In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the event befalleth -
Arabic
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا وقعت الواقعة
Word by word
إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And there can be no denial of its befalling.
Arabic, with marks
لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
Pickthall
There is no denying that it will befall -
Arabic
ليس لوقعتها كاذبة
Word by word
لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Bringing low (some - those who will enter Hell) Exalting (others - those who will enter Paradise). [Tafsir Ibn Kathir]
Arabic, with marks
خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ
Pickthall
Abasing (some), exalting (others);
Arabic
خافضة رافعة
Word by word
خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
When the earth will be shaken with a terrible shake.
Arabic, with marks
إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا
Pickthall
When the earth is shaken with a shock
Arabic
إذا رجت الأرض رجا
Word by word
إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And the mountains will be powdered to dust,
Arabic, with marks
وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا
Pickthall
And the hills are ground to powder
Arabic
وبست الجبال بسا
Word by word
وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So that they will become floating dust particles.
Arabic, with marks
فَكَانَتْ هَبَاءً مُّنبَثًّا
Pickthall
So that they become a scattered dust,
Arabic
فكانت هباء منبثا
Word by word
فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And you (all) will be in three groups.
Arabic, with marks
وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ثَلَاثَةً
Pickthall
And ye will be three kinds:
Arabic
وكنتم أزواجا ثلاثة
Word by word
وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ثَلَٰثَةً
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So those on the Right Hand (i.e. those who will be given their Records in their right hands) - how (fortunate) will be those on the Right Hand! (As a respect for them, because they will enter Paradise).
And those on the Left Hand (i.e. those who will be given their Record in their left hands) - how (unfortunate) will be those on the Left Hand! (As a disgrace for them, because they will enter Hell).
And those foremost [(in Islamic Faith of Monotheism and in performing righteous deeds) in the life of this world on the very first call for to embrace Islam] will be foremost (in Paradise).
Arabic, with marks
وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ
Pickthall
And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race:
Arabic
والسابقون السابقون
Word by word
وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
These will be the nearest (to Allah).
Arabic, with marks
أُولَٰئِكَ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Pickthall
Those are they who will be brought nigh
Arabic
أولئك المقربون
Word by word
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the Gardens of Delight (Paradise).
Arabic, with marks
فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ
Pickthall
In gardens of delight;
Arabic
في جنات النعيم
Word by word
فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
A multitude of those (foremost) will be from the first generations (who embraced Islam).
Arabic, with marks
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Pickthall
A multitude of those of old
Arabic
ثلة من الأولين
Word by word
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And a few of those (foremost) will be from the later generations.
Arabic, with marks
وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ
Pickthall
And a few of those of later time.
Arabic
وقليل من الآخرين
Word by word
وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(They will be) on thrones woven with gold and precious stones.
Arabic, with marks
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ
Pickthall
On lined couches,
Arabic
على سرر موضونة
Word by word
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Reclining thereon, face to face.
Arabic, with marks
مُّتَّكِئِينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَابِلِينَ
Pickthall
Reclining therein face to face.
Arabic
متكئين عليها متقابلين
Word by word
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Immortal boys will go around them (serving),
Arabic, with marks
يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ
Pickthall
There wait on them immortal youths
Arabic
يطوف عليهم ولدان مخلدون
Word by word
يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
With cups, and jugs, and a glass of flowing wine,
Arabic, with marks
بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ
Pickthall
With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring
Arabic
بأكواب وأباريق وكأس من معين
Word by word
بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Wherefrom they will get neither any aching of the head, nor any intoxication.
Arabic, with marks
لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ
Pickthall
Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness,
Arabic
لا يصدعون عنها ولا ينزفون
Word by word
لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And with fruit that they may choose.
Arabic, with marks
وَفَاكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
Pickthall
And fruit that they prefer
Arabic
وفاكهة مما يتخيرون
Word by word
وَفَٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And with the flesh of fowls that they desire.
Arabic, with marks
وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Pickthall
And flesh of fowls that they desire.
Arabic
ولحم طير مما يشتهون
Word by word
وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And (there will be) Hur (fair females) with wide, lovely eyes (as wives for "Al-Muttaqun" - the pious - See V. 2:2),
Arabic, with marks
وَحُورٌ عِينٌ
Pickthall
And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes,
Arabic
وحور عين
Word by word
وَحُورٌ عِينٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Like unto preserved pearls.
Arabic, with marks
كَأَمْثَالِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْمَكْنُونِ
Pickthall
Like unto hidden pearls,
Arabic
كأمثال اللؤلؤ المكنون
Word by word
كَأَمْثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
A reward for what they used to do.
Arabic, with marks
جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
Pickthall
Reward for what they used to do.
Arabic
جزاء بما كانوا يعملون
Word by word
جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk) will they hear therein, nor any sinful speech (like backbiting).
Arabic, with marks
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا
Pickthall
There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination
Arabic
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا تأثيما
Word by word
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But only the saying of: Salam! Salam! (greetings with peace)!
Arabic, with marks
إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَامًا سَلَامًا
Pickthall
(Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace.
Arabic
إلا قيلا سلاما سلاما
Word by word
إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَٰمًا سَلَٰمًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And those on the Right Hand - how (fortunate) will be those on the Right Hand?
Arabic, with marks
وَأَصْحَابُ الْيَمِينِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْيَمِينِ
Pickthall
And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand ?
Arabic
وأصحاب اليمين ما أصحاب اليمين
Word by word
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(They will be) among thornless lote-trees,
Arabic, with marks
فِي سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ
Pickthall
Among thornless lote - trees
Arabic
في سدر مخضود
Word by word
فِى سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And among Talh (banana-trees) with fruits piled one above another,
Arabic, with marks
وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ
Pickthall
And clustered plantains,
Arabic
وطلح منضود
Word by word
وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And in shade long-extended,
Arabic, with marks
وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ
Pickthall
And spreading shade,
Arabic
وظل ممدود
Word by word
وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And by water flowing constantly,
Arabic, with marks
وَمَاءٍ مَّسْكُوبٍ
Pickthall
And water gushing,
Arabic
وماء مسكوب
Word by word
وَمَآءٍ مَّسْكُوبٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And fruit in plenty,
Arabic, with marks
وَفَاكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ
Pickthall
And fruit in plenty
Arabic
وفاكهة كثيرة
Word by word
وَفَٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Whose supply is not cut off (by change of season), nor are they out of reach,
Arabic, with marks
لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ
Pickthall
Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden,
Arabic
لا مقطوعة ولا ممنوعة
Word by word
لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And on couches or thrones, raised high.
Arabic, with marks
وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ
Pickthall
And raised couches;
Arabic
وفرش مرفوعة
Word by word
وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily, We have created them (maidens) of special creation.
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّا أَنشَأْنَاهُنَّ إِنشَاءً
Pickthall
Lo! We have created them a (new) creation
Arabic
إنا أنشأناهن إنشاء
Word by word
إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءً
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And made them virgins.
Arabic, with marks
فَجَعَلْنَاهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا
Pickthall
And made them virgins,
Arabic
فجعلناهن أبكارا
Word by word
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Loving (their husbands only), (and) of equal age.
Arabic, with marks
عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا
Pickthall
Lovers, friends,
Arabic
عربا أترابا
Word by word
عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
For those on the Right Hand.
Arabic, with marks
لِّأَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ
Pickthall
For those on the right hand;
Arabic
لأصحاب اليمين
Word by word
لِّأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
A multitude of those (on the Right Hand) will be from the first generation (who embraced Islam).
Arabic, with marks
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Pickthall
A multitude of those of old
Arabic
ثلة من الأولين
Word by word
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And a multitude of those (on the Right Hand) will be from the later generations.
Arabic, with marks
وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ
Pickthall
And a multitude of those of later time.
Arabic
وثلة من الآخرين
Word by word
وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And those on the Left Hand - how (unfortunate) will be those on the Left Hand?
Arabic, with marks
وَأَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ
Pickthall
And those on the left hand: What of those on the left hand ?
Arabic
وأصحاب الشمال ما أصحاب الشمال
Word by word
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In fierce hot wind and boiling water,
Arabic, with marks
فِي سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ
Pickthall
In scorching wind and scalding water
Arabic
في سموم وحميم
Word by word
فِى سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And shadow of black smoke,
Arabic, with marks
وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ
Pickthall
And shadow of black smoke,
Arabic
وظل من يحموم
Word by word
وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(That shadow) neither cool, nor (even) pleasant,
Arabic, with marks
لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ
Pickthall
Neither cool nor refreshing.
Arabic
لا بارد ولا كريم
Word by word
لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily, before that, they indulged in luxury,
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ
Pickthall
Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxury
Arabic
إنهم كانوا قبل ذلك مترفين
Word by word
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And were persisting in great sin (joining partners in worship along with Allah, committing murder and other crimes)
Arabic, with marks
وَكَانُوا يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى الْحِنثِ الْعَظِيمِ
Pickthall
And used to persist in the awful sin.
Arabic
وكانوا يصرون على الحنث العظيم
Word by word
وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And they used to say: "When we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be resurrected?
(Saying): "We are indeed Mughramun (i.e. ruined or have lost the money without any profit, or are punished by the loss of all that we spend for cultivation)! (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi)
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ
Pickthall
Lo! we are laden with debt!
Arabic
إنا لمغرمون
Word by word
إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
"Nay, but we are deprived!"
Arabic, with marks
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Pickthall
Nay, but we are deprived!
Arabic
بل نحن محرومون
Word by word
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then tell Me about the water that you drink.
Arabic, with marks
أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ الْمَاءَ الَّذِي تَشْرَبُونَ
Pickthall
Have ye observed the water which ye drink ?
Arabic
أفرأيتم الماء الذي تشربون
Word by word
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Is it you who cause it from the rain-clouds to come down, or are We the Causer of it to come down?