الواقعة

Al-Waaqia

The Inevitable

Meccan
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

56:1

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
Izaa waqa'atil waaqi'ah
When the Event inevitable cometh to pass,

56:2

لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
Laisa liwaq'atihaa kaazibah
Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming.

56:3

خَافِضَةٌۭ رَّافِعَةٌ
Khafidatur raafi'ah
(Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;

56:4

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّۭا
Izaa rujjatil ardu rajjaa
When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,

56:5

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّۭا
Wa bussatil jibaalu bassaa
And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,

56:6

فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءًۭ مُّنۢبَثًّۭا
Fakaanat habaaa'am mumbassaa
Becoming dust scattered abroad,

56:7

وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا ثَلَٰثَةًۭ
Wa kuntum azwaajan salaasah
And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.

56:8

فَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
Fa as haabul maimanati maaa as haabul maimanah
Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand?

56:9

وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
Wa as haabul mash'amati maaa as haabul mash'amah
And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?

56:10

وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ
Wassaabiqoonas saabiqoon
And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).

56:11

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Ulaaa'ikal muqarraboon
These will be those Nearest to Allah:

56:12

فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Fee Jannaatin Na'eem
In Gardens of Bliss:

56:13

ثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Sullatum minal awwaleen
A number of people from those of old,

56:14

وَقَلِيلٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Wa qaleelum minal aa khireen
And a few from those of later times.

56:15

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مَّوْضُونَةٍۢ
'Alaa sururim mawdoonah
(They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),

56:16

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ
Muttaki'eena 'alaihaa mutaqabileen
Reclining on them, facing each other.

56:17

يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌۭ مُّخَلَّدُونَ
Yatoofu 'alaihim wildaa num mukkhalladoon
Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness),

56:18

بِأَكْوَابٍۢ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍۢ مِّن مَّعِينٍۢ
Bi akwaabinw wa abaareeq
With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains:

56:19

لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ
Laa yusadda'oona 'anhaa wa laa yunzifoon
No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication:

56:20

وَفَٰكِهَةٍۢ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
Wa faakihatim mimmaa yatakhaiyaroon
And with fruits, any that they may select:

56:21

وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍۢ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Wa lahmi tairim mimmaa yashtahoon
And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire.

56:22

وَحُورٌ عِينٌۭ
Wa hoorun'een
And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,-

56:23

كَأَمْثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ
Ka amsaalil lu'lu'il maknoon
Like unto Pearls well-guarded.

56:24

جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Jazaaa'am bimaa kaanoo ya'maloon
A Reward for the deeds of their past (life).

56:25

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا
Laa yasma'oona feehaa laghwanw wa laa taaseemaa
Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,-

56:26

إِلَّا قِيلًۭا سَلَٰمًۭا سَلَٰمًۭا
Illaa qeelan salaaman salaamaa
Only the saying, "Peace! Peace".

56:27

وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Wa as haabul yameeni maaa as haabul Yameen
The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand?

56:28

فِى سِدْرٍۢ مَّخْضُودٍۢ
Fee sidrim makhdood
(They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns,

56:29

وَطَلْحٍۢ مَّنضُودٍۢ
Wa talhim mandood
Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,-

56:30

وَظِلٍّۢ مَّمْدُودٍۢ
Wa zillim mamdood
In shade long-extended,
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