Al Waqi'a

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the event befalleth -

1 When the Event inevitable cometh to pass,

1 Itha waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu

2 There is no denying that it will befall -

2 Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming.

2 Laysa liwaqAAatiha kathibatun

3 Abasing (some), exalting (others);

3 (Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;

3 Khafidatun rafiAAatun

4 When the earth is shaken with a shock

4 When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,

4 Itha rujjati alardu rajjan

5 And the hills are ground to powder

5 And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,

5 Wabussati aljibalu bassan

6 So that they become a scattered dust,

6 Becoming dust scattered abroad,

6 Fakanat habaan munbaththan

7 And ye will be three kinds:

7 And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.

7 Wakuntum azwajan thalathatan

8 (First) those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand ?

8 Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand; - What will be the Companions of the Right Hand?

8 Faashabu almaymanati ma ashabu almaymanati

9 And (then) those on the left hand; what of those on the left hand ?

9 And the Companions of the Left Hand, - what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?

9 Waashabu almashamati ma ashabu almashamati

10 And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race:

10 And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).

10 Waalssabiqoona alssabiqoona

11 Those are they who will be brought nigh

11 These will be those Nearest to Allah:

11 Olaika almuqarraboona

12 In gardens of delight;

12 In Gardens of Bliss:

12 Fee jannati alnnaAAeemi

13 A multitude of those of old

13 A number of people from those of old,

13 Thullatun mina alawwaleena

14 And a few of those of later time.

14 And a few from those of later times.

14 Waqaleelun mina alakhireena

15 On lined couches,

15 (They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),

15 AAala sururin mawdoonatin

16 Reclining therein face to face.

16 Reclining on them, facing each other.

16 Muttakieena AAalayha mutaqabileena

17 There wait on them immortal youths

17 Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness),

17 Yatoofu AAalayhim wildanun mukhalladoona

18 With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring

18 With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear - flowing fountains:

18 Biakwabin waabareeqa wakasin min maAAeenin

19 Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness,

19 No after - ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication:

19 La yusaddaAAoona AAanha wala yunzifoona

20 And fruit that they prefer

20 And with fruits, any that they may select:

20 Wafakihatin mimma yatakhayyaroona

21 And flesh of fowls that they desire.

21 And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire.

21 Walahmi tayrin mimma yashtahoona

22 And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes,

22 And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes, -

22 Wahoorun AAeenun

23 Like unto hidden pearls,

23 Like unto Pearls well - guarded.

23 Kaamthali allului almaknooni

24 Reward for what they used to do.

24 A Reward for the deeds of their past (life).

24 Jazaan bima kanoo yaAAmaloona

25 There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination

25 Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill, -

25 La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala tatheeman

26 (Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace.

26 Only the saying, "Peace! Peace".

26 Illa qeelan salaman salaman

27 And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand ?

27 The Companions of the Right Hand, - what will be the Companions of the Right Hand?

27 Waashabu alyameeni ma ashabu alyameeni

28 Among thornless lote - trees

28 (They will be) among Lote - trees without thorns,

28 Fee sidrin makhdoodin

29 And clustered plantains,

29 Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another, -

29 Watalhin mandoodin

30 And spreading shade,

30 In shade long - extended,

30 Wathillin mamdoodin

31 And water gushing,

31 By water flowing constantly,

31 Wamain maskoobin

32 And fruit in plenty

32 And fruit in abundance.

32 Wafakihatin katheeratin

33 Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden,

33 Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden,

33 La maqtooAAatin wala mamnooAAatin

34 And raised couches;

34 And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high.

34 Wafurushin marfooAAatin

35 Lo! We have created them a (new) creation

35 We have created (their Companions) of special creation.

35 Inna anshanahunna inshaan

36 And made them virgins,

36 And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), -

36 FajaAAalnahunna abkaran

37 Lovers, friends,

37 Beloved (by nature), equal in age, -

37 AAuruban atraban

38 For those on the right hand;

38 For the Companions of the Right Hand.

38 Liashabi alyameeni

39 A multitude of those of old

39 A (goodly) number from those of old,

39 Thullatun mina alawwaleena

40 And a multitude of those of later time.

40 And a (goodly) number from those of later times.

40 Wathullatun mina alakhireena

41 And those on the left hand: What of those on the left hand ?

41 The Companions of the Left Hand, - what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?

41 Waashabu alshshimali ma ashabu alshshimali

42 In scorching wind and scalding water

42 (They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water,

42 Fee samoomin wahameemin

43 And shadow of black smoke,

43 And in the shades of Black Smoke:

43 Wathillin min yahmoomin

44 Neither cool nor refreshing.

44 Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please:

44 La baridin wala kareemin

45 Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxury

45 For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury),

45 Innahum kanoo qabla thalika mutrafeena

46 And used to persist in the awful sin.

46 And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme!

46 Wakanoo yusirroona AAala alhinthi alAAatheemi

47 And they used to say: When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again,

47 And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again? -

47 Wakanoo yaqooloona aitha mitna wakunna turaban waAAithaman ainna lamabAAoothoona

48 And also our forefathers ?

48 "(We) and our fathers of old?"

48 Awa abaona alawwaloona

49 Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Lo! those of old and those of later time

49 Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times,

49 Qul inna alawwaleena waalakhireena

50 Will all be brought together to the tryst of an appointed day.

50 "All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well - known.

50 LamajmooAAoona ila meeqati yawmin maAAloomin

51 Then lo! ye, the erring, the deniers,

51 "Then will ye truly, - O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood! -

51 Thumma innakum ayyuha alddalloona almukaththiboona

52 Ye verily will eat of a tree called Zaqqum

52 "Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum.

52 Laakiloona min shajarin min zaqqoomin

53 And will fill your bellies therewith;

53 "Then will ye fill your insides therewith,

53 Famalioona minha albutoona

54 And thereon ye will drink of boiling water,

54 "And drink Boiling Water on top of it:

54 Fashariboona AAalayhi mina alhameemi

55 Drinking even as the camel drinketh.

55 "Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!"

55 Fashariboona shurba alheemi

56 This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgment.

56 Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital!

56 Hatha nuzuluhum yawma alddeeni

57 We created you. Will ye then admit the truth ?

57 It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth?

57 Nahnu khalaqnakum falawla tusaddiqoona

58 Have ye seen that which ye emit ?

58 Do ye then see? - The (human Seed) that ye throw out, -

58 Afaraaytum ma tumnoona

59 Do ye create it or are We the Creator ?

59 Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators?

59 Aantum takhluqoonahu am nahnu alkhaliqoona

60 We mete out death among you, and We are not to be outrun,

60 We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated

60 Nahnu qaddarna baynakumu almawta wama nahnu bimasbooqeena

61 That We may transfigure you and make you what ye know not.

61 from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not.

61 AAala an nubaddila amthalakum wanunshiakum fee ma la taAAlamoona

62 And verily ye know the first creation. Why, then, do ye not reflect ?

62 And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises?

62 Walaqad AAalimtumu alnnashata aloola falawla tathakkaroona

63 Have ye seen that which ye cultivate ?

63 See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground?

63 Afaraaytum ma tahruthoona

64 Is it ye who foster it, or are We the Fosterer ?

64 Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?

64 Aantum tazraAAoonahu am nahnu alzzariAAoona

65 If We willed, We verily could make it chaff, then would ye cease not to exclaim:

65 Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment,

65 Law nashao lajaAAalnahu hutaman fathaltum tafakkahoona

66 Lo! we are laden with debt!

66 (Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing):

66 Inna lamughramoona

67 Nay, but we are deprived!

67 "Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)"

67 Bal nahnu mahroomoona

68 Have ye observed the water which ye drink ?

68 See ye the water which ye drink?

68 Afaraaytumu almaa allathee tashraboona

69 Is it ye who shed it from the raincloud, or are We the Shedder ?

69 Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?

69 Aantum anzaltumoohu mina almuzni am nahnu almunziloona

70 If We willed We verily could make it bitter. Why then, give ye not thanks ?

70 Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks?

70 Law nashao jaAAalnahu ojajan falawla tashkuroona

71 Have ye observed the fire which ye strike out;

71 See ye the Fire which ye kindle?

71 Afaraaytumu alnnara allatee tooroona

72 Was it ye who made the tree thereof to grow, or were We the grower ?

72 Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it?

72 Aantum anshatum shajarataha am nahnu almunshioona

73 We, even We, appointed it a memorial and a comfort for the dwellers in the wilderness.

73 We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.

73 Nahnu jaAAalnaha tathkiratan wamataAAan lilmuqweena

74 Therefor (O Muhammad), praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous.

74 Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme!

74 Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi

75 Nay, I swear by the places of the stars -

75 Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars, -

75 Fala oqsimu bimawaqiAAi alnnujoomi

76 And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye but knew -

76 And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew, -

76 Wainnahu laqasamun law taAAlamoona AAatheemun

77 That (this) is indeed a noble Qur'an

77 That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable,

77 Innahu laquranun kareemun

78 In a Book kept hidden

78 In Book well - guarded,

78 Fee kitabin maknoonin

79 Which none toucheth save the purified,

79 Which none shall touch but those who are clean:

79 La yamassuhu illa almutahharoona

80 A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

80 A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

80 Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena

81 Is it this Statement that ye scorn,

81 Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?

81 Afabihatha alhadeethi antum mudhinoona

82 And make denial thereof your livelihood ?

82 And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false?

82 WatajAAaloona rizqakum annakum tukaththiboona

83 Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying)

83 Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat, -

83 Falawla itha balaghati alhulqooma

84 And ye are at that moment looking

84 And ye the while (sit) looking on, -

84 Waantum heenaithin tanthuroona

85 - And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not -

85 But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not, -

85 Wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi minkum walakin la tubsiroona

86 Why then, if ye are not in bondage (unto Us),

86 Then why do ye not, - If you are exempt from (future) account, -

86 Falawla in kuntum ghayra madeeneena

87 Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful ?

87 Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)?

87 TarjiAAoonaha in kuntum sadiqeena

88 Thus if he is of those brought nigh,

88 Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah,

88 Faamma in kana mina almuqarrabeena

89 Then breath of life, and plenty, and a Garden of delight.

89 (There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights.

89 Farawhun warayhanun wajannatu naAAeemin

90 And if he is of those on the right hand,

90 And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand,

90 Waamma in kana min ashabi alyameeni

91 Then (the greeting) "Peace be unto thee" from those on the right hand.

91 (For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand.

91 Fasalamun laka min ashabi alyameeni

92 But if he is of the rejecters, the erring,

92 And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong,

92 Waamma in kana mina almukaththibeena alddalleena

93 Then the welcome will be boiling water

93 For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water.

93 Fanuzulun min hameemin

94 And roasting at hell - fire.

94 And burning in Hell - Fire.

94 Watasliyatu jaheemin

95 Lo! this is certain truth.

95 Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly.

95 Inna hatha lahuwa haqqu alyaqeeni

96 Therefor (O Muhammad) praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous.

96 So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme.

96 Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi