— 96 verses
When the Event will come to pas
– and then there will be no one to deny its occurrence
(a calamitous Event) that shall turn things upside down
when the earth will suddenly shake with a terrible shaking
and the mountains will crumble
and will scatter abroad into fine dust
You shall then become three groups
The People on the Right: and how fortunate will be the People on the Right
And the People on the Left: and how miserable will be the People on the Left
As for the Foremost, they will be the foremost
They shall be near-stationed (to their Lord)
in the Gardens of Bliss
A throng of the ancients
and a few from later times
They (will be seated) on gold-encrusted couches
reclining on them, arrayed face to face
immortal youths shall go about the
with goblets and ewers and a cup filled with a drink drawn from a running spring
a drink by which their minds will not be clouded nor will it cause drunkenness
they will also go about them with the fruits of which they may choose
and with the flesh of any fowl that they may desire to eat
and there shall be wide-eyed maidens
beautiful as pearls hidden in their shells
All this shall be theirs as a reward for their deeds
There they shall hear no idle talk nor any sinful speech
All talk will be sound and upright
As for the People on the Right, how fortunate shall be the people on the Right
They shall be in the midst of thornless lote trees
and flower-clad acacias
and extended shade
and gushing water
and abundant fruit
never-ending and unforbidden
They shall be on upraised couches
and their spouses We shall have brought them into being afresh
and shall have made them virgins
intensely loving and of matching age
All this will be for the People on the Right
a large throng from the ancients
and also a large throng from those of later times
As for the People on the Left: how miserable will be the People on the Left
They will be in the midst of scorching wind and boiling water
and a shade of thick, pitch-black smoke
which will neither be cool nor soothing
Surely they had lived before in luxury
and had persisted in the Great Sin
They used to say: "What! Once we are dead and are reduced to dust and bones, shall we still be raised to a new life from the dead
(We) and our fore-fathers of yore?"
Tell them, (O Prophet): "The earlier ones and the later one
shall all be brought together on an appointed Day
Then you, the erring ones and those that gave the lie to the Truth
shall all eat from the Tree of al-Zaqqum
filling your bellies with it
and thereupon you shall drink boiling water
drinking it as thirsty camels do."
Thus shall they be entertained on the Day of Recompense
We have created you, then why would you not confirm it
Did you ever consider the sperm that you emit
Do you create a child out of it, or are We its creators
It is We Who ordained death upon you and We are not to be frustrated
Had We so wished, nothing could have hindered Us from replacing you by others like yourselves, or transforming you into beings you know nothing about
You are well aware of the first creation; then, do you learn no lesson from it
Have you considered the seeds you till
Is it you or We Who make them grow
If We so wished, We could have reduced your harvest to rubble, and you would have been left wonder-struck to exclaim
"We have been penalised
nay; we have been undone!"
Did you cast a good look at the water that you drink
Is it you who brought it down from the clouds or is it We Who brought it down
If We had so pleased, We could have made it bitter. So why would you not give thanks
Did you consider the fire which you kindle
Did you make its tree grow or was it We Who made it grow
We made it a reminder and a provision for the needy
Glorify, then, (O Prophet), the name of your Great Lord
No! I swear by the positions of the stars
and this is indeed a mighty oath, if only you knew
that this indeed is a noble Qur´an
inscribed in a well-guarded Book
which none but the pure may touch
a revelation from the Lord of the Universe
Do you, then, take this discourse in light esteem
and your portion in it is simply that you denounce it as false
Why, then, when the soul leaps up to the throat
the while you are helplessly watching that he is on the verge of death
– at that moment when We are closer to him than you, although you do not see (Us)
if you are not subject to anyone´s authority
why are you then not able to bring them back to life if you are truthful
So if he is one of those who are near-stationed (to Allah)
then happiness and delight and Gardens of Bliss are his
And if he is one of the People on the Right
he will be welcomed by the words: "Peace to you" from the People on the Right
And if he is one of those who give the lie (to this Message) and go astray
then he will be served boiling water
and will be scorched by the Fire
That indeed is the absolute truth
So glorify the name of your Great Lord