When the inevitable day of judgment shall suddenly come
no soul shall charge the prediction of its coming with falsehood
It will abase some, and exalt others
When the earth shall be shaken with a violent shock
and the mountains shall be dashed in pieces
and shall become as dust scattered abroad
and ye shall be separated into three distinct classes
The companions of the right hand; -- how happy shall the companions of the right hand be! -
And the companions of the left hand; -- how miserable shall the companions of the left hand be! -
And those who have preceded others in the faith, shall precede them to paradise
These are they who shall approach near unto God
They shall dwell in gardens of delight
There shall be many of the former religions
and few of the last. -
Reposing on couches adorned with gold and precious stones
sitting opposite to one another thereon
Youths which shall continue in their bloom for ever, shall go round about to attend them
with goblets, and beakers, and a cup of flowing wine
Their heads shall not ache by drinking the same, neither shall their reason be disturbed
And with fruits of the sorts which they shall choose
and the flesh of birds of the kind which they shall desire
And there shall accompany them fair damsels having large black eyes
resembling pearls hidden in their shells
As a reward for that which they shall have wrought
They shall not hear therein any vain discourse, or any charge of sin
but only the salutation, Peace! Peace
And the companions of the right hand -- how happy shall the companions of the right hand be! -
shall have their abode among lote trees free from thorns
and trees of mauz loaded regularly with their produce from top to bottom
under an extended shade
near a flowing water
and amidst fruits in abundance
which shall not fail, nor shall be forbidden to be gathered
And they shall repose themselves on lofty beds
Verily We have created the damsels of paradise by a peculiar creation
And We have made them virgins
beloved by their husbands, of equal age with them
for the delight of the companions of the right hand
There shall be many of the former religions
and many of the latter
And the companions of the left hand -- how miserable shall the companions of the left hand be! -
Shall dwell amidst burning winds, and scalding water
under the shade of a black smoke
neither cool nor agreeable
For they enjoyed the pleasures of life before this, while on earth
and obstinately persisted in a heinous wickedness
And they said, after we shall have died, and become dust and bones, shall we surely be raised to life
Shall our forefathers also be raised with us
Say, verily both the first and the last
shall surely be gathered together to judgment, at the prefixed time of a known day
Then ye, O men, who have erred, and denied the resurrection as a falsehood
shall surely eat of the fruit of the tree of al Zakkum
and shall fill your bellies therewith
And ye shall drink thereon boiling water
and ye shall drink as a thirsty camel drinketh
This shall be their entertainment on the day of judgment
We have created you: Will ye not therefore believe that We can raise you from the dead
What think ye? The seed which ye emit
do ye create the same, or are we the creators thereof
We have decreed death unto you all: And We shall not be prevented
We are able to substitute others like unto you in your stead, and to produce you again in the condition or form which ye know not
Ye know the original production by creation; will ye not therefore consider that We are able to reproduce you by resuscitation
What think ye? The grain which ye sow
do ye cause the same to spring forth, or do We cause it to spring forth
If We pleased, verily We could render the same dry and fruitless, so that ye would not cease to wonder, saying
verily we have contracted debts for seed and labour
but we are not permitted to reap the fruit thereof
What think ye? The water which ye drink
do ye send down the same from the clouds, or are We the senders thereof
If We pleased, We could render the same brackish: Will ye not therefore give thanks
What think ye? The fire which ye strike
do ye produce the tree whence ye obtain the same, or are We the producers thereof
We have ordained the same for an admonition, and an advantage unto those who travel through the deserts
Wherefore praise the name of thy Lord, the great God
Moreover I swear by the setting of the stars
-- and it is surely a great oath, if ye knew it; -
that this is the excellent Koran
the original whereof is written in the preserved book: None shall touch the same
except those who are clean
It is a revelation from the Lord of all creatures
Will ye, therefore, despise this new revelation
And do ye make this return for your food which ye receive from God, that ye deny yourselves to be obliged to Him for the same
When the soul of a dying person cometh up to his throat
and ye at the same time are looking on
-- and We are nigher unto him than ye, but ye see not his true condition: -
would ye not, if ye are not to be rewarded for your actions hereafter
cause the same to return into the body, if ye speak truth
And whether he be of those who shall approach near unto God
his reward shall be rest, and mercy, and a garden of delights
Or whether he be of the companions of the right hand
he shall be saluted with the salutation, Peace be unto thee! By the companions of the right hand, his brethren
Or whether he be of those who have rejected the true faith, and gone astray
his entertainment shall consist of boiling water
and the burning of hell fire
Verily this is a certain truth
Wherefore praise the name of thy Lord, the great God