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1 When the Event will come to pass إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ
2 – and then there will be no one to deny its occurrence – لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
3 (a calamitous Event) that shall turn things upside down: خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ
4 when the earth will suddenly shake with a terrible shaking, إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا
5 and the mountains will crumble وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا
6 and will scatter abroad into fine dust. فَكَانَتْ هَبَاء مُّنبَثًّا
7 You shall then become three groups. وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ثَلَاثَةً
8 The People on the Right: and how fortunate will be the People on the Right! فَأَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
9 And the People on the Left: and how miserable will be the People on the Left! وَأَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
10 As for the Foremost, they will be the foremost! وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ
11 They shall be near-stationed (to their Lord), أُوْلَئِكَ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ
12 in the Gardens of Bliss. فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ
13 A throng of the ancients, ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ
14 and a few from later times. وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ
15 They (will be seated) on gold-encrusted couches, عَلَى سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ
16 reclining on them, arrayed face to face; مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَابِلِينَ
17 immortal youths shall go about them يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ
18 with goblets and ewers and a cup filled with a drink drawn from a running spring, بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ
19 a drink by which their minds will not be clouded nor will it cause drunkenness; لَا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ
20 they will also go about them with the fruits of which they may choose, وَفَاكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
21 and with the flesh of any fowl that they may desire to eat; وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
22 and there shall be wide-eyed maidens, وَحُورٌ عِينٌ
23 beautiful as pearls hidden in their shells. كَأَمْثَالِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْمَكْنُونِ
24 All this shall be theirs as a reward for their deeds. جَزَاء بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
25 There they shall hear no idle talk nor any sinful speech. لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا
26 All talk will be sound and upright. إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَامًا سَلَامًا
27 As for the People on the Right, how fortunate shall be the people on the Right! وَأَصْحَابُ الْيَمِينِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْيَمِينِ
28 They shall be in the midst of thornless lote trees, فِي سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ
29 and flower-clad acacias, وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ
30 and extended shade, وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ
31 and gushing water, وَمَاء مَّسْكُوبٍ
32 and abundant fruit, وَفَاكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ
33 never-ending and unforbidden. لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ
34 They shall be on upraised couches, وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ
35 and their spouses We shall have brought them into being afresh, إِنَّا أَنشَأْنَاهُنَّ إِنشَاء
36 and shall have made them virgins, فَجَعَلْنَاهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا
37 intensely loving and of matching age. عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا
38 All this will be for the People on the Right; لِّأَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ
39 a large throng from the ancients, ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ
40 and also a large throng from those of later times. وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ
41 As for the People on the Left: how miserable will be the People on the Left! وَأَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ
42 They will be in the midst of scorching wind and boiling water, فِي سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ
43 and a shade of thick, pitch-black smoke, وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ
44 which will neither be cool nor soothing. لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ
45 Surely they had lived before in luxury, إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ
46 and had persisted in the Great Sin. وَكَانُوا يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى الْحِنثِ الْعَظِيمِ
47 They used to say: “What! Once we are dead and are reduced to dust and bones, shall we still be raised to a new life from the dead? وَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَئِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
48 (We) and our fore-fathers of yore?” أَوَ آبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ
49 Tell them, (O Prophet): “The earlier ones and the later ones قُلْ إِنَّ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ
50 shall all be brought together on an appointed Day. لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَى مِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
51 Then you, the erring ones and those that gave the lie to the Truth, ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا الضَّالُّونَ الْمُكَذِّبُونَ
52 shall all eat from the Tree of al-Zaqqum, لَآكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍ مِّن زَقُّومٍ
53 filling your bellies with it; فَمَالِؤُونَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُونَ
54 and thereupon you shall drink boiling water, فَشَارِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَمِيمِ
55 drinking it as thirsty camels do.” فَشَارِبُونَ شُرْبَ الْهِيمِ
56 Thus shall they be entertained on the Day of Recompense. هَذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ الدِّينِ
57 We have created you, then why would you not confirm it? نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ
58 Did you ever consider the sperm that you emit? أَفَرَأَيْتُم مَّا تُمْنُونَ
59 Do you create a child out of it, or are We its creators? أَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُ أَمْ نَحْنُ الْخَالِقُونَ
60 It is We Who ordained death upon you and We are not to be frustrated. نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ الْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
61 Had We so wished, nothing could have hindered Us from replacing you by others like yourselves, or transforming you into beings you know nothing about. عَلَى أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَالَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِي مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
62 You are well aware of the first creation; then, do you learn no lesson from it? وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ النَّشْأَةَ الْأُولَى فَلَوْلَا تَذكَّرُونَ
63 Have you considered the seeds you till? أَفَرَأَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ
64 Is it you or We Who make them grow? أَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُ أَمْ نَحْنُ الزَّارِعُونَ
65 If We so wished, We could have reduced your harvest to rubble, and you would have been left wonder-struck to exclaim: لَوْ نَشَاء لَجَعَلْنَاهُ حُطَامًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ
66 “We have been penalised; إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ
67 nay; we have been undone!” بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
68 Did you cast a good look at the water that you drink? أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ الْمَاء الَّذِي تَشْرَبُونَ
69 Is it you who brought it down from the clouds or is it We Who brought it down? أَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ الْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنزِلُونَ
70 If We had so pleased, We could have made it bitter. So why would you not give thanks? لَوْ نَشَاء جَعَلْنَاهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ
71 Did you consider the fire which you kindle? أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ النَّارَ الَّتِي تُورُونَ
72 Did you make its tree grow or was it We Who made it grow? أَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَا أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنشِؤُونَ
73 We made it a reminder and a provision for the needy. نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَاهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَاعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ
74 Glorify, then, (O Prophet), the name of your Great Lord. فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ
75 No! I swear by the positions of the stars – فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَاقِعِ النُّجُومِ
76 and this is indeed a mighty oath, if only you knew – وَإِنَّهُ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ
77 that this indeed is a noble Qur'an, إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ
78 inscribed in a well-guarded Book, فِي كِتَابٍ مَّكْنُونٍ
79 which none but the pure may touch; لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ
80 a revelation from the Lord of the Universe. تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
81 Do you, then, take this discourse in light esteem, أَفَبِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ
82 and your portion in it is simply that you denounce it as false? وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ
83 Why, then, when the soul leaps up to the throat, فَلَوْلَا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ
84 the while you are helplessly watching that he is on the verge of death, وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ
85 – at that moment when We are closer to him than you, although you do not see (Us) وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ
86 if you are not subject to anyone's authority, فَلَوْلَا إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ
87 why are you then not able to bring them back to life if you are truthful? تَرْجِعُونَهَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
88 So if he is one of those who are near-stationed (to Allah), فَأَمَّا إِن كَانَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ
89 then happiness and delight and Gardens of Bliss are his. فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّةُ نَعِيمٍ
90 And if he is one of the People on the Right, وَأَمَّا إِن كَانَ مِنَ أَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ
91 he will be welcomed by the words: “Peace to you” from the People on the Right. فَسَلَامٌ لَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ
92 And if he is one of those who give the lie (to this Message) and go astray, وَأَمَّا إِن كَانَ مِنَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ الضَّالِّينَ
93 then he will be served boiling water, فَنُزُلٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ
94 and will be scorched by the Fire. وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ
95 That indeed is the absolute truth. إِنَّ هَذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ الْيَقِينِ
96 So glorify the name of your Great Lord. فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ
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