The Undeniable Reality
What is the Undeniable Reality
And what shall apprise thee of the Undeniable Reality
Thamud and ?Ad denied the calamity
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overwhelming
And as for ?Ad, they were destroyed by a howling, raging wind
He imposed it upon them for seven nights and eight days consecutively, so that thou might see the people felled as if they were hollowed palm trunks
So dost thou see any remnant of them
And Pharaoh and those before him, and those subverted brought iniquity
They disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, and He seized them with a devastating blow
Truly when the waters overflowed, We carried you upon the ship
that We might make it a reminder for you, and that attentive ears might take heed
Then when a single blast is blown in the trumpet
and the earth and mountains are borne away and ground up in a single grinding
on that Day the Event shall befall
the sky shall be rent asunder; for that Day it shall be frail
And the angels shall be at its sides; that Day eight shall carry the Throne of thy Lord above them
That Day you shall be exposed; no secret of yours shall be hidden
As for one who is given his book in his right hand, he will say, “Here, read my book
Truly I knew for certain that I would meet my reckoning.
So he shall enjoy a life contenting
in a lofty Garde
with low-hanging clusters
Eat and drink in enjoyment for that which you did in the past in days gone by
And as for one who is given his book in his left hand, he will say, “Would that I had not been given my book
And did not know of my reckoning
Would that it were the final end
My wealth availed me not
My power has passed from me.
Take him and shackle him
Then cast him in Hellfire
Then put him in a chain whose length is seventy cubits
Truly he did not believe in God the Magnificent
and did not urge feeding the indigent
So today he has no loyal friend here
nor food, save filth
which none eat, save the iniquitous
So I swear by what you se
and by what you see not
truly it is the speech of a noble messenger
and not the speech of a poet. Little do you believe
Nor is it the speech of a soothsayer. Little do you reflect
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds
Had he ascribed any statements to Us
We would have taken him by the right hand
Then We would have severed his life vein
And none among you could have shielded him from it
Truly it is a reminder for the reverent
And truly We know that among you are those who deny
It is a source of regret indeed for the disbelievers
It is indeed the truth of certainty
So glorify the Name of thy Lord, the Magnificent