Quran · Surah
Surah Al-Waqi'ah (الواقعة) — The Inevitable
Surah 56 · 96 verses · Meccan
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
When the Inevitable Event takes place
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لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
then no one can deny it has come
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خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ
It will debase ˹some˺ and elevate ˹others˺
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إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا
When the earth will be violently shaken
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وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا
and the mountains will be crushed to pieces
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فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا
becoming scattered ˹particles of˺ dust
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وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ثَلَٰثَةً
you will ˹all˺ be ˹divided into˺ three groups
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فَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
the people of the right, how ˹blessed˺ will they be
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وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
the people of the left, how ˹miserable˺ will they be
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وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ
and the foremost ˹in faith˺ will be the foremost ˹in Paradise˺
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أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ
They are the ones nearest ˹to Allah˺
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فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
in the Gardens of Bliss
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ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
˹They will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations
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وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
and a few from later generations
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عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ
˹All will be˺ on jewelled thrones
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مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ
reclining face to face
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يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ
They will be waited on by eternal youths
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بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ
with cups, pitchers, and a drink ˹of pure wine˺ from a flowing stream
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لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ
that will cause them neither headache nor intoxication
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وَفَٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
˹They will also be served˺ any fruit they choose
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وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
and meat from any bird they desire
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وَحُورٌ عِينٌ
And ˹they will have˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes
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كَأَمْثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ
like pristine pearls
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جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
˹all˺ as a reward for what they used to do
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لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا
There they will never hear any idle or sinful talk—
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إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَٰمًا سَلَٰمًا
only good and virtuous speech
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وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ
And the people of the right—how ˹blessed˺ will they be
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فِى سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ
˹They will be˺ amid thornless lote trees
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وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ
clusters of bananas
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وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ
extended shade
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وَمَآءٍ مَّسْكُوبٍ
flowing water
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وَفَٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ
abundant fruit—
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لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ
never out of season nor forbidden—
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وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ
and elevated furnishings
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إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءً
Indeed, We will have perfectly created their mates
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فَجَعَلْنَٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا
making them virgins
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عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا
loving and of equal age
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لِّأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
for the people of the right
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ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
˹who will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations
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وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
and a multitude from later generations
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وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ
And the people of the left—how ˹miserable˺ will they be
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فِى سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ
˹They will be˺ in scorching heat and boiling water
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وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ
in the shade of black smoke
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لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ
neither cool nor refreshing
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إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ
Indeed, before this ˹torment˺ they were spoiled by luxury
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وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
and persisted in the worst of sin
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وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
They used to ask ˹mockingly˺, “When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected
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أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ
And our forefathers as well?”
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قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Most certainly, earlier and later generations
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لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
will surely be gathered ˹together˺ for the appointed Day
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ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَ
Then you, O misguided deniers
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لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍ مِّن زَقُّومٍ
will certainly eat from ˹the fruit of˺ the trees of Zaqqûm
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فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ
filling up ˹your˺ bellies with it
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فَشَٰرِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
Then on top of that you will drink boiling water—
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فَشَٰرِبُونَ شُرْبَ ٱلْهِيمِ
and you will drink ˹it˺ like thirsty camels do.”
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هَٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ
This will be their accommodation on the Day of Judgment
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نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ
It is We Who created you. Will you not then believe ˹in resurrection˺
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أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تُمْنُونَ
Have you considered what you ejaculate
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ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ
Is it you who create ˹a child out of˺ it, or is it We Who do so
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نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
We have ordained death for ˹all of˺ you, and We cannot be prevented
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عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَٰلَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِى مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
from transforming and recreating you in forms unknown to you
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وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
You already know how you were first created. Will you not then be mindful
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أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ
Have you considered what you sow
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ءَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ
Is it you who cause it to grow, or is it We Who do so
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لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَٰهُ حُطَٰمًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ
If We willed, We could simply reduce this ˹harvest˺ to chaff, leaving you to lament
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إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ
“We have truly suffered a ˹great˺ loss
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بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
In fact, we have been deprived ˹of our livelihood˺.”
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أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَ
Have you considered the water you drink
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ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ
Is it you who bring it down from the clouds, or is it We Who do so
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لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنَٰهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ
If We willed, We could make it salty. Will you not then give thanks
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أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِى تُورُونَ
Have you considered the fire you kindle
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ءَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنشِـُٔونَ
Is it you who produce its trees, or is it We Who do so
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نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَٰهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَٰعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ
We have made it ˹as˺ a reminder ˹of the Hellfire˺ and a provision for the travellers
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فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest
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۞ فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ
So I do swear by the positions of the stars—
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ
and this, if only you knew, is indeed a great oath—
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إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرْءَانٌ كَرِيمٌ
that this is truly a noble Quran
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فِى كِتَٰبٍ مَّكْنُونٍ
in a well-preserved Record
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لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ
touched by none except the purified ˹angels˺
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تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
˹It is˺ a revelation from the Lord of all worlds
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أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ
How can you then take this message lightly
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وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ
and repay ˹Allah for˺ your provisions with denial
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فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ
Why then ˹are you helpless˺ when the soul ˹of a dying person˺ reaches ˹their˺ throat
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وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ
while you are looking on
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وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ
And We are nearer to such a person than you, but you cannot see
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فَلَوْلَآ إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ
Now, if you are not subject to Our Will ˹as you claim˺
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تَرْجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
bring that soul back, if what you say is true
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فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
So, if the deceased is one of those brought near ˹to Us˺
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فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍ
then ˹such a person will have˺ serenity, fragrance, and a Garden of Bliss
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وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
And if the deceased is one of the people of the right
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فَسَلَٰمٌ لَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
then ˹they will be told,˺ “Greetings to you from the people of the right.”
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وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
But if such person is one of the misguided deniers
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فَنُزُلٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ
then their accommodation will be boiling water ˹to drink˺
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وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ
and burning in Hellfire
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إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Indeed, this is the absolute truth
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فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest
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English translation: The Clear Quran (Dr. Mustafa Khattab). Arabic: Tanzil / Uthmani text.