Al-Waqi'ah

56:1–3Page 534

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ ١

When the Occurrence occurs,

لَيۡسَ لِوَقۡعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ ٢

There is, at its occurrence, no denial.

خَافِضَةٞ رَّافِعَةٌ ٣

It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].¹

56:4–6Page 534

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ رَجّٗا ٤

When the earth is shaken with convulsion

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ بَسّٗا ٥

And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

فَكَانَتۡ هَبَآءٗ مُّنۢبَثّٗا ٦

And become dust dispersing,

56:7Page 534

وَكُنتُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا ثَلَٰثَةٗ ٧

And you become [of] three kinds:

56:8–9Page 534

فَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ ٨

Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?¹

وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ٩

And the companions of the left - what are companions of the left?¹

56:10–12Page 534

وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ١٠

And the forerunners, the forerunners¹ -

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ ١١

Those are the ones brought near [to Allāh]

فِي جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ١٢

In the Gardens of Pleasure,

56:13–16Page 534

ثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٣

A [large] company of the former peoples

وَقَلِيلٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١٤

And a few of the later peoples,

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مَّوۡضُونَةٖ ١٥

On thrones woven [with ornament],

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيۡهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ ١٦

Reclining on them, facing each other.

56:17–19Page 535

يَطُوفُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وِلۡدَٰنٞ مُّخَلَّدُونَ ١٧

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal

بِأَكۡوَابٖ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينٖ ١٨

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

لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنۡهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ ١٩

No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated -

56:20–24Page 535

وَفَٰكِهَةٖ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ ٢٠

And fruit of what they select

وَلَحۡمِ طَيۡرٖ مِّمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ٢١

And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.

وَحُورٌ عِينٞ ٢٢

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

كَأَمۡثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤۡلُوِٕ ٱلۡمَكۡنُونِ ٢٣

The likenesses of pearls well-protected,

جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٢٤

As reward for what they used to do.

56:25–26Page 535

لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا تَأۡثِيمًا ٢٥

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

إِلَّا قِيلٗا سَلَٰمٗا سَلَٰمٗا ٢٦

Only a saying [of] peace, peace.

56:27–34Page 535

وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ٢٧

The companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?

فِي سِدۡرٖ مَّخۡضُودٖ ٢٨

[They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed

وَطَلۡحٖ مَّنضُودٖ ٢٩

And [banana] trees layered [with fruit]

وَظِلّٖ مَّمۡدُودٖ ٣٠

And shade extended

وَمَآءٖ مَّسۡكُوبٖ ٣١

And water poured out

وَفَٰكِهَةٖ كَثِيرَةٖ ٣٢

And fruit, abundant [and varied],

لَّا مَقۡطُوعَةٖ وَلَا مَمۡنُوعَةٖ ٣٣

Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden,

وَفُرُشٖ مَّرۡفُوعَةٍ ٣٤

And [upon] beds raised high.