Al-Waqiah

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ ١

When the Inevitable Event takes place

لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ ٢

then no one can deny it has come

خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ ٣

It will debase ˹some˺ and elevate ˹others˺

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا ٤

When the earth will be violently shaken

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا ٥

and the mountains will be crushed to pieces

فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا ٦

becoming scattered ˹particles of˺ dust

وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٲجًا ثَلَـٰثَةً ٧

you will ˹all˺ be ˹divided into˺ three groups

فَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ٨

the people of the right, how ˹blessed˺ will they be

وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْــَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْــَٔمَةِ ٩

the people of the left, how ˹miserable˺ will they be

وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ١٠

and the foremost ˹in faith˺ will be the foremost ˹in Paradise˺

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ١١

They are the ones nearest ˹to Allah˺

فِى جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ١٢

in the Gardens of Bliss

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ١٣

˹They will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations

وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخِرِينَ ١٤

and a few from later generations

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ ١٥

˹All will be˺ on jewelled thrones

مُّتَّكِــِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَـٰبِلِينَ ١٦

reclining face to face

يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٲنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ ١٧

They will be waited on by eternal youths

بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ ١٨

with cups, pitchers, and a drink ˹of pure wine˺ from a flowing stream

لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ ١٩

that will cause them neither headache nor intoxication

وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ ٢٠

˹They will also be served˺ any fruit they choose

وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ٢١

and meat from any bird they desire

وَحُورٌ عِينٌ ٢٢

And ˹they will have˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes

كَأَمْثَـٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُوِٕ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ ٢٣

like pristine pearls

جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ ٢٤

˹all˺ as a reward for what they used to do

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا ٢٥

There they will never hear any idle or sinful talk—

إِلَّا قِيلاً سَلَـٰمًا سَلَـٰمًا ٢٦

only good and virtuous speech

وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ ٢٧

And the people of the right—how ˹blessed˺ will they be

فِى سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ ٢٨

˹They will be˺ amid thornless lote trees

وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ ٢٩

clusters of bananas

وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ ٣٠

extended shade

وَمَآءٍ مَّسْكُوبٍ ٣١

flowing water

وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ ٣٢

abundant fruit—

لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ ٣٣

never out of season nor forbidden—

وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ ٣٤

and elevated furnishings

إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَـٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءً ٣٥

Indeed, We will have perfectly created their mates

فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا ٣٦

making them virgins

عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا ٣٧

loving and of equal age

لِّأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ٣٨

for the people of the right

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ٣٩

˹who will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations

وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَخِرِينَ ٤٠

and a multitude from later generations

وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ ٤١

And the people of the left—how ˹miserable˺ will they be

فِى سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ ٤٢

˹They will be˺ in scorching heat and boiling water

وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ ٤٣

in the shade of black smoke

لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ ٤٤

neither cool nor refreshing

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ قَبْلَ ذَٲلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ ٤٥

Indeed, before this ˹torment˺ they were spoiled by luxury

وَكَانُواْ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ٤٦

and persisted in the worst of sin

وَكَانُواْ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ ٤٧

They used to ask ˹mockingly˺, “When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ٤٨

And our forefathers as well?”

قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْأَخِرِينَ ٤٩

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Most certainly, earlier and later generations

لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ٥٠

will surely be gathered ˹together˺ for the appointed Day

ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَ ٥١

Then you, O misguided deniers

لَأَكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍ مِّن زَقُّومٍ ٥٢

will certainly eat from ˹the fruit of˺ the trees of Zaqqûm

فَمَالِــُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ ٥٣

filling up ˹your˺ bellies with it

فَشَـٰرِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَمِيمِ ٥٤

Then on top of that you will drink boiling water—

فَشَـٰرِبُونَ شُرْبَ ٱلْهِيمِ ٥٥

and you will drink ˹it˺ like thirsty camels do.”

هَـٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ ٥٦

This will be their accommodation on the Day of Judgment

نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ ٥٧

It is We Who created you. Will you not then believe ˹in resurrection˺

أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تُمْنُونَ ٥٨

Have you considered what you ejaculate

ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَـٰلِقُونَ ٥٩

Is it you who create ˹a child out of˺ it, or is it We Who do so

نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ ٦٠

We have ordained death for ˹all of˺ you, and We cannot be prevented

عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَـٰلَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِى مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ٦١

from transforming and recreating you in forms unknown to you

وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ٦٢

You already know how you were first created. Will you not then be mindful

أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ ٦٣

Have you considered what you sow

ءَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلزَّٲرِعُونَ ٦٤

Is it you who cause it to grow, or is it We Who do so

لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ حُطَـٰمًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ ٦٥

If We willed, We could simply reduce this ˹harvest˺ to chaff, leaving you to lament

إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ ٦٦

“We have truly suffered a ˹great˺ loss

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ ٦٧

In fact, we have been deprived ˹of our livelihood˺.”

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَ ٦٨

Have you considered the water you drink

ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ ٦٩

Is it you who bring it down from the clouds, or is it We Who do so

لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنَـٰهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ ٧٠

If We willed, We could make it salty. Will you not then give thanks

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِى تُورُونَ ٧١

Have you considered the fire you kindle

ءَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنشِــُٔونَ ٧٢

Is it you who produce its trees, or is it We Who do so

نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَـٰهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَـٰعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ ٧٣

We have made it ˹as˺ a reminder ˹of the Hellfire˺ and a provision for the travellers

فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ٧٤

So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest

۞ فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٲقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ ٧٥

So I do swear by the positions of the stars—

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ ٧٦

and this, if only you knew, is indeed a great oath—

إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرْءَانٌ كَرِيمٌ ٧٧

that this is truly a noble Quran

فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مَّكْنُونٍ ٧٨

in a well-preserved Record

لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ ٧٩

touched by none except the purified ˹angels˺

تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٨٠

˹It is˺ a revelation from the Lord of all worlds

أَفَبِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ ٨١

How can you then take this message lightly

وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ ٨٢

and repay ˹Allah for˺ your provisions with denial

فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ ٨٣

Why then ˹are you helpless˺ when the soul ˹of a dying person˺ reaches ˹their˺ throat

وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ ٨٤

while you are looking on

وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ ٨٥

And We are nearer to such a person than you, but you cannot see

فَلَوْلَآ إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ ٨٦

Now, if you are not subject to Our Will ˹as you claim˺

تَرْجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ٨٧

bring that soul back, if what you say is true

فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ ٨٨

So, if the deceased is one of those brought near ˹to Us˺

فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍ ٨٩

then ˹such a person will have˺ serenity, fragrance, and a Garden of Bliss

وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ٩٠

And if the deceased is one of the people of the right

فَسَلَـٰمٌ لَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ٩١

then ˹they will be told,˺ “Greetings to you from the people of the right.”

وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ٩٢

But if such person is one of the misguided deniers

فَنُزُلٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ ٩٣

then their accommodation will be boiling water ˹to drink˺

وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ ٩٤

and burning in Hellfire

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ ٩٥

Indeed, this is the absolute truth

فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ٩٦

So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest