# Surah 56

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