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56. THE INEVITABLE EVENT
(AL-WAQI‘AH)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1 When the inevitable event takes goblets and ewers and cups filled
place, 2 and there can be no with the purest wine, 19 neither
denying its happening, 3 some causing headaches, nor
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shall be abased and others intoxication; along with fruits
exalted. 4 When the earth is of their choice; 21 and the meat
shaken violently, 5 and the of any bird that they may desire;
mountains are totally shattered 22 and fair maidens with large,
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and crumble to pieces 6 and lustrous eyes like the pearls in
become like scattered dust their shells: 24 shall be their
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particles, [on that Day] you shall recompense for their deeds.
be divided into three groups. a 25 They will not hear therein any
8 Those on the Right—how
blessed are those on the Right! a In the present world, man observes
9 Those on the Left—how that he is free to do whatever he likes.
unlucky are those on the Left! So the question of retribution in the
10 Hereafter makes no impact on his
The third to the fore shall be
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the foremost. They shall be the mind. But the formation of the ‘other
world’ is just as possible as the
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nearest to God. They will dwell formation of the present world. When
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in the Gardens of Bliss: a large that time comes, the whole system will
group of the early believers, be reversed. Those people who were
14 higher in position will go down and
and a lesser number from the
later generations. 15 Seated on those who were lower in position will
couches wrought in gold and be seen up above. At that time human
beings will be divided into three
encrusted with precious stones, groups, forward group (al-sabiqun),
16 reclining on them facing each people of the Right (ashab al-yamin)
other; 17 they will be waited on and people of the Left (ashab al-
by ageless youths 18 carrying shimal).