Surah Al-Waaqia

Then indeed you, O those astray [who are] deniers,

Will be eating from trees of zaqqum

And filling with it your bellies

And drinking on top of it from scalding water

And will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels.

That is their accommodation on the Day of Recompense.

We have created you, so why do you not believe?

Have you seen that which you emit?

Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator?

We have decreed death among you, and We are not to be outdone

In that We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know.

And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember?

And have you seen that [seed] which you sow?

Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower?

If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,

[Saying], "Indeed, we are [now] in debt;

Rather, we have been deprived."

And have you seen the water that you drink?

Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?

If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?

And have you seen the fire that you ignite?

Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?

We have made it a reminder and provision for the travelers,

So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

Then I swear by the setting of the stars,

And indeed, it is an oath - if you could know - [most] great.

Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an

In a Register well-protected;

None touch it except the purified.

[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.

Then is it to this statement that you are indifferent

And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]?

Then why, when the soul at death reaches the throat

And you are at that time looking on -

And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -

Then why do you not, if you are not to be recompensed,

Bring it back, if you should be truthful?

And if the deceased was of those brought near to Allah,

Then [for him is] rest and bounty and a garden of pleasure.

And if he was of the companions of the right,

Then [the angels will say], "Peace for you; [you are] from the companions of the right."

But if he was of the deniers [who were] astray,

Then [for him is] accommodation of scalding water

And burning in Hellfire

Indeed, this is the true certainty,

So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.