The Inevitable Event (Al-Waqi‘ah)
Verses 57-74 GROUP_1435 56.57-74
57
نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ
We have created you: why then do you not accept the truth?
58
أَفَرَأَيْتُم مَّا تُمْنُونَ
Have you thought about [the semen] that you discharge—
59
أَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُ أَمْ نَحْنُ الْخَالِقُونَ
did you create it or did We?
60
نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ الْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
It is We who have ordained death for all of you; and We cannot be prevented
61
عَلَى أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَالَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِي مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
from replacing you by others like yourselves or changing your forms and re-creating you in forms that you know nothing of.
62
وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ النَّشْأَةَ الْأُولَى فَلَوْلَا تَذكَّرُونَ
You have certainly known the first creation. Why, then, do you not take heed?
63
أَفَرَأَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ
Have you thought about what crops you plant?
64
أَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُ أَمْ نَحْنُ الزَّارِعُونَ
Is it you who cause them to grow or do We?
65
لَوْ نَشَاء لَجَعَلْنَاهُ حُطَامًا فَظَلَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ
If We so pleased, We could turn your harvest into chaff. Then you would start lamenting,
66
إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ
‘We are ruined,
67
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
nay, we are deprived [altogether].’
68
أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ الْمَاء الَّذِي تَشْرَبُونَ
Have you considered the water that you drink?
69
أَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ الْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنزِلُونَ
Is it you who cause it to descend from the clouds, or do We?
70
لَوْ نَشَاء جَعَلْنَاهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ
If We so pleased, We certainly could make it salty. Why, then, are you not grateful?
71
أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ النَّارَ الَّتِي تُورُونَ
Have you thought about the fire that you kindle.
72
أَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَا أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنشِؤُونَ
Did you produce the tree that serves as fuel or do We?
73
نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَاهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَاعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ
We have made it to be a reminder and a benefit for the wayfarers.
74
فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ
So glorify the name of your Lord, the Supreme.
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Commentary
(b) The birth of a human being from the womb of his mother, the growing of crops from the earth, the falling of rain, the availability of fire from fuel—all these things come directly from God. They should be treated as gifts of God and not as the results of human effort. Man should be grateful to God for all the blessings He has showered upon him. (a) For one who ponders over these events, there are countless lessons. In them there is proof of a second life after the present life. Similarly, there is a sure indication in them that He who has given things can also take them away. Then, there is the example of water. Reservoirs of water are mostly found here in the shape of seas containing salt water. About 98 percent of the water is found in seas and one tenth of its volume is made up of salt. It is a miracle of God’s law that when water vapour rises from the sea, pure water rises and the salt is left below. The fact is that the system of rain is a huge universal desalination process. Had this natural arrangement not been in place, all of the water in the world would have been brackish just like sea water. The snow on mountain peaks, the water flowing in rivers would all have been extremely salty. In spite of the vast stores of water on the earth, the non-availability of fresh water would have presented an insurmountable problem for humanity. If man gave this matter consideration, his heart would be full of praises for God.