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056.033 Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden,
056.034 And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high.
056.035 We have created (their Companions) of special creation.
056.036 And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), -
056.037 Beloved (by nature), equal in age,-
056.038 For the Companions of the Right Hand.
056.039 A (goodly) number from those of old,
056.040 And a (goodly) number from those of later times.
056.041 The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?
056.042 (They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water,
056.043 And in the shades of Black Smoke:
056.044 Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please:
056.045 For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury),
056.046 And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme!
056.047 And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up
again?-
056.048 "(We) and our fathers of old?"
056.049 Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times,
056.050 "All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well-known.
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: