56-1 : When the Event inevitable cometh to pass,

56-2 : Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming.

56-3 : (Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;

56-4 : When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,

56-5 : And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,

56-6 : Becoming dust scattered abroad,

56-7 : And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.

56-8 : Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand; - What will be the Companions of the Right Hand?

56-9 : And the Companions of the Left Hand, - what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?

56-10 : And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).

56-11 : These will be those Nearest to Allah:

56-12 : In Gardens of Bliss:

56-13 : A number of people from those of old,

56-14 : And a few from those of later times.

56-15 : (They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),

56-16 : Reclining on them, facing each other.

56-17 : Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness),

56-18 : With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear - flowing fountains:

56-19 : No after - ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication:

56-20 : And with fruits, any that they may select:

56-21 : And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire.

56-22 : And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes, -

56-23 : Like unto Pearls well - guarded.

56-24 : A Reward for the deeds of their past (life).

56-25 : Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill, -

56-26 : Only the saying, "Peace! Peace".

56-27 : The Companions of the Right Hand, - what will be the Companions of the Right Hand?

56-28 : (They will be) among Lote - trees without thorns,

56-29 : Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another, -

56-30 : In shade long - extended,

56-31 : By water flowing constantly,

56-32 : And fruit in abundance.

56-33 : Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden,

56-34 : And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high.

56-35 : We have created (their Companions) of special creation.

56-36 : And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), -

56-37 : Beloved (by nature), equal in age, -

56-38 : For the Companions of the Right Hand.

56-39 : A (goodly) number from those of old,

56-40 : And a (goodly) number from those of later times.

56-41 : The Companions of the Left Hand, - what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?

56-42 : (They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water,

56-43 : And in the shades of Black Smoke:

56-44 : Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please:

56-45 : For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury),

56-46 : And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme!

56-47 : And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again? -

56-48 : "(We) and our fathers of old?"

56-49 : Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times,

56-50 : "All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well - known.

56-51 : "Then will ye truly, - O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood! -

56-52 : "Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum.

56-53 : "Then will ye fill your insides therewith,

56-54 : "And drink Boiling Water on top of it:

56-55 : "Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!"

56-56 : Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital!

56-57 : It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth?

56-58 : Do ye then see? - The (human Seed) that ye throw out, -

56-59 : Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators?

56-60 : We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated

56-61 : from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not.

56-62 : And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises?

56-63 : See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground?

56-64 : Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?

56-65 : Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment,

56-66 : (Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing):

56-67 : "Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)"

56-68 : See ye the water which ye drink?

56-69 : Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?

56-70 : Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks?

56-71 : See ye the Fire which ye kindle?

56-72 : Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it?

56-73 : We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.

56-74 : Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme!

56-75 : Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars, -

56-76 : And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew, -

56-77 : That this is indeed a Qur'an Most Honourable,

56-78 : In Book well - guarded,

56-79 : Which none shall touch but those who are clean:

56-80 : A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

56-81 : Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?

56-82 : And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false?

56-83 : Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat, -

56-84 : And ye the while (sit) looking on, -

56-85 : But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not, -

56-86 : Then why do ye not, - If you are exempt from (future) account, -

56-87 : Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)?

56-88 : Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah,

56-89 : (There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights.

56-90 : And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand,

56-91 : (For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand.

56-92 : And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong,

56-93 : For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water.

56-94 : And burning in Hell - Fire.

56-95 : Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly.

56-96 : So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme.