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When the Event inevitable cometh to pass. |
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Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming. |
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(Many) will it bring low, (many) will it exalt; |
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When the earth shall be shaken to its depths, |
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And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms, |
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Becoming dust scattered abroad, |
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And ye shall be sorted out into three classes. |
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Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand― what will be the Companions of the Right Hand? |
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And the Companions of the Left hand― what will be the Companions of the Left Hand? |
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And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter). |
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These will be those Nearest to Allah: |
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In Gardens of Bliss: |
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A number of people from those of old |
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And a few from those of later times. |
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(They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones). |
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Reclining on them facing each other. |
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Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness). |
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With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains: |
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No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication: |
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And with fruits, any that they may select; |
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And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire. |
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And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes-- |
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Like unto Pearls well-guarded. |
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A Reward for the Deeds of their past (Life). |
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No frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill― |
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Only the saying "Peace! Peace." |
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The Companions of the Right Hand, what will be the Companions of the Right Hand? |
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(They will be) among lote trees without thorns, |
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Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another― |
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In shade long-extended, |
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By water flowing constantly |
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And fruit in abundance |
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Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden, |
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And on Thrones (of Dignity) raised high. |
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We have created (their Companions) of special creation. |
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And made them virgin-pure (and undefiled)― |
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Beloved (by nature), equal in age― |
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For the companions of the Right Hand. |
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A (goodly) number from those of old― |
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And a (goodly) number from those of later times. |
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The Companions of the Left Hand-what will be the Companions of the Left Hand? |
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(They will be) in the midst of a fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water |
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And in the shades of Black Smoke: |
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Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please: |
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For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury). |
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And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme! |
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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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"(We) and our fathers of old?" |
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Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times, |
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"All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day Well-known. |
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"Then will ye truly, O ye that go wrong and treat (Truth) as Falsehood!― |
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"Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum. |
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"Then will ye fill your insides therewith, |
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"And drink Boiling Water on top of it: |
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"Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst! |
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Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital! |
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It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth? |
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Do ye then see?― The (human seed) that ye throw out,― |
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Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creator? |
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We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated |
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From changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (Forms) that ye know not. |
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And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises? |
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See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground? |
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Is it ye that cause it to grow or are We the Cause? |
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Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment |
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(Saying) "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing): |
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"Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)." |
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See ye the water which ye drink? |
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Do ye bring it Down (in rain) from the Cloud or do We? |
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Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks? |
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See ye the Fire which ye kindle? |
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Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it? |
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We have made it a reminder (of our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts. |
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Then celebrate with praises the name of the Lord, the Supreme: |
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Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars― |
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And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew― |
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That this is indeed a Qur'an most honourable, |
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In a Book well-guarded, |
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Which none shall touch but those who are clean: |
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A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds. |
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Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem? |
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And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false? |
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Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat |
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And ye the while (sit) looking on― |
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But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not |
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Then why do you not if you are exempt from (future) account― |
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Call back the soul, if ye are true (in your claim of Independence)? |
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Thus then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah, |
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(There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights. |
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And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand |
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(For him is the salutation) "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand. |
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And if he be of those who treat (truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong |
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For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water, |
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And burning in Hell-Fire. |
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Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainty. |
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So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme. |
