Surah Al-Waqi'ah الواقعة

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ ١

When that which is coming arrives,

لَيۡسَ لِوَقۡعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ ٢

no one will be able to deny it has come,

خَافِضَةٞ رَّافِعَةٌ ٣

bringing low and raising high.

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ رَجّٗا ٤

When the earth is shaken violently

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ بَسّٗا ٥

and the mountains are ground to powder

فَكَانَتۡ هَبَآءٗ مُّنۢبَثّٗا ٦

and turn to scattered dust,

وَكُنتُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا ثَلَٰثَةٗ ٧

then you will be sorted into three classes.

فَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ ٨

Those on the Right––what people they are!

وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ٩

Those on the Left––what people they are!

وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ١٠

And those in front––ahead indeed!

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ ١١

For these will be the ones brought nearest to God

فِي جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ١٢

in Gardens of Bliss:

ثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٣

many from the past

وَقَلِيلٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١٤

and a few from later generations.

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مَّوۡضُونَةٖ ١٥

On couches of well-woven cloth

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيۡهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ ١٦

they will sit facing each other;

يَطُوفُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وِلۡدَٰنٞ مُّخَلَّدُونَ ١٧

everlasting youths will go round among them

بِأَكۡوَابٖ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينٖ ١٨

with glasses, flagons, and cups of a pure drink

لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنۡهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ ١٩

that causes no headache or intoxication;

وَفَٰكِهَةٖ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ ٢٠

[there will be] any fruit they choose;

وَلَحۡمِ طَيۡرٖ مِّمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ٢١

the meat of any bird they like;

وَحُورٌ عِينٞ ٢٢

and beautiful companions

كَأَمۡثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤۡلُوِٕ ٱلۡمَكۡنُونِ ٢٣

like hidden pearls:

جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٢٤

a reward for what they used to do.

لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا تَأۡثِيمًا ٢٥

They will hear no idle or sinful talk there,

إِلَّا قِيلٗا سَلَٰمٗا سَلَٰمٗا ٢٦

only clean and wholesome speech.

وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ٢٧

Those on the Right, what people they are!

فِي سِدۡرٖ مَّخۡضُودٖ ٢٨

They will dwell amid thornless lote trees

وَطَلۡحٖ مَّنضُودٖ ٢٩

and clustered acacia

وَظِلّٖ مَّمۡدُودٖ ٣٠

with spreading shade,

وَمَآءٖ مَّسۡكُوبٖ ٣١

constantly flowing water,

وَفَٰكِهَةٖ كَثِيرَةٖ ٣٢

abundant fruits,

لَّا مَقۡطُوعَةٖ وَلَا مَمۡنُوعَةٖ ٣٣

unfailing, unforbidden,

وَفُرُشٖ مَّرۡفُوعَةٍ ٣٤

with incomparable companions

إِنَّآ أَنشَأۡنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءٗ ٣٥

We have specially created––

فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُنَّ أَبۡكَارًا ٣٦

virginal,

عُرُبًا أَتۡرَابٗا ٣٧

loving, of matching age––

لِّأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ٣٨

for those on the Right,

ثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ٣٩

many from the past

وَثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ٤٠

and many from later generations.

وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ ٤١

But those on the Left, what people they are!

فِي سَمُومٖ وَحَمِيمٖ ٤٢

They will dwell amid scorching wind and scalding water

وَظِلّٖ مِّن يَحۡمُومٖ ٤٣

in the shadow of black smoke,

لَّا بَارِدٖ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ ٤٤

neither cool nor refreshing.

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتۡرَفِينَ ٤٥

Before, they overindulged in luxury

وَكَانُواْ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلۡحِنثِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ٤٦

and persisted in great sin,

وَكَانُواْ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ ٤٧

always saying, ‘What? When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then be raised up?

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ ٤٨

And our earliest forefathers too?’

قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ٤٩

Say [Prophet], ‘The earliest and latest generations

لَمَجۡمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ٥٠

will all be gathered on a predetermined Day

ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبُونَ ٥١

and you who have gone astray and denied the truth

لَأٓكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٖ مِّن زَقُّومٖ ٥٢

will eat from the bitter tree of Zaqqum,

فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ ٥٣

filling your bellies with it,

فَشَٰرِبُونَ عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ ٥٤

and drink scalding water,

فَشَٰرِبُونَ شُرۡبَ ٱلۡهِيمِ ٥٥

lapping it like thirsty camels.’

هَٰذَا نُزُلُهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ ٥٦

This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgement.

نَحۡنُ خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ فَلَوۡلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ ٥٧

It was We who created you: will you not believe?

أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تُمۡنُونَ ٥٨

Consider [the semen] you eject-

ءَأَنتُمۡ تَخۡلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡخَٰلِقُونَ ٥٩

do you create it yourselves or are We the Creator?

نَحۡنُ قَدَّرۡنَا بَيۡنَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ ٦٠

We ordained death to be among you. Nothing could stop Us

عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمۡثَٰلَكُمۡ وَنُنشِئَكُمۡ فِي مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ٦١

if We intended to change you and recreate you in a way unknown to you.

وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُمُ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ فَلَوۡلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ٦٢

You have learned how you were first created: will you not reflect?

أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تَحۡرُثُونَ ٦٣

Consider the seeds you sow in the ground-

ءَأَنتُمۡ تَزۡرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ ٦٤

is it you who make them grow or We?

لَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ حُطَٰمٗا فَظَلۡتُمۡ تَفَكَّهُونَ ٦٥

If We wished, We could turn your harvest into chaff and leave you to wail,

إِنَّا لَمُغۡرَمُونَ ٦٦

‘We are burdened with debt;

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ ٦٧

we are bereft.’

أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَآءَ ٱلَّذِي تَشۡرَبُونَ ٦٨

Consider the water you drink-

ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنزَلۡتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُزۡنِ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنزِلُونَ ٦٩

was it you who brought it down from the rain-cloud or We?

لَوۡ نَشَآءُ جَعَلۡنَٰهُ أُجَاجٗا فَلَوۡلَا تَشۡكُرُونَ ٧٠

If We wanted, We could make it bitter: will you not be thankful?

أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِي تُورُونَ ٧١

Consider the fire you kindle-

ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنشَأۡتُمۡ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنشِـُٔونَ ٧٢

is it you who make the wood for it grow or We?

نَحۡنُ جَعَلۡنَٰهَا تَذۡكِرَةٗ وَمَتَٰعٗا لِّلۡمُقۡوِينَ ٧٣

We made it a reminder, and useful to those who kindle it,

فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ٧٤

so [Prophet] glorify the name of your Lord, the Supreme.

۞ فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ ٧٥

I swear by the positions of the stars-

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٞ لَّوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ ٧٦

a mighty oath, if you only knew-

إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرۡءَانٞ كَرِيمٞ ٧٧

that this is truly a noble Quran,

فِي كِتَٰبٖ مَّكۡنُونٖ ٧٨

in a protected Record

لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُطَهَّرُونَ ٧٩

that only the purified can touch,

تَنزِيلٞ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٨٠

sent down from the Lord of all being.

أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدۡهِنُونَ ٨١

How can you scorn this statement?

وَتَجۡعَلُونَ رِزۡقَكُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ ٨٢

And how, in return for the livelihood you are given, can you deny it?

فَلَوۡلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلۡحُلۡقُومَ ٨٣

When the soul of a dying man comes up to his throat

وَأَنتُمۡ حِينَئِذٖ تَنظُرُونَ ٨٤

while you gaze on-

وَنَحۡنُ أَقۡرَبُ إِلَيۡهِ مِنكُمۡ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبۡصِرُونَ ٨٥

We are nearer to him than you, though you do not see Us-

فَلَوۡلَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ غَيۡرَ مَدِينِينَ ٨٦

why, if you are not to be judged,

تَرۡجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ٨٧

do you not restore his soul to him, if what you say is true?

فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ ٨٨

If that dying person is one of those who will be brought near to God,

فَرَوۡحٞ وَرَيۡحَانٞ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٖ ٨٩

he will have rest, ease, and a Garden of Bliss;

وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ٩٠

if he is one of those on the Right,

فَسَلَٰمٞ لَّكَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ٩١

[he will hear], ‘Peace be on you,’ from his companions on the Right;

وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ٩٢

but if he is one of those who denied the truth and went astray,

فَنُزُلٞ مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ ٩٣

he will be welcomed with scalding water.

وَتَصۡلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ ٩٤

He will burn in Hell.

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ٩٥

This is the certain truth:

فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ٩٦

[Prophet], glorify the name of your Lord the Supreme.