THE CONCRETE REALITY
What is the concrete reality
What do you comprehend by the concrete reality
The Thamud and 'Ad denied the consequential calamity
So destroyed were the Thamud by a storm of thunder and lightning
And the 'Ad were destroyed by the furious cold blast of roaring win
Which He sent to assail them for seven nights and eight days running. You should have seen the people prostrate like the decayed trunks of date-palm trees
Do you see any trace of them
Then came the Pharaoh, and those before him whose habitations were overthrown while they were committing crimes
When they disobeyed the apostle of their Lord He seized them with an overwhelming punishment
When the water rose in flood, We bore you in the ark
In order to make it a warning for you, and that the ear retentive may preserve it
When the single blast is sounded on the trumpet
And the earth and mountains heaved and crushed to powder with one levelling blow
On that Day will come what is to come
The sky will cleave asunder on that day and fall to pieces
On its fringes will be angels, eight of them, bearing their Lord's throne aloft
You will then be set before Him, and not one of you will remain unexposed
He who is given his ledger in his right hand, will say: "Here, read my ledger
I was certain I'll be given my account."
So he shall have an agreeable lif
In high empyrea
With fruits hanging low within reach
(And told:) "Eat and drink to your fill as reward for (good) deeds you had done in days of yore."
But whosoever gets his ledger in his left hand, will say: "Would that I were never given my ledger
And not known my account
I wish death had put an end to me
Of no use was even my wealth
Vanished has my power from me."
"Seize him and manacle him
Then cast him to be burnt in Hell
And string him to a chain seventy cubits long
He did not believe in God the supreme
Nor urged others to feed the poor
That is why he has no friend today
Nor food other than suppuration (filth)
Which none but the hellish eat."
So, I call to witness what you se
And what you do not see
That this is indeed the word of the noble Messenger
And not the word of a poet. How little is it that you believe
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer. Little is it that you reflect
It has been sent down by the Lord of all the worlds
Had he attributed falsely any words to Us
We would have seized him by his right hand
Then cut off his aorta
And not one of you would have been able to stop (Us)
It is really a reminder for those who fear God and follow the straight path
We certainly know that some among you do deny it
It is surely the nemesis of unbelievers
And He, He is indeed the ultimate Reality
So glorify your Lord, the most supreme