| 056.000 The Event
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When the event befalleth - |
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There is no denying that it will befall - |
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Abasing (some), exalting (others); |
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When the earth is shaken with a shock |
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And the hills are ground to powder |
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So that they become a scattered dust, |
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And ye will be three kinds: |
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(First) those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand ? |
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And (then) those on the left hand; what of those on the left hand ? |
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And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race: |
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Those are they who will be brought nigh |
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In gardens of delight; |
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A multitude of those of old |
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And a few of those of later time. |
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On lined couches, |
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Reclining therein face to face. |
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There wait on them immortal youths |
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With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring |
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Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness, |
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And fruit that they prefer |
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And flesh of fowls that they desire. |
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And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes, |
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Like unto hidden pearls, |
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Reward for what they used to do. |
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There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination |
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(Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace. |
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And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand ? |
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Among thornless lote-trees |
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And clustered plantains, |
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And spreading shade, |
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And water gushing, |
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And fruit in plenty |
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Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden, |
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And raised couches; |
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Lo! We have created them a (new) creation |
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And made them virgins, |
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Lovers, friends, |
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For those on the right hand; |
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A multitude of those of old |
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And a multitude of those of later time. |
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And those on the left hand: What of those on the left hand ? |
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In scorching wind and scalding water |
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And shadow of black smoke, |
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Neither cool nor refreshing. |
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Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxury |
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And used to persist in the awful sin. |
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And they used to say: When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again, |
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And also our forefathers ? |
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Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Lo! those of old and those of later time |
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Will all be brought together to the tryst of an appointed day. |
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Then lo! ye, the erring, the deniers, |
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Ye verily will eat of a tree called Zaqqum |
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And will fill your bellies therewith; |
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And thereon ye will drink of boiling water, |
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Drinking even as the camel drinketh. |
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This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgment. |
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We created you. Will ye then admit the truth ? |
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Have ye seen that which ye emit ? |
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Do ye create it or are We the Creator ? |
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We mete out death among you, and We are not to be outrun, |
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That We may transfigure you and make you what ye know not. |
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And verily ye know the first creation. Why, then, do ye not reflect ? |
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Have ye seen that which ye cultivate ? |
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Is it ye who foster it, or are We the Fosterer ? |
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If We willed, We verily could make it chaff, then would ye cease not to exclaim: |
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Lo! we are laden with debt! |
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Nay, but we are deprived! |
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Have ye observed the water which ye drink ? |
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Is it ye who shed it from the raincloud, or are We the Shedder ? |
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If We willed We verily could make it bitter. Why then, give ye not thanks ? |
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Have ye observed the fire which ye strike out; |
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Was it ye who made the tree thereof to grow, or were We the grower ? |
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We, even We, appointed it a memorial and a comfort for the dwellers in the wilderness. |
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Therefor (O Muhammad), praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous. |
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Nay, I swear by the places of the stars - |
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And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye but knew - |
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That (this) is indeed a noble Qur'an |
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In a Book kept hidden |
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Which none toucheth save the purified, |
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A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds. |
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Is it this Statement that ye scorn, |
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And make denial thereof your livelihood ? |
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Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying) |
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And ye are at that moment looking |
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- And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not - |
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Why then, if ye are not in bondage (unto Us), |
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Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful ? |
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Thus if he is of those brought nigh, |
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Then breath of life, and plenty, and a Garden of delight. |
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And if he is of those on the right hand, |
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Then (the greeting) "Peace be unto thee" from those on the right hand. |
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But if he is of the rejecters, the erring, |
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Then the welcome will be boiling water |
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And roasting at hell-fire. |
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Lo! this is certain truth. |
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Therefor (O Muhammad) praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous. |
