بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ
When the inevitable event comes,
لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
no soul will deny its coming.
خَافِضَةٌ رَافِعَةٌ
It will abase some and exalt others.
إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا
When the earth is violently shaken
وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا
and the mountains crumbled,
فَكَانَتْ هَبَاءً مُنْبَثًّا
they will become like dust scattered around.
وَكُنْتُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ثَلَاثَةً
On that day, you (mankind) will be divided into three groups:
فَأَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
The people of the right hand - those whose books of records will be placed in their right hands. How happy they will be!
وَأَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
The people of the left hand - those whose books of records will be placed in their left hands. How miserable they will be!
وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ
The foremost ones (in faith and virtue) - the foremost ones in receiving their reward.
أُولَٰئِكَ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ
(The foremost ones) will be the nearest ones to God
فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ
in the beautiful Paradise.
ثُلَّةٌ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Many of them will be from the ancient people
وَقَلِيلٌ مِنَ الْآخِرِينَ
and only a few of them from the later generations.
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَوْضُونَةٍ
They will recline on jewelled couches
مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَابِلِينَ
facing one another.
يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُخَلَّدُونَ
Immortal youths will serve them
بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِنْ مَعِينٍ
with goblets, jugs and cups of crystal clear wine
لَا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنْزِفُونَ
which will not cause them any intoxication or illness.
وَفَاكِهَةٍ مِمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
Also, they will be served with the fruits of their choice
وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
and the flesh of birds, as they desire.
وَحُورٌ عِينٌ
They will have maidens with large, lovely black and white eyes,
كَأَمْثَالِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْمَكْنُونِ
like pearls preserved in their shells,
جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
as reward for their deeds.
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا
They will not hear any unnecessary or sinful talk
إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَامًا سَلَامًا
except each other's greetings of, "Peace be with you".
وَأَصْحَابُ الْيَمِينِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْيَمِينِ
As for the people of the right hand, how happy they will be!
فِي سِدْرٍ مَخْضُودٍ
They will live amid the thornless lot trees
وَطَلْحٍ مَنْضُودٍ
and banana trees,
وَظِلٍّ مَمْدُودٍ
with fruits piled up one on the other,
وَمَاءٍ مَسْكُوبٍ
and amid the extended shade
وَفَاكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ
near to flowing water
لَا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ
and abundant fruits,
وَفُرُشٍ مَرْفُوعَةٍ
undiminished and never denied
إِنَّا أَنْشَأْنَاهُنَّ إِنْشَاءً
and the noble maidens
فَجَعَلْنَاهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا
that We have created (for the people of the right hand).
عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا
We have made them virgins,
لِأَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ
loving and of equal age.
These (people of the right hand) consist of many from the ancient
وَثُلَّةٌ مِنَ الْآخِرِينَ
and many from the later generations.
وَأَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ
As for the people on the left hand, how miserable they will be!
فِي سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ
They will live amid the scorching,
وَظِلٍّ مِنْ يَحْمُومٍ
scalding water and under a shadow of black smoke,
لَا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ
neither cold nor graceful in shape.
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ
They had lived in luxury before this
وَكَانُوا يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى الْحِنْثِ الْعَظِيمِ
and persisted in heinous sins.
وَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
It was they who said, "Shall we be resurrected after we die and have turned into dust and bones?
أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ
Will our ancient forefathers be resurrected too?
قُلْ إِنَّ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ
(Muhammad), say, "All the ancient and later generations
لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ
will be brought together for an appointment on an appointed day.
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا الضَّالُّونَ الْمُكَذِّبُونَ
Then you people who had gone astray and rejected the Truth
لَآكِلُونَ مِنْ شَجَرٍ مِنْ زَقُّومٍ
will eat from the fruit of the tree of Zaqqum,
فَمَالِئُونَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُونَ
filling your bellies, with it
فَشَارِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَمِيمِ
and on top of this you will drink boiling water
فَشَارِبُونَ شُرْبَ الْهِيمِ
like a thirsty camel".
هَٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ الدِّينِ
Such will be their dwelling on the Day of Judgment.
نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ
It is We who have created you. Why then did you not testify to the Truth?
أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ مَا تُمْنُونَ
Have you seen sperm?
أَأَنْتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُ أَمْ نَحْنُ الْخَالِقُونَ
Did you create it or was it We who created it?
نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ الْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
We have destined death for you and no one can challenge Us
عَلَىٰ أَنْ نُبَدِّلَ أَمْثَالَكُمْ وَنُنْشِئَكُمْ فِي مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
in replacing you with another creation like you, changing you into a form which you do not know.
وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ النَّشْأَةَ الْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
You certainly knew about (your) first development. Why do you not take heed?
أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ مَا تَحْرُثُونَ
Have you seen what you sow?
أَأَنْتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُ أَمْ نَحْنُ الزَّارِعُونَ
Do you make it grow or is it We who make it grow?
لَوْ نَشَاءُ لَجَعَلْنَاهُ حُطَامًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ
Had We wanted, We could have crushed it to bits and you would have been left to lament,
إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ
crying, "We have been left to suffer loss.
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Surely, we have been deprived (of the benefits)".
أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ الْمَاءَ الَّذِي تَشْرَبُونَ
Have you seen the water which you drink?
أَأَنْتُمْ أَنْزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ الْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنْزِلُونَ
Is it you who sent it down from the clouds or is it We who have sent it down?
لَوْ نَشَاءُ جَعَلْنَاهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ
Had We wanted, We could have made it salty. Why then do you not give thanks?
أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ النَّارَ الَّتِي تُورُونَ
Have you seen the fire which you kindle?
أَأَنْتُمْ أَنْشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَا أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنْشِئُونَ
Is it you who have produced its tree or is it We who have produced it?
نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَاهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَاعًا لِلْمُقْوِينَ
It is We who have made it as a reminder and a means of comfort for the people.
فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ
(Muhammad), glorify your Lord, the Great One.
۞ فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَاقِعِ النُّجُومِ
I do not need to swear by the setting of the stars
وَإِنَّهُ لَقَسَمٌ لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ
- which is indeed a great oath if only you knew it -
إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ
that this is an honorable Quran
فِي كِتَابٍ مَكْنُونٍ
preserved in a hidden Book which
لَا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ
no one can touch it except the purified ones.
تَنْزِيلٌ مِنْ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
(This Quran) is a revelation from the Lord of the Universe.
أَفَبِهَٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنْتُمْ مُدْهِنُونَ
Would you say that this statement is a lie?
وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Would you reject the sustenance that you receive rather than give thanks?
فَلَوْلَا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ
Why can you not help a soul dying
وَأَنْتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنْظُرُونَ
right before your very eyes?
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْكُمْ وَلَٰكِنْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
We are closer to him than you, but you cannot see.
فَلَوْلَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ
If you are true to your claim that there is no Day of Judgment,
تَرْجِعُونَهَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
why can you not bring it (the soul) back (to life)?
فَأَمَّا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ
(If a dying soul) is of those near to God,
فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍ
it will have rest, happiness, and a beautiful Paradise.
وَأَمَّا إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ
If it is of the people of the right hand,
فَسَلَامٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ
it will be with the people of the right hand, living in peace and security.
وَأَمَّا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ الضَّالِّينَ
If it is of those who have rejected the Truth and have gone astray,
فَنُزُلٌ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ
its dwelling will be boiling water
وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ
and the heat of hell fire.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ الْيَقِينِ
This is the absolute Truth and certainty.
So glorify the name of your Lord, the Great One.