
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But if he is one of those who rejected [the truth] and went astray
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he will be welcomed with boiling water
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He will burn in Hell
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This is indeed the indubitable truth
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So glorify the name of your Lord, the Supreme