Surah “The Reality, The Inevitable”

as rendered by A. S. Mohamed — 52 verses

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The Undeniable Reality!
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What is the Undeniable Reality?
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And how would you know what the Undeniable Reality is?
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Thamoud and Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
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As for Thamoud, they were annihilated by the devastating blast.
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And as for Aad, they were annihilated by a devastating howling wind.
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He subjected it upon them for seven nights and eight days nonstop. You could see the people therein fallen dead as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.
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So do you see any remnant of them left?
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Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned towns came up with wrongdoing.
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They disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an ever-tightening grip.
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Indeed, when the water totally overwhelmed, We carried you on the floating vessel
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that We would make it a reminder for you, and that attentive ears may heed it.
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So when the horn is blown a single blast,
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and the earth and the mountains are lifted and crushed to rubble with a single crushing blow;
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on that Day, the Event will occur.
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The heaven was split open, for on that Day, it was indeed frail.
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The angels will be around its edges, and eight will carry your Lord's Throne above them on that Day.
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On that Day, you will be exhibited. No secret of yours will be hidden.
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So for the one who is given his book in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my book.
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I certainly knew that I was going to receive my reckoning."
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So he will have a contented life
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in a high Garden,
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with its ripe fruits hanging low:
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"Eat and drink joyfully in return for what you did before in days gone by."
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And as for the one who is given his book in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I was not given my book
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and had not known my reckoning!
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I wish it were the absolute end!
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My wealth has not availed me.
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My authority has been wiped out."
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Take him and shackle him,
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then roast him in Hellfire.
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Then insert him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
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He did not used to believe in God, the Great,
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nor did he advocate the feeding of the needy.
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So he has no friend here today,
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nor any food other than discharged pollution
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which none eats but the sinners.
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So I swear by what you see
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and what you do not see:
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it is indeed the utterance of a noble messenger.
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It is not the utterance of a poet. Little do you believe!
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Nor is it the utterance of a soothsayer. Little do you take heed!
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It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
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Had he falsely attributed any sayings to Us,
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We would have grabbed him by the right,
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and We would have severed his aorta.
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None of you would be able to prevent it.
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And indeed, it is a Reminder for the reverent.
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And indeed, We know that some of you are deniers.
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And indeed, it is a cause of remorse for the disbelievers.
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It is the true certainty.
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So glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.