English Translation of Quran Surat AL WAAQI'AH 1:96 Translation: Mamdouk

English Translation of Quran Surat

AL WAAQI'AH

1:96

Translation: Mamdouk Bickthal

The Event

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

[56:1]
When the event befalleth -
[56:2]
There is no denying that it will befall -
[56:3]
Abasing (some), exalting (others);
[56:4]
When the earth is shaken with a shock
[56:5]
And the hills are ground to powder
[56:6]
So that they become a scattered dust,
[56:7]
And ye will be three kinds:
[56:8]
(First) those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand ?
[56:9]
And (then) those on the left hand; what of those on the left hand ?
[56:10]
And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race:
[56:11]
Those are they who will be brought nigh
[56:12]
In gardens of delight;
[56:13]
A multitude of those of old
[56:14]
And a few of those of later time.
[56:15]
On lined couches,
[56:16]
Reclining therein face to face.
[56:17]
There wait on them immortal youths
[56:18]
With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring
[56:19]
Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness,
[56:20]
And fruit that they prefer
[56:21]
And flesh of fowls that they desire.
[56:22]
And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes,
[56:23]
Like unto hidden pearls,
[56:24]
Reward for what they used to do.
[56:25]
There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination
[56:26]
(Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace.
[56:27]
And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand ?
[56:28]
Among thornless lote-trees
[56:29]
And clustered plantains,
[56:30]
And spreading shade,
[56:31]
And water gushing,
[56:32]
And fruit in plenty
[56:33]
Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden,
[56:34]
And raised couches;
[56:35]
Lo! We have created them a (new) creation
[56:36]
And made them virgins,
[56:37]
Lovers, friends,
[56:38]
For those on the right hand;
[56:39]
A multitude of those of old
[56:40]
And a multitude of those of later time.
[56:41]
And those on the left hand: What of those on the left hand ?
[56:42]
In scorching wind and scalding water
[56:43]
And shadow of black smoke,
[56:44]
Neither cool nor refreshing.
[56:45]
Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxury
[56:46]
And used to persist in the awful sin.
[56:47]
And they used to say: When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again,
[56:48]




And also our forefathers ?
[56:49]
Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Lo! those of old and those of later time
[56:50]
Will all be brought together to the tryst of an appointed day.
[56:51]
Then lo! ye, the erring, the deniers,
[56:52]
Ye verily will eat of a tree called Zaqqum
[56:53]
And will fill your bellies therewith;
[56:54]
And thereon ye will drink of boiling water,
[56:55]
Drinking even as the camel drinketh.
[56:56]
This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgment.
[56:57]
We created you. Will ye then admit the truth ?
[56:58]
Have ye seen that which ye emit ?
[56:59]
Do ye create it or are We the Creator ?
[56:60]
We mete out death among you, and We are not to be outrun,
[56:61]
That We may transfigure you and make you what ye know not.
[56:62]
And verily ye know the first creation. Why, then, do ye not reflect ?
[56:63]
Have ye seen that which ye cultivate ?
[56:64]
Is it ye who foster it, or are We the Fosterer ?
[56:65]
If We willed, We verily could make it chaff, then would ye cease not to exclaim:
[56:66]
Lo! we are laden with debt!
[56:67]
Nay, but we are deprived!
[56:68]
Have ye observed the water which ye drink ?
[56:69]
Is it ye who shed it from the raincloud, or are We the Shedder ?
[56:70]
If We willed We verily could make it bitter. Why then, give ye not thanks ?
[56:71]
Have ye observed the fire which ye strike out;
[56:72]
Was it ye who made the tree thereof to grow, or were We the grower ?
[56:73]
We, even We, appointed it a memorial and a comfort for the dwellers in the wilderness.
[56:74]
Therefor (O Muhammad), praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous.
[56:75]
Nay, I swear by the places of the stars -
[56:76]
And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye but knew -
[56:77]
That (this) is indeed a noble Qur’an
[56:78]
In a Book kept hidden
[56:79]
Which none toucheth save the purified,
[56:80]
A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
[56:81]
Is it this Statement that ye scorn,
[56:82]
And make denial thereof your livelihood ?
[56:83]
Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying)
[56:84]
And ye are at that moment looking
[56:85]
- And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not -
[56:86]
Why then, if ye are not in bondage (unto Us),
[56:87]
Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful ?
[56:88]
Thus if he is of those brought nigh,
[56:89]
Then breath of life, and plenty, and a Garden of delight.
[56:90]
And if he is of those on the right hand,
[56:91]
Then (the greeting) "Peace be unto thee" from those on the right hand.
[56:92]
But if he is of the rejecters, the erring,
[56:93]
Then the welcome will be boiling water
[56:94]
And roasting at hell-fire.
[56:95]
Lo! this is certain truth.
[56:96]
Therefor Therefor (O Muhammad) praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous.