Vâkıa Sûresi Abdullah Yusuf Ali Meâli

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