Al Waqi'a

1 Itha waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu

1 When the Event inevitable cometh to pass,

2 Laysa liwaqAAatiha kathibatun

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

3 Khafidatun rafiAAatun

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

4 Itha rujjati alardu rajjan

4 When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,

5 Wabussati aljibalu bassan

5 And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,

6 Fakanat habaan munbaththan

6 Becoming dust scattered abroad,

7 Wakuntum azwajan thalathatan

7 And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.

8 Faashabu almaymanati ma ashabu almaymanati

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

9 Waashabu almashamati ma ashabu almashamati

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

10 Waalssabiqoona alssabiqoona

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

11 Olaika almuqarraboona

11 These will be those Nearest to Allah:

12 Fee jannati alnnaAAeemi

12 In Gardens of Bliss:

13 Thullatun mina alawwaleena

13 A number of people from those of old,

14 Waqaleelun mina alakhireena

14 And a few from those of later times.

15 AAala sururin mawdoonatin

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

16 Muttakieena AAalayha mutaqabileena

16 Reclining on them, facing each other.

17 Yatoofu AAalayhim wildanun mukhalladoona

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

18 Biakwabin waabareeqa wakasin min maAAeenin

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

19 La yusaddaAAoona AAanha wala yunzifoona

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

20 Wafakihatin mimma yatakhayyaroona

20 And with fruits, any that they may select:

21 Walahmi tayrin mimma yashtahoona

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

22 Wahoorun AAeenun

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

23 Kaamthali allului almaknooni

23 Like unto Pearls well - guarded.

24 Jazaan bima kanoo yaAAmaloona

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

25 La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala tatheeman

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

26 Illa qeelan salaman salaman

26 Only the saying, "Peace! Peace".

27 Waashabu alyameeni ma ashabu alyameeni

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

28 Fee sidrin makhdoodin

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

29 Watalhin mandoodin

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

30 Wathillin mamdoodin

30 In shade long - extended,

31 Wamain maskoobin

31 By water flowing constantly,

32 Wafakihatin katheeratin

32 And fruit in abundance.

33 La maqtooAAatin wala mamnooAAatin

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

34 Wafurushin marfooAAatin

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

35 Inna anshanahunna inshaan

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

36 FajaAAalnahunna abkaran

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

37 AAuruban atraban

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

38 Liashabi alyameeni

38 For the Companions of the Right Hand.

39 Thullatun mina alawwaleena

39 A (goodly) number from those of old,

40 Wathullatun mina alakhireena

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

41 Waashabu alshshimali ma ashabu alshshimali

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

42 Fee samoomin wahameemin

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

43 Wathillin min yahmoomin

43 And in the shades of Black Smoke:

44 La baridin wala kareemin

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

45 Innahum kanoo qabla thalika mutrafeena

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

46 Wakanoo yusirroona AAala alhinthi alAAatheemi

46 And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme!

47 Wakanoo yaqooloona aitha mitna wakunna turaban waAAithaman ainna lamabAAoothoona

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

48 Awa abaona alawwaloona

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

49 Qul inna alawwaleena waalakhireena

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

50 LamajmooAAoona ila meeqati yawmin maAAloomin

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

51 Thumma innakum ayyuha alddalloona almukaththiboona

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

52 Laakiloona min shajarin min zaqqoomin

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

53 Famalioona minha albutoona

53 "Then will ye fill your insides therewith,

54 Fashariboona AAalayhi mina alhameemi

54 "And drink Boiling Water on top of it:

55 Fashariboona shurba alheemi

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

56 Hatha nuzuluhum yawma alddeeni

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

57 Nahnu khalaqnakum falawla tusaddiqoona

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

58 Afaraaytum ma tumnoona

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

59 Aantum takhluqoonahu am nahnu alkhaliqoona

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

60 Nahnu qaddarna baynakumu almawta wama nahnu bimasbooqeena

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

61 AAala an nubaddila amthalakum wanunshiakum fee ma la taAAlamoona

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

62 Walaqad AAalimtumu alnnashata aloola falawla tathakkaroona

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

63 Afaraaytum ma tahruthoona

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

64 Aantum tazraAAoonahu am nahnu alzzariAAoona

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

65 Law nashao lajaAAalnahu hutaman fathaltum tafakkahoona

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

66 Inna lamughramoona

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

67 Bal nahnu mahroomoona

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

68 Afaraaytumu almaa allathee tashraboona

68 See ye the water which ye drink?

69 Aantum anzaltumoohu mina almuzni am nahnu almunziloona

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

70 Law nashao jaAAalnahu ojajan falawla tashkuroona

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

71 Afaraaytumu alnnara allatee tooroona

71 See ye the Fire which ye kindle?

72 Aantum anshatum shajarataha am nahnu almunshioona

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

73 Nahnu jaAAalnaha tathkiratan wamataAAan lilmuqweena

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

74 Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi

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

75 Fala oqsimu bimawaqiAAi alnnujoomi

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

76 Wainnahu laqasamun law taAAlamoona AAatheemun

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

77 Innahu laquranun kareemun

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

78 Fee kitabin maknoonin

78 In Book well - guarded,

79 La yamassuhu illa almutahharoona

79 Which none shall touch but those who are clean:

80 Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena

80 A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

81 Afabihatha alhadeethi antum mudhinoona

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

82 WatajAAaloona rizqakum annakum tukaththiboona

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

83 Falawla itha balaghati alhulqooma

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

84 Waantum heenaithin tanthuroona

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

85 Wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi minkum walakin la tubsiroona

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

86 Falawla in kuntum ghayra madeeneena

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

87 TarjiAAoonaha in kuntum sadiqeena

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

88 Faamma in kana mina almuqarrabeena

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

89 Farawhun warayhanun wajannatu naAAeemin

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

90 Waamma in kana min ashabi alyameeni

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

91 Fasalamun laka min ashabi alyameeni

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

92 Waamma in kana mina almukaththibeena alddalleena

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

93 Fanuzulun min hameemin

93 For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water.

94 Watasliyatu jaheemin

94 And burning in Hell - Fire.

95 Inna hatha lahuwa haqqu alyaqeeni

95 Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly.

96 Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi

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