Surah Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable)

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ ﴿1﴾

56:1 When the Occurrence occurs,

لَيۡسَ لِوَقۡعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ ﴿2﴾

56:2 There is, at its occurrence, no denial.

خَافِضَةࣱ رَّافِعَةٌ ﴿3﴾

56:3 It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ رَجࣰّ ا ﴿4﴾

56:4 When the earth is shaken with convulsion

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ بَسࣰّ ا ﴿5﴾

56:5 And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

فَكَانَتۡ هَبَآءࣰ مُّنۢبَثࣰّ ا ﴿6﴾

56:6 And become dust dispersing.

وَكُنتُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجࣰ ا ثَلَٰثَةࣰ‏ ﴿7﴾

56:7 And you become [of] three kinds:

فَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ ﴿8﴾

56:8 Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?

وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ﴿9﴾

56:9 And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?

وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ﴿10﴾

56:10 And the forerunners, the forerunners -

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ ﴿11﴾

56:11 Those are the ones brought near [to Allah]

فِي جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿12﴾

56:12 In the Gardens of Pleasure,

ثُلَّةࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ﴿13﴾

56:13 A [large] company of the former peoples

وَقَلِيلࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ﴿14﴾

56:14 And a few of the later peoples,

عَلَىٰ سُرُرࣲ مَّوۡضُونَةࣲ‏ ﴿15﴾

56:15 On thrones woven [with ornament],

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيۡهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ ﴿16﴾

56:16 Reclining on them, facing each other.

يَطُوفُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وِلۡدَٰنࣱ مُّخَلَّدُونَ ﴿17﴾

56:17 There will circulate among them young boys made eternal

بِأَكۡوَابࣲ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأۡسࣲ مِّن مَّعِينࣲ‏ ﴿18﴾

56:18 With vessels, pitchers and a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring -

لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنۡهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ ﴿19﴾

56:19 No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated -

وَفَٰكِهَةࣲ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ ﴿20﴾

56:20 And fruit of what they select

وَلَحۡمِ طَيۡرࣲ مِّمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ﴿21﴾

56:21 And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.

وَحُورٌ عِينࣱ‏ ﴿22﴾

56:22 And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes,

كَأَمۡثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤۡلُوِٕ ٱلۡمَكۡنُونِ ﴿23﴾

56:23 The likenesses of pearls well-protected,

جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿24﴾

56:24 As reward for what they used to do.

لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوࣰ ا وَلَا تَأۡثِيمًا ﴿25﴾

56:25 They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin -

إِلَّا قِيلࣰ ا سَلَٰمࣰ ا سَلَٰمࣰ ا ﴿26﴾

56:26 Only a saying: "Peace, peace."

وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ﴿27﴾

56:27 The companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?

فِي سِدۡرࣲ مَّخۡضُودࣲ‏ ﴿28﴾

56:28 [They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed

وَطَلۡحࣲ مَّنضُودࣲ‏ ﴿29﴾

56:29 And [banana] trees layered [with fruit]

وَظِلࣲّ مَّمۡدُودࣲ‏ ﴿30﴾

56:30 And shade extended

وَمَآءࣲ مَّسۡكُوبࣲ‏ ﴿31﴾

56:31 And water poured out

وَفَٰكِهَةࣲ كَثِيرَةࣲ‏ ﴿32﴾

56:32 And fruit, abundant [and varied],

لَّا مَقۡطُوعَةࣲ وَلَا مَمۡنُوعَةࣲ‏ ﴿33﴾

56:33 Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden,

وَفُرُشࣲ مَّرۡفُوعَةٍ ﴿34﴾

56:34 And [upon] beds raised high.

إِنَّآ أَنشَأۡنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءࣰ‏ ﴿35﴾

56:35 Indeed, We have produced the women of Paradise in a [new] creation

فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُنَّ أَبۡكَارًا ﴿36﴾

56:36 And made them virgins,

عُرُبًا أَتۡرَابࣰ ا ﴿37﴾

56:37 Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age,

لِّأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ﴿38﴾

56:38 For the companions of the right [who are]

ثُلَّةࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ﴿39﴾

56:39 A company of the former peoples

وَثُلَّةࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ﴿40﴾

56:40 And a company of the later peoples.

وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ ﴿41﴾

56:41 And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?

فِي سَمُومࣲ وَحَمِيمࣲ‏ ﴿42﴾

56:42 [They will be] in scorching fire and scalding water

وَظِلࣲّ مِّن يَحۡمُومࣲ‏ ﴿43﴾

56:43 And a shade of black smoke,

لَّا بَارِدࣲ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ ﴿44﴾

56:44 Neither cool nor beneficial.

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتۡرَفِينَ ﴿45﴾

56:45 Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence,

وَكَانُواْ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلۡحِنثِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ﴿46﴾

56:46 And they used to persist in the great violation,

وَكَانُواْ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابࣰ ا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ ﴿47﴾

56:47 And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ ﴿48﴾

56:48 And our forefathers [as well]?"

قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ﴿49﴾

56:49 Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, the former and the later peoples

لَمَجۡمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمࣲ مَّعۡلُومࣲ‏ ﴿50﴾

56:50 Are to be gathered together for the appointment of a known Day."

ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿51﴾

56:51 Then indeed you, O those astray [who are] deniers,

لَأٓكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرࣲ مِّن زَقُّومࣲ‏ ﴿52﴾

56:52 Will be eating from trees of zaqqum

فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ ﴿53﴾

56:53 And filling with it your bellies

فَشَٰرِبُونَ عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ ﴿54﴾

56:54 And drinking on top of it from scalding water

فَشَٰرِبُونَ شُرۡبَ ٱلۡهِيمِ ﴿55﴾

56:55 And will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels.

هَٰذَا نُزُلُهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿56﴾

56:56 That is their accommodation on the Day of Recompense.

نَحۡنُ خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ فَلَوۡلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ ﴿57﴾

56:57 We have created you, so why do you not believe?

أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تُمۡنُونَ ﴿58﴾

56:58 Have you seen that which you emit?

ءَأَنتُمۡ تَخۡلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡخَٰلِقُونَ ﴿59﴾

56:59 Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator?

نَحۡنُ قَدَّرۡنَا بَيۡنَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ ﴿60﴾

56:60 We have decreed death among you, and We are not to be outdone

عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمۡثَٰلَكُمۡ وَنُنشِئَكُمۡ فِي مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿61﴾

56:61 In that We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know.

وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُمُ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ فَلَوۡلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿62﴾

56:62 And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember?

أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تَحۡرُثُونَ ﴿63﴾

56:63 And have you seen that [seed] which you sow?

ءَأَنتُمۡ تَزۡرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ ﴿64﴾

56:64 Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower?

لَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ حُطَٰمࣰ ا فَظَلۡتُمۡ تَفَكَّهُونَ ﴿65﴾

56:65 If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,

إِنَّا لَمُغۡرَمُونَ ﴿66﴾

56:66 [Saying], "Indeed, we are [now] in debt;

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ ﴿67﴾

56:67 Rather, we have been deprived."

أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَآءَ ٱلَّذِي تَشۡرَبُونَ ﴿68﴾

56:68 And have you seen the water that you drink?

ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنزَلۡتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُزۡنِ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنزِلُونَ ﴿69﴾

56:69 Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?

لَوۡ نَشَآءُ جَعَلۡنَٰهُ أُجَاجࣰ ا فَلَوۡلَا تَشۡكُرُونَ ﴿70﴾

56:70 If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?

أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِي تُورُونَ ﴿71﴾

56:71 And have you seen the fire that you ignite?

ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنشَأۡتُمۡ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنشِـُٔونَ ﴿72﴾

56:72 Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?

نَحۡنُ جَعَلۡنَٰهَا تَذۡكِرَةࣰ وَمَتَٰعࣰ ا لِّلۡمُقۡوِينَ ﴿73﴾

56:73 We have made it a reminder and provision for the travelers,

فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ﴿74﴾

56:74 So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

۞فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ ﴿75﴾

56:75 Then I swear by the setting of the stars,

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمࣱ لَّوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ ﴿76﴾

56:76 And indeed, it is an oath - if you could know - [most] great.

إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرۡءَانࣱ كَرِيمࣱ‏ ﴿77﴾

56:77 Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an

فِي كِتَٰبࣲ مَّكۡنُونࣲ‏ ﴿78﴾

56:78 In a Register well-protected;

لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُطَهَّرُونَ ﴿79﴾

56:79 None touch it except the purified.

تَنزِيلࣱ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿80﴾

56:80 [It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.

أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدۡهِنُونَ ﴿81﴾

56:81 Then is it to this statement that you are indifferent

وَتَجۡعَلُونَ رِزۡقَكُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿82﴾

56:82 And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]?

فَلَوۡلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلۡحُلۡقُومَ ﴿83﴾

56:83 Then why, when the soul at death reaches the throat

وَأَنتُمۡ حِينَئِذࣲ تَنظُرُونَ ﴿84﴾

56:84 And you are at that time looking on -

وَنَحۡنُ أَقۡرَبُ إِلَيۡهِ مِنكُمۡ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبۡصِرُونَ ﴿85﴾

56:85 And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -

فَلَوۡلَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ غَيۡرَ مَدِينِينَ ﴿86﴾

56:86 Then why do you not, if you are not to be recompensed,

تَرۡجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿87﴾

56:87 Bring it back, if you should be truthful?

فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ ﴿88﴾

56:88 And if the deceased was of those brought near to Allah,

فَرَوۡحࣱ وَرَيۡحَانࣱ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمࣲ‏ ﴿89﴾

56:89 Then [for him is] rest and bounty and a garden of pleasure.

وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ﴿90﴾

56:90 And if he was of the companions of the right,

فَسَلَٰمࣱ لَّكَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ﴿91﴾

56:91 Then [the angels will say], "Peace for you; [you are] from the companions of the right."

وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ﴿92﴾

56:92 But if he was of the deniers [who were] astray,

فَنُزُلࣱ مِّنۡ حَمِيمࣲ‏ ﴿93﴾

56:93 Then [for him is] accommodation of scalding water

وَتَصۡلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ ﴿94﴾

56:94 And burning in Hellfire

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ﴿95﴾

56:95 Indeed, this is the true certainty,

فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ﴿96﴾

56:96 So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.