56 . Surah Al-Waqiah

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

وَأَمَّا إِن كَانَ مِنَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ الضَّالِّينَ ﴿٩٢﴾

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

C5271. Cf. above, 56:51-55.

فَنُزُلٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ ﴿٩٣﴾

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

وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ ﴿٩٤﴾

56: 94.  And burning in Hell-fire.

إِنَّ هَذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ الْيَقِينِ ﴿٩٥﴾

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

C5272. "The assurance of the Hereafter" is one of the strongest features of Faith. For without it the apparent inequalities and injustices of this Life cannot be satisfactorily explained.

فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ ﴿٩٦﴾

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

C5273. Cf. 56:74 above.

That was the conclusion of the argument about the Future from the examples of Allah's goodness in nature. Now we have the conclusion of the same argument from Allah's revelation through His inspired Messengers.

Asad’s Version:

56:92 But if one happens to be of those who are wont to call the truth a lie, and [thus] go astray,

(56:93) a welcome of burning despair [awaits him in the life to come,]

(56:94) and the heat of a blazing fire!

(56:95) Verily, this is indeed the truth of truths!" (56:96) Extol, then, the

limitless glory of thy Sustainer's mighty name!

[[Asad’s ntoes -

30 I.e., the "foremost" spoken of in verses 10-11 of this surah.

31 See note 10 on verse 27.

32 Lit., "a truth of certainty", i.e., a truth most certain. The pronoun "this" in the above sentence relates not merely to the announcement of resurrection and life after death, but also and primarily - to the stress on man's utter dependence on God. ]]