Surah Al-Waqi'ahالواقعة
The Inevitable · 96 verses · Meccan
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إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ ﴿١﴾
56:1 When the Event Inevitable Cometh to pass,
لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ ﴿٢﴾
56:2 Then will no (soul) Entertain falsehood Concerning its coming.
خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ ﴿٣﴾
56:3 (Many) will it bring low; (Many) will it exalt;
إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا ﴿٤﴾
56:4 When the earth shall be Shaken to its depths,
وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا ﴿٥﴾
56:5 And the mountains shall Be crumbled to atoms,
فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا ﴿٦﴾
56:6 Becoming dust scattered abroad,
وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ثَلَـٰثَةً ﴿٧﴾
56:7 And ye shall be sorted out Into three classes.
فَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿٨﴾
56:8 Then (there will be) The Companions of The Right Hand;— What will be The Companions of The Right Hand?
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ﴿٩﴾
56:9 And the Companions of The Left Hand,— What will be The Companions of The Left Hand?
وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ﴿١٠﴾
56:10 And those Foremost (In Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ﴿١١﴾
56:11 These will be Those Nearest to God:
فِى جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿١٢﴾
56:12 In Gardens of Bliss:
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٣﴾
56:13 A number of people From those of old,
وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿١٤﴾
56:14 And a few from those Of later times.
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ ﴿١٥﴾
56:15 (They will be) on Thrones Encrusted (with gold And precious stones),
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَـٰبِلِينَ ﴿١٦﴾
56:16 Reclining on them, Facing each other.
يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ ﴿١٧﴾
56:17 Round about them will (serve) Youths of perpetual (freshness),
بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ ﴿١٨﴾
56:18 With goblets, (shining) beakers, And cups (filled) out of Clear-flowing fountains:
لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ ﴿١٩﴾
56:19 No after-ache will they Receive therefrom, nor will they Suffer intoxication:
وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ ﴿٢٠﴾
56:20 And with fruits, Any that they may select;
وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ﴿٢١﴾
56:21 And the flesh of fowls, Any that they may desire.
وَحُورٌ عِينٌ ﴿٢٢﴾
56:22 And (there will be) Companions With beautiful, big, And lustrous eyes,—
كَأَمْثَـٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ ﴿٢٣﴾
56:23 Like unto Pearls Well-guarded.
جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٢٤﴾
56:24 A Reward for the Deeds Of their past (Life).
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا ﴿٢٥﴾
56:25 No frivolity will they Hear therein, nor any Taint of ill,—
إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَـٰمًا سَلَـٰمًا ﴿٢٦﴾
56:26 Only the saying, "Peace! Peace".
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٢٧﴾
56:27 The Companions of The Right Hand,— What will be The Companions of The Right Hand?
فِى سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ ﴿٢٨﴾
56:28 (They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns,
وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ ﴿٢٩﴾
56:29 Among Ṭalḥ trees With flowers (or fruits) Piled one above another,—
وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ ﴿٣٠﴾
56:30 In shade long-extended,
وَمَآءٍ مَّسْكُوبٍ ﴿٣١﴾
56:31 By water flowing constantly,
وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ ﴿٣٢﴾
56:32 And fruit in abundance.
لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ ﴿٣٣﴾
56:33 Whose season is not limited, Nor (supply) forbidden,
وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ ﴿٣٤﴾
56:34 And on Thrones (of Dignity), Raised high.
إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَـٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءً ﴿٣٥﴾
56:35 We have created (their Companions) Of special creation.
فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا ﴿٣٦﴾
56:36 And made them Virgin-pure (and undefiled),—
عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا ﴿٣٧﴾
56:37 Beloved (by nature), Equal in age,—
لِّأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٣٨﴾
56:38 For the Companions Of the Right Hand.
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿٣٩﴾
56:39 A (goodly) number From those of old,
وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿٤٠﴾
56:40 And a (goodly) number From those of later times.
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ ﴿٤١﴾
56:41 The Companions of The Left Hand,— What will be The Companions of The Left Hand?
فِى سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ ﴿٤٢﴾
56:42 (They will be) in the midst Of a fierce Blast of Fire And in Boiling Water,
وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ ﴿٤٣﴾
56:43 And in the shades Of Black Smoke:
لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ ﴿٤٤﴾
56:44 Nothing (will there be) To refresh, nor to please:
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ ﴿٤٥﴾
56:45 For that they were wont To be indulged, before that, In wealth (and luxury),
وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٤٦﴾
56:46 And persisted obstinately In wickedness supreme!
وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾
56:47 And they used to say, "What! when we die And become dust and bones, Shall we then indeed Be raised up again?—
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ﴿٤٨﴾
56:48 "(We) and our fathers of old?"
قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿٤٩﴾
56:49 Say: "Yea, those of old And those of later times,
لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ﴿٥٠﴾
56:50 "All will certainly be Gathered together for the meeting Appointed for a Day Well-known.
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٥١﴾
56:51 "Then will ye truly,— O ye that go wrong, And treat (Truth) as Falsehood!—
لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍ مِّن زَقُّومٍ ﴿٥٢﴾
56:52 "Ye will surely taste Of the Tree of Zaqqūm.
فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ ﴿٥٣﴾
56:53 "Then will ye fill Your insides therewith,
فَشَـٰرِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَمِيمِ ﴿٥٤﴾
56:54 "And drink Boiling Water On top of it:
فَشَـٰرِبُونَ شُرْبَ ٱلْهِيمِ ﴿٥٥﴾
56:55 "Indeed ye shall drink Like diseased camels Raging with thirst!"
هَـٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٥٦﴾
56:56 Such will be their entertainment On the Day of Requital!
نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ ﴿٥٧﴾
56:57 It is We Who have Created you: why will ye Not witness the Truth?
أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تُمْنُونَ ﴿٥٨﴾
56:58 Do ye then see?— The (human Seed) that Ye throw out,—
ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَـٰلِقُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾
56:59 Is it ye who create it, Or are We the Creators?
نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ ﴿٦٠﴾
56:60 We have decreed Death To be your common lot, And We are not To be frustrated
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَـٰلَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِى مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٦١﴾
56:61 From changing your Forms And creating you (again) In (Forms) that ye know not.
وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿٦٢﴾
56:62 And ye certainly know already The first form of creation: Why then do ye not Celebrate His praises?
أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ ﴿٦٣﴾
56:63 See ye the seed that Ye sow in the ground?
ءَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ ﴿٦٤﴾
56:64 Is it ye that cause it To grow, or are We The Cause?
لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ حُطَـٰمًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ ﴿٦٥﴾
56:65 Were it Our Will, We could crumble it To dry powder, and ye would Be left in wonderment,
إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ ﴿٦٦﴾
56:66 (Saying), "We are indeed Left with debts (for nothing):
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ ﴿٦٧﴾
56:67 "Indeed are we shut out (Of the fruits of our labour)",
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَ ﴿٦٨﴾
56:68 See ye the water Which ye drink?
ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ ﴿٦٩﴾
56:69 Do ye bring it Down (In rain) from the Cloud Or do We?
لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنَـٰهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ ﴿٧٠﴾
56:70 Were it Our Will, We could make it Salt (and unpalatable): Then why do ye not Give thanks?
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِى تُورُونَ ﴿٧١﴾
56:71 See ye the Fire Which ye kindle?
ءَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنشِـُٔونَ ﴿٧٢﴾
56:72 Is it ye who grow The tree which feeds The fire, or do We Grow it?
نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَـٰهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَـٰعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ ﴿٧٣﴾
56:73 We have made it A memorial (of Our handiwork), And an article of comfort And convenience for The denizens of deserts.
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٧٤﴾
56:74 Then celebrate with praises, The name of thy Lord, The Supreme!
۞ فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ ﴿٧٥﴾
56:75 Furthermore I call To witness the setting Of the Stars,—
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ ﴿٧٦﴾
56:76 And that is indeed A mighty adjuration If ye but knew,—
إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرْءَانٌ كَرِيمٌ ﴿٧٧﴾
56:77 That this is indeed A Qur-ān most honourable,
فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مَّكْنُونٍ ﴿٧٨﴾
56:78 In a Book well-guarded,
لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ ﴿٧٩﴾
56:79 Which none shall touch But those who are clean:
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿٨٠﴾
56:80 A Revelation from the Lord Of the Worlds.
أَفَبِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ ﴿٨١﴾
56:81 Is it such a Message That ye would hold In light esteem?
وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٨٢﴾
56:82 And have ye made it Your livelihood that ye Should declare it false?
فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ ﴿٨٣﴾
56:83 Then why do ye not (Intervene) when (the soul Of the dying man) Reaches the throat,—
وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ ﴿٨٤﴾
56:84 And ye the while (Sit) looking on,—
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿٨٥﴾
56:85 But We are nearer To him than ye, And yet see not,—
فَلَوْلَآ إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ ﴿٨٦﴾
56:86 Then why do ye not,— If you are exempt From (future) account,—
تَرْجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿٨٧﴾
56:87 Call back the soul, If ye are true (In your claim of Independence)?
فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ ﴿٨٨﴾
56:88 Thus, then, if he Be of those Nearest to God,
فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍ ﴿٨٩﴾
56:89 (There is for him) Rest And Satisfaction, and A Garden of Delights.
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٩٠﴾
56:90 And if he be Of the Companions of The Right Hand,
فَسَلَـٰمٌ لَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٩١﴾
56:91 (For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", From the Companions Of the Right Hand.
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ﴿٩٢﴾
56:92 And if he be Of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, Who go wrong,
فَنُزُلٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ ﴿٩٣﴾
56:93 For him is Entertainment With Boiling Water,
وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ ﴿٩٤﴾
56:94 And burning in Hell-Fire.
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿٩٥﴾
56:95 Verily, this is The Very Truth And Certainty.
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٩٦﴾
56:96 So celebrate with praises The name of thy Lord, The Supreme.