Surah Al-Waqi'ah — الواقعة

Chapter 56 of the Qur'an · “The Inevitable” · 96 verses · revealed in Makkah

1. 56:1 إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ When that which is coming arrives,
2. 56:2 لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ no one will be able to deny it has come,
3. 56:3 خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ bringing low and raising high.
4. 56:4 إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا When the earth is shaken violently
5. 56:5 وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا and the mountains are ground to powder
6. 56:6 فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا and turn to scattered dust,
7. 56:7 وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ثَلَـٰثَةً then you will be sorted into three classes.
8. 56:8 فَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ Those on the Right––what people they are!
9. 56:9 وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ Those on the Left––what people they are!
10. 56:10 وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ And those in front––ahead indeed!
11. 56:11 أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ For these will be the ones brought nearest to God
12. 56:12 فِى جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ in Gardens of Bliss:
13. 56:13 ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ many from the past
14. 56:14 وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ and a few from later generations.
15. 56:15 عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ On couches of well-woven cloth
16. 56:16 مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَـٰبِلِينَ they will sit facing each other;
17. 56:17 يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ everlasting youths will go round among them
18. 56:18 بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ with glasses, flagons, and cups of a pure drink
19. 56:19 لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ that causes no headache or intoxication;
20. 56:20 وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ [there will be] any fruit they choose;
21. 56:21 وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ the meat of any bird they like;
22. 56:22 وَحُورٌ عِينٌ and beautiful companions
23. 56:23 كَأَمْثَـٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ like hidden pearls:
24. 56:24 جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ a reward for what they used to do.
25. 56:25 لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا They will hear no idle or sinful talk there,
26. 56:26 إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَـٰمًا سَلَـٰمًا only clean and wholesome speech.
27. 56:27 وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ Those on the Right, what people they are!
28. 56:28 فِى سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ They will dwell amid thornless lote trees
29. 56:29 وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ and clustered acacia
30. 56:30 وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ with spreading shade,
31. 56:31 وَمَآءٍ مَّسْكُوبٍ constantly flowing water,
32. 56:32 وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ abundant fruits,
33. 56:33 لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ unfailing, unforbidden,
34. 56:34 وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ with incomparable companions
35. 56:35 إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَـٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءً We have specially created––
36. 56:36 فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا virginal,
37. 56:37 عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا loving, of matching age––
38. 56:38 لِّأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ for those on the Right,
39. 56:39 ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ many from the past
40. 56:40 وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ and many from later generations.
41. 56:41 وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ But those on the Left, what people they are!
42. 56:42 فِى سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ They will dwell amid scorching wind and scalding water
43. 56:43 وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ in the shadow of black smoke,
44. 56:44 لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ neither cool nor refreshing.
45. 56:45 إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ Before, they overindulged in luxury
46. 56:46 وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ and persisted in great sin,
47. 56:47 وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ always saying, ‘What? When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then be raised up?
48. 56:48 أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ And our earliest forefathers too?’
49. 56:49 قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ Say [Prophet], ‘The earliest and latest generations
50. 56:50 لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ will all be gathered on a predetermined Day
51. 56:51 ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَ and you who have gone astray and denied the truth
52. 56:52 لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍ مِّن زَقُّومٍ will eat from the bitter tree of Zaqqum,
53. 56:53 فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ filling your bellies with it,
54. 56:54 فَشَـٰرِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَمِيمِ and drink scalding water,
55. 56:55 فَشَـٰرِبُونَ شُرْبَ ٱلْهِيمِ lapping it like thirsty camels.’
56. 56:56 هَـٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgement.
57. 56:57 نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ It was We who created you: will you not believe?
58. 56:58 أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تُمْنُونَ Consider [the semen] you eject-
59. 56:59 ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَـٰلِقُونَ do you create it yourselves or are We the Creator?
60. 56:60 نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ We ordained death to be among you. Nothing could stop Us
61. 56:61 عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَـٰلَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِى مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ if We intended to change you and recreate you in a way unknown to you.
62. 56:62 وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ You have learned how you were first created: will you not reflect?
63. 56:63 أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ Consider the seeds you sow in the ground-
64. 56:64 ءَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ is it you who make them grow or We?
65. 56:65 لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ حُطَـٰمًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ If We wished, We could turn your harvest into chaff and leave you to wail,
66. 56:66 إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ ‘We are burdened with debt;
67. 56:67 بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ we are bereft.’
68. 56:68 أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَ Consider the water you drink-
69. 56:69 ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ was it you who brought it down from the rain-cloud or We?
70. 56:70 لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنَـٰهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ If We wanted, We could make it bitter: will you not be thankful?
71. 56:71 أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِى تُورُونَ Consider the fire you kindle-
72. 56:72 ءَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنشِـُٔونَ is it you who make the wood for it grow or We?
73. 56:73 نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَـٰهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَـٰعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ We made it a reminder, and useful to those who kindle it,
74. 56:74 فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ so [Prophet] glorify the name of your Lord, the Supreme.
75. 56:75 ۞ فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ I swear by the positions of the stars-
76. 56:76 وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ a mighty oath, if you only knew-
77. 56:77 إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرْءَانٌ كَرِيمٌ that this is truly a noble Quran,
78. 56:78 فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مَّكْنُونٍ in a protected Record
79. 56:79 لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ that only the purified can touch,
80. 56:80 تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ sent down from the Lord of all being.
81. 56:81 أَفَبِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ How can you scorn this statement?
82. 56:82 وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ And how, in return for the livelihood you are given, can you deny it?
83. 56:83 فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ When the soul of a dying man comes up to his throat
84. 56:84 وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ while you gaze on-
85. 56:85 وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ We are nearer to him than you, though you do not see Us-
86. 56:86 فَلَوْلَآ إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ why, if you are not to be judged,
87. 56:87 تَرْجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ do you not restore his soul to him, if what you say is true?
88. 56:88 فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ If that dying person is one of those who will be brought near to God,
89. 56:89 فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍ he will have rest, ease, and a Garden of Bliss;
90. 56:90 وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ if he is one of those on the Right,
91. 56:91 فَسَلَـٰمٌ لَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ [he will hear], ‘Peace be on you,’ from his companions on the Right;
92. 56:92 وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ but if he is one of those who denied the truth and went astray,
93. 56:93 فَنُزُلٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ he will be welcomed with scalding water.
94. 56:94 وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ He will burn in Hell.
95. 56:95 إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ This is the certain truth:
96. 56:96 فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ [Prophet], glorify the name of your Lord the Supreme.

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