Surah 56 - Al Waq'iah INEVITABLE 056.011-056.096

[Anne Terri]

Surah 56 - Al Waq'iah THE INEVITABLE 056.011-056.096

056.051 "Then will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood!-

056.052 "Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum.

056.053 "Then will ye fill your insides therewith,

056.054 "And drink Boiling Water on top of it:

056.055 "Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!"

056.056 Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital!

056.057 It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth?

056.058 Do ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out,-

056.059 Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators?

056.060 We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated

056.061 from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not.

056.062 And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises?

056.063 See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground?

056.064 Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?

056.065 Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment,

056.066 (Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing):

056.067 "Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)"

056.068 See ye the water which ye drink?

056.069 Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?

056.070 Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks?

056.071 See ye the Fire which ye kindle?

056.072 Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it?

056.073 We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.

056.074 Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme!

056.075 Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,-

056.076 And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew,-

056.077 That this is indeed a Qur'an Most Honourable,

056.078 In Book well-guarded,

056.079 Which none shall touch but those who are clean:

056.080 A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

056.081 Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?

056.082 And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false?

056.083 Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,-

056.084 And ye the while (sit) looking on,-

056.085 But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,-

056.086 Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account,-

056.087 Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)?

056.088 Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to God,

056.089 (There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights.

056.090 And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand,

056.091 (For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand.

056.092 And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong,

056.093 For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water.

056.094 And burning in Hell-Fire.

056.095 Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainty.

056.096 So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme.