Sura Lvi. Waqi'a, Or The Inevitable Event
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"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],
Sra Lvi.: Wqi'A, Or The Inevitable Event.
Section 3
75. Fala oqsimu bimawaqiAAi aLnnujoomI
75. Furthermore I call
To witness the setting
Of the Stars,--
76. Wa-innahu laqasamun law taAAlamoona AAa"th"eemUn
76. And that is indeed
A mighty adjuration
If ye but knew,--
77. Innahu laqur-anun kareemUn
77. That this is indeed
A Qur-n most honourable,
78. Fee kitabin maknoonIn
78. In a Book well-guarded,
79. La yamassuhu illa almutahharoonA
79. Which none shall touch
But those who are clean:
80. Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameenA
80. A Revelation from the Lord
Of the Worlds.
81. Afabihatha alhadeethi antum mudhinoonA
81. Is it such a Message
That ye would hold
In light esteem?
82. WatajAAaloona rizqakum annakum tukaththiboonA
82. And have ye made it
Your livelihood that ye
Should declare it false?
83. Falawla itha balaghati alhulqoomA
83. Then why do ye not
(Intervene) when (the soul
Of the dying man)
Reaches the throat,--
84. Waantum heena-ithin tan"th"uroona
84. And ye the while
(Sit) looking on,--
85. Wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi minkum walakin la tubsiroonA
85. But We are nearer
To him than ye,
And yet see not,--
86. Falawla in kuntum ghayra madeeneenA
86. Then why do ye not,--
If you are exempt
From (future) account,--
87. TarjiAAoonaha in kuntum sadiqeenA
87. Call back the soul,
If ye are true
(In your claim of Independence)?
88. Faamma in kana mina almuqarrabeenA
88. Thus, then, if he
Be of those Nearest to God,
89. Farawhun warayhanun wajannatu naAAeemIn
89. (There is for him) Rest
And Satisfaction, and
A Garden of Delights.
90. Waamma in kana min as-habi alyameenI
90. And if he be
Of the Companions of
The Right Hand,
91. Fasalamun laka min as-habi alyameenI
91. (For him is the salutation),
"Peace be unto thee",
From the Companions
Of the Right Hand.
92. Waamma in kana mina almukaththibeena aLddalleenA
92. And if he be
Of those who treat
(Truth) as Falsehood,
Who go wrong,
93. Fanuzulun min hameemIn
93. For him is Entertainment
With Boiling Water,
94. Watasliyatu jaheemIn
94. And burning in Hell-Fire.
95. Inna hatha lahuwa haqqu alyaqeenI
95. Verily, this is
The Very Truth
And Certainty.
96. Fasabbih biIsmi rabbika alAAa"th"eemI
96. So celebrate with praises
The name of thy Lord,
The Supreme.
"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],
Sra Lvi.: Wqi'A, Or The Inevitable Event.
Section 3
75. Fala oqsimu bimawaqiAAi aLnnujoomI
75. Furthermore I call
To witness the setting
Of the Stars,--
76. Wa-innahu laqasamun law taAAlamoona AAa"th"eemUn
76. And that is indeed
A mighty adjuration
If ye but knew,--
77. Innahu laqur-anun kareemUn
77. That this is indeed
A Qur-n most honourable,
78. Fee kitabin maknoonIn
78. In a Book well-guarded,
79. La yamassuhu illa almutahharoonA
79. Which none shall touch
But those who are clean:
80. Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameenA
80. A Revelation from the Lord
Of the Worlds.
81. Afabihatha alhadeethi antum mudhinoonA
81. Is it such a Message
That ye would hold
In light esteem?
82. WatajAAaloona rizqakum annakum tukaththiboonA
82. And have ye made it
Your livelihood that ye
Should declare it false?
83. Falawla itha balaghati alhulqoomA
83. Then why do ye not
(Intervene) when (the soul
Of the dying man)
Reaches the throat,--
84. Waantum heena-ithin tan"th"uroona
84. And ye the while
(Sit) looking on,--
85. Wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi minkum walakin la tubsiroonA
85. But We are nearer
To him than ye,
And yet see not,--
86. Falawla in kuntum ghayra madeeneenA
86. Then why do ye not,--
If you are exempt
From (future) account,--
87. TarjiAAoonaha in kuntum sadiqeenA
87. Call back the soul,
If ye are true
(In your claim of Independence)?
88. Faamma in kana mina almuqarrabeenA
88. Thus, then, if he
Be of those Nearest to God,
89. Farawhun warayhanun wajannatu naAAeemIn
89. (There is for him) Rest
And Satisfaction, and
A Garden of Delights.
90. Waamma in kana min as-habi alyameenI
90. And if he be
Of the Companions of
The Right Hand,
91. Fasalamun laka min as-habi alyameenI
91. (For him is the salutation),
"Peace be unto thee",
From the Companions
Of the Right Hand.
92. Waamma in kana mina almukaththibeena aLddalleenA
92. And if he be
Of those who treat
(Truth) as Falsehood,
Who go wrong,
93. Fanuzulun min hameemIn
93. For him is Entertainment
With Boiling Water,
94. Watasliyatu jaheemIn
94. And burning in Hell-Fire.
95. Inna hatha lahuwa haqqu alyaqeenI
95. Verily, this is
The Very Truth
And Certainty.
96. Fasabbih biIsmi rabbika alAAa"th"eemI
96. So celebrate with praises
The name of thy Lord,
The Supreme.
