The Translation Of The Holy Quran
56. THE EVENT
THE INEVITABLE
Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 96 verses.
In the name of God,
Most Gracious, Most Merciful
| 56:1 | When the Event inevitable cometh to pass, |
| 56:2 | Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming. |
| 56:3 | (Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt; |
| 56:4 | When the earth shall be shaken to its depths, |
| 56:5 | And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms, |
| 56:6 | Becoming dust scattered abroad, |
| 56:7 | And ye shall be sorted out into three classes. |
| 56:8 | Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand? |
| 56:9 | And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand? |
| 56:10 | And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter). |
| 56:11 | These will be those Nearest to God: |
| 56:12 | In Gardens of Bliss: |
| 56:13 | A number of people from those of old, |
| 56:14 | And a few from those of later times. |
| 56:15 | (They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones), |
| 56:16 | Reclining on them, facing each other. |
| 56:17 | Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness), |
| 56:18 | With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains: |
| 56:19 | No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication: |
| 56:20 | And with fruits, any that they may select: |
| 56:21 | And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire. |
| 56:22 | And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,- |
| 56:23 | Like unto Pearls well-guarded. |
| 56:24 | A Reward for the deeds of their past (life). |
| 56:25 | Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,- |
| 56:26 | Only the saying, "Peace! Peace". |
| 56:27 | The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand? |
| 56:28 | (They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns, |
| 56:29 | Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,- |
| 56:30 | In shade long-extended, |
| 56:31 | By water flowing constantly, |
| 56:32 | And fruit in abundance. |
| 56:33 | Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden, |
| 56:34 | And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high. |
| 56:35 | We have created (their Companions) of special creation. |
| 56:36 | And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), - |
| 56:37 | Beloved (by nature), equal in age,- |
| 56:38 | For the Companions of the Right Hand. |
| 56:39 | A (goodly) number from those of old, |
| 56:40 | And a (goodly) number from those of later times. |
| 56:41 | The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand? |
| 56:42 | (They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water, |
| 56:43 | And in the shades of Black Smoke: |
| 56:44 | Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please: |
| 56:45 | For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury), |
| 56:46 | And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme! |
| 56:47 | And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again?- |
| 56:48 | "(We) and our fathers of old?" |
| 56:49 | Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times, |
| 56:50 | "All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well-known. |
| 56:51 | "Then will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood!- |
| 56:52 | "Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum. |
| 56:53 | "Then will ye fill your insides therewith, |
| 56:54 | "And drink Boiling Water on top of it: |
| 56:55 | "Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!" |
| 56:56 | Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital! |
| 56:57 | It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth? |
| 56:58 | Do ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out,- |
| 56:59 | Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators? |
| 56:60 | We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated |
| 56:61 | from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not. |
| 56:62 | And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises? |
| 56:63 | See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground? |
| 56:64 | Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause? |
| 56:65 | Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment, |
| 56:66 | (Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing): |
| 56:67 | "Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)" |
| 56:68 | See ye the water which ye drink? |
| 56:69 | Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We? |
| 56:70 | Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks? |
| 56:71 | See ye the Fire which ye kindle? |
| 56:72 | Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it? |
| 56:73 | We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts. |
| 56:74 | Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme! |
| 56:75 | Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,- |
| 56:76 | And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew,- |
| 56:77 | That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable, |
| 56:78 | In Book well-guarded, |
| 56:79 | Which none shall touch but those who are clean: |
| 56:80 | A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds. |
| 56:81 | Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem? |
| 56:82 | And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false? |
| 56:83 | Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,- |
| 56:84 | And ye the while (sit) looking on,- |
| 56:85 | But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,- |
| 56:86 | Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account,- |
| 56:87 | Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)? |
| 56:88 | Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to God, |
| 56:89 | (There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights. |
| 56:90 | And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand, |
| 56:91 | (For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand. |
| 56:92 | And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong, |
| 56:93 | For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water. |
| 56:94 | And burning in Hell-Fire. |
| 56:95 | Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly. |
| 56:96 | So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme. |