| 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.
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