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