Quran Translations 56. Surah Al-Waqiah

56. Surah Al-Waqiah

1. Izaa waqa'atil waaqi'ah

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ

When the Event inevitable cometh to pass,
2. Laisa liwaq'atihaa kaazibah

لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ

Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming.
3. Khafidatur raafi'ah

خَافِضَةٌ رَافِعَةٌ

(Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;
4. Izaa rujjatil ardu rajjaa

إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا

When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,
5. Wa bussatil jibaalu bassaa

وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا

And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,
6. Fakaanat habaaa'am mumbassaa

فَكَانَتْ هَبَاءً مُنْبَثًّا

Becoming dust scattered abroad,
7. Wa kuntum azwaajan salaasah

وَكُنْتُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ثَلَاثَةً

And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.
8. Fa as haabul maimanati maaa as haabul maimanah

فَأَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand?
9. Wa as haabul mash'amati maaa as haabul mash'amah

وَأَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?
10. Wassaabiqoonas saabiqoon

وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ

And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).
11. Ulaaa'ikal muqarraboon

أُولَٰئِكَ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ

These will be those Nearest to Allah:
12. Fee Jannaatin Na'eem

فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ

In Gardens of Bliss:
13. Sullatum minal awwaleen

ثُلَّةٌ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ

A number of people from those of old,
14. Wa qaleelum minal aa khireen

وَقَلِيلٌ مِنَ الْآخِرِينَ

And a few from those of later times.
15. 'Alaa sururim mawdoonah

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَوْضُونَةٍ

(They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),
16. Muttaki'eena 'alaihaa mutaqabileen

مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَابِلِينَ

Reclining on them, facing each other.
17. Yatoofu 'alaihim wildaa num mukhalladoon

يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُخَلَّدُونَ

Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness),
18. Bi akwaabinw wa abaareeq, wa kaasim mim ma'een

بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِنْ مَعِينٍ

With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains:
19. Laa yusadda'oona 'anhaa wa laa yunzifoon

لَا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنْزِفُونَ

No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication:
20. Wa faakihatim mimmaa yatakhaiyaroon

وَفَاكِهَةٍ مِمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ

And with fruits, any that they may select:
21. Wa lahmi tairim mimmaa yashtahoon

وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire.
22. Wa hoorun'een

وَحُورٌ عِينٌ

And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,-
23. Ka amsaalil lu'lu'il maknoon

كَأَمْثَالِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْمَكْنُونِ

Like unto Pearls well-guarded.
24. Jazaaa'am bimaa kaanoo ya'maloon

جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

A Reward for the deeds of their past (life).
25. Laa yasma'oona feehaa laghwanw wa laa taaseemaa

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا

Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,-
26. Illaa qeelan salaaman salaamaa

إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَامًا سَلَامًا

Only the saying, "Peace! Peace".
27. Wa as haabul yameeni maaa as haabul Yameen

وَأَصْحَابُ الْيَمِينِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْيَمِينِ

The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand?
28. Fee sidrim makhdood

فِي سِدْرٍ مَخْضُودٍ

(They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns,
29. Wa talhim mandood

وَطَلْحٍ مَنْضُودٍ

Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,-
30. Wa zillim mamdood

وَظِلٍّ مَمْدُودٍ

In shade long-extended,
31. Wa maaa'im maskoob

وَمَاءٍ مَسْكُوبٍ

By water flowing constantly,
32. Wa faakihatin kaseerah

وَفَاكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ

And fruit in abundance.
33. Laa maqtoo'atinw wa laa mamnoo'ah

لَا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ

Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden,
34. Wa furushim marfoo'ah

وَفُرُشٍ مَرْفُوعَةٍ

And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high.
35. Innaaa anshaanaahunna inshaaa'aa

إِنَّا أَنْشَأْنَاهُنَّ إِنْشَاءً

We have created (their Companions) of special creation.
36. Faja'alnaahunna abkaaraa

فَجَعَلْنَاهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا

And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), -
37. 'Uruban atraabaa

عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا

Beloved (by nature), equal in age,-
38. Li as haabil yameen

لِأَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ

For the Companions of the Right Hand.
39. Sullatum minal awwa leen

ثُلَّةٌ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ

A (goodly) number from those of old,
40. Wa sullatum minal aakhireen

وَثُلَّةٌ مِنَ الْآخِرِينَ

And a (goodly) number from those of later times.
41. Wa as haabush shimaali maaa as haabush shimaal

وَأَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ

The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?
42. Fee samoominw wa hameem

فِي سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ

(They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water,
43. Wa zillim miny yahmoom

وَظِلٍّ مِنْ يَحْمُومٍ

And in the shades of Black Smoke:
44. Laa baaridinw wa laa kareem

لَا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ

Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please:
45. Innahum kaanoo qabla zaalika mutrafeen

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ

For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury),
46. Wa kaanoo yusirroona 'alal hinsil 'azeem

وَكَانُوا يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى الْحِنْثِ الْعَظِيمِ

And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme!
47. Wa kaanoo yaqooloona a'izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa izaaman'ainnaa lamab'oosoon

وَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again?-
48. Awa aabaaa'unal awwaloon

أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ

"(We) and our fathers of old?"
49. Qul innal awwaleena wal aakhireen

قُلْ إِنَّ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ

Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times,
50. Lamajmoo'oona ilaa meeqaati yawmim ma'loom

لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ

"All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well-known.
51. summa innakum ayyuhad daaalloonal mukazziboon

ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا الضَّالُّونَ الْمُكَذِّبُونَ

"Then will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood!-
52. La aakiloona min shaja rim min zaqqoom

لَآكِلُونَ مِنْ شَجَرٍ مِنْ زَقُّومٍ

"Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum.
53. Famaali'oona minhal butoon

فَمَالِئُونَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُونَ

"Then will ye fill your insides therewith,
54. Fashaariboona 'alaihi minal hameem

فَشَارِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَمِيمِ

"And drink Boiling Water on top of it:
55. Fashaariboona shurbal heem

فَشَارِبُونَ شُرْبَ الْهِيمِ

"Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!"
56. Haazaa nuzuluhum yawmad deen

هَٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ الدِّينِ

Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital!
57. Nahnu khalaqnaakum falaw laa tusaddiqoon

نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ

It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth?
58. Afara'aytum maa tumnoon

أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ مَا تُمْنُونَ

Do ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out,-
59. 'A-antum takhluqoo nahooo am nahnul khaaliqoon

أَأَنْتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُ أَمْ نَحْنُ الْخَالِقُونَ

Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators?
60. Nahnu qaddarnaa baina kumul mawta wa maa nahnu bimasbooqeen

نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ الْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ

We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated
61. 'Alaaa an nubaddila amsaalakum wa nunshi'akum fee maa laa ta'lamoon

عَلَىٰ أَنْ نُبَدِّلَ أَمْثَالَكُمْ وَنُنْشِئَكُمْ فِي مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not.
62. Wa laqad 'alimtumun nash atal oolaa falaw laa tazakkaroon

وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ النَّشْأَةَ الْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises?
63. Afara'aytum maa tahrusoon

أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ مَا تَحْرُثُونَ

See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground?
64. 'A-antum tazra'oonahooo am nahnuz zaari'ooon

أَأَنْتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُ أَمْ نَحْنُ الزَّارِعُونَ

Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?
65. Law nashaaa'u laja'al naahu hutaaman fazaltum tafakkahoon

لَوْ نَشَاءُ لَجَعَلْنَاهُ حُطَامًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ

Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment,
66. Innaa lamughramoon

إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ

(Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing):
67. Bal nahnu mahroomoon

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ

"Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)"
68. Afara'aytumul maaa'allazee tashraboon

أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ الْمَاءَ الَّذِي تَشْرَبُونَ

See ye the water which ye drink?
69. 'A-antum anzaltumoohu minal muzni am nahnul munziloon

أَأَنْتُمْ أَنْزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ الْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنْزِلُونَ

Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?
70. Law nashaaa'u ja'alnaahu ujaajan falaw laa tashkuroon

لَوْ نَشَاءُ جَعَلْنَاهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ

Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks?
71. Afara'aytumun naaral latee tooroon

أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ النَّارَ الَّتِي تُورُونَ

See ye the Fire which ye kindle?
72. 'A-antum anshaatum shajaratahaaa am nahnul munshi'oon

أَأَنْتُمْ أَنْشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَا أَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنْشِئُونَ

Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it?
73. Nahnu ja'alnaahaa tazkira tanw wa mataa'al lilmuqween

نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَاهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَاعًا لِلْمُقْوِينَ

We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.
74. Fasabbih bismi Rabbikal 'azeem

فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ

Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme!
75. Falaa uqsimu bimaawaa qi'innujoom

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَاقِعِ النُّجُومِ

Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,-
76. Wa innahoo laqasamul lawta'lamoona'azeem

وَإِنَّهُ لَقَسَمٌ لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ

And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew,-
77. Innahoo la quraanun kareem

إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ

That this is indeed a qur´an Most Honourable,
78. Fee kitaabim maknoon

فِي كِتَابٍ مَكْنُونٍ

In Book well-guarded,
79. Laa yamassuhooo illal mutahharoon

لَا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ

Which none shall touch but those who are clean:
80. Tanzeelum mir Rabbil'aalameen

تَنْزِيلٌ مِنْ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
81. Afabihaazal hadeesi antum mudhinoon

أَفَبِهَٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنْتُمْ مُدْهِنُونَ

Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?
82. Wa taj'aloona rizqakum annakum tukazziboon

وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ

And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false?
83. Falaw laaa izaa balaghatil hulqoom

فَلَوْلَا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ

Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,-
84. Wa antum heena'izin tanzuroon

وَأَنْتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنْظُرُونَ

And ye the while (sit) looking on,-
85. Wa nahnu aqrabu ilaihi minkum wa laakil laa tubsiroon

وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْكُمْ وَلَٰكِنْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ

But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,-
86. Falaw laaa in kuntum ghaira madeeneen

فَلَوْلَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ

Then why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account,-
87. Tarji'oonahaaa in kuntum saadiqeen

تَرْجِعُونَهَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)?
88. Fa ammaaa in kaana minal muqarrabeen

فَأَمَّا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ

Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah,
89. Farawhunw wa raihaa nunw wa jannatu na'eem

فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍ

(There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights.
90. Wa ammaaa in kaana min as haabil yameen

وَأَمَّا إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ

And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand,
91. Fasalaamul laka min as haabil yameen

فَسَلَامٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ

(For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand.
92. Wa ammaaa in kaana minal mukazzibeenad daaalleen

وَأَمَّا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ الضَّالِّينَ

And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong,
93. Fanuzulum min hameem

فَنُزُلٌ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ

For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water.
94. Wa tasliyatu jaheem

وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ

And burning in Hell-Fire.
95. Inna haaza lahuwa haqqul yaqeen

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ الْيَقِينِ

Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly.
96. Fasabbih bismi rabbikal 'azeem

فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ

So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme.​