When that which is coming arrives
no one will be able to deny it has come
bringing low and raising high
When the earth is shaken violentl
and the mountains are ground to powder
and turn to scattered dust
then you will be sorted into three classes
Those on the Right––what people they are
Those on the Left––what people they are
And those in front––ahead indeed
For these will be the ones brought nearest to Go
in Gardens of Bliss
many from the past
and a few from later generations
On couches of well-woven clot
they will sit facing each other
everlasting youths will go round among the
with glasses, flagons, and cups of a pure drink
that causes no headache or intoxication
[there will be] any fruit they choose
the meat of any bird they like
and beautiful companion
like hidden pearls
a reward for what they used to do
They will hear no idle or sinful talk there
only clean and wholesome speech
Those on the Right, what people they are
They will dwell amid thornless lote tree
and clustered acacia
with spreading shade
constantly flowing water
abundant fruits
unfailing, unforbidden
with incomparable companion
We have specially created––
virginal
loving, of matching age––
for those on the Right
many from the pas
and many from later generations
But those on the Left, what people they are
They will dwell amid scorching wind and scalding water
in the shadow of black smoke
neither cool nor refreshing
Before, they overindulged in luxury
and persisted in great sin
always saying, ‘What? When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then be raised up
And our earliest forefathers too?’
Say [Prophet], ‘The earliest and latest generation
will all be gathered on a predetermined Da
and you who have gone astray and denied the truth
will eat from the bitter tree of Zaqqum
filling your bellies with it
and drink scalding water
lapping it like thirsty camels.’
This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgement
It was We who created you: will you not believe
Consider [the semen] you eject
do you create it yourselves or are We the Creator
We ordained death to be among you. Nothing could stop U
if We intended to change you and recreate you in a way unknown to you
You have learned how you were first created: will you not reflect
Consider the seeds you sow in the ground
is it you who make them grow or We
If We wished, We could turn your harvest into chaff and leave you to wail
‘We are burdened with debt
we are bereft.’
Consider the water you drink
was it you who brought it down from the rain-cloud or We
If We wanted, We could make it bitter: will you not be thankful
Consider the fire you kindle
is it you who make the wood for it grow or We
We made it a reminder, and useful to those who kindle it
so [Prophet] glorify the name of your Lord, the Supreme
I swear by the positions of the stars
a mighty oath, if you only knew
that this is truly a noble Quran
in a protected Record
that only the purified can touch
sent down from the Lord of all being
How can you scorn this statement
And how, in return for the livelihood you are given, can you deny it
When the soul of a dying man comes up to his throat
while you gaze on
We are nearer to him than you, though you do not see Us
why, if you are not to be judged
do you not restore his soul to him, if what you say is true
If that dying person is one of those who will be brought near to God
he will have rest, ease, and a Garden of Bliss
if he is one of those on the Right
[he will hear], ‘Peace be on you,’ from his companions on the Right
but if he is one of those who denied the truth and went astray
he will be welcomed with scalding water
He will burn in Hell
This is the certain truth
[Prophet], glorify the name of your Lord the Supreme