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56. Surah Al-Waqi'ah

The Inevitable · Makki · 96 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

إِذَا When وَقَعَتِ occurs ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ the Event ١

When the Occurrence occurs,

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لَيْسَ Not لِوَقْعَتِهَا at its occurrence كَاذِبَةٌ a denial ٢

There is, at its occurrence, no denial.

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خَافِضَةٌۭ Bringing down رَّافِعَةٌ raising up ٣

It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].

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إِذَا When رُجَّتِ will be shaken ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth رَجًّۭا (with) a shaking ٤

When the earth is shaken with convulsion

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وَبُسَّتِ And will be crumbled ٱلْجِبَالُ the mountains بَسًّۭا (with awful) crumbling ٥

And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

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فَكَانَتْ So they become هَبَآءًۭ dust particles مُّنۢبَثًّۭا dispersing ٦

And become dust dispersing,

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وَكُنتُمْ And you will become أَزْوَٰجًۭا kinds ثَلَـٰثَةًۭ three ٧

And you become [of] three kinds:

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فَأَصْحَـٰبُ Then (the) companions ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ (of) the right مَآ what أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ (of) the right ٨

Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?

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وَأَصْحَـٰبُ And (the) companions ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ (of) the left مَآ what أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ (of) the left ٩

And the companions of the left - what are companions of the left?

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وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ And the foremost ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ (are) the foremost ١٠

And the forerunners, the forerunners -

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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ (are) the nearest ones ١١

Those are the ones brought near [to Allāh]

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فِى In جَنَّـٰتِ Gardens ٱلنَّعِيمِ (of) Pleasure ١٢

In the Gardens of Pleasure,

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ثُلَّةٌۭ A company مِّنَ of ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ the former (people) ١٣

A [large] company of the former peoples

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وَقَلِيلٌۭ And a few مِّنَ of ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ the later (people) ١٤

And a few of the later peoples,

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عَلَىٰ On سُرُرٍۢ thrones مَّوْضُونَةٍۢ decorated ١٥

On thrones woven [with ornament],

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مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ Reclining عَلَيْهَا on them مُتَقَـٰبِلِينَ facing each other ١٦

Reclining on them, facing each other.

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يَطُوفُ Will circulate عَلَيْهِمْ among them وِلْدَٰنٌۭ boys مُّخَلَّدُونَ immortal ١٧

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal.

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بِأَكْوَابٍۢ With vessels وَأَبَارِيقَ and jugs وَكَأْسٍۢ and a cup مِّن from مَّعِينٍۢ a flowing stream ١٨

With vessels, pitchers and a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring -

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لَّا Not يُصَدَّعُونَ they will get headache عَنْهَا therefrom وَلَا and not يُنزِفُونَ they will get intoxicated ١٩

No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated -

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وَفَـٰكِهَةٍۢ And fruits مِّمَّا of what يَتَخَيَّرُونَ they select ٢٠

And fruit of what they select

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وَلَحْمِ And (the) flesh طَيْرٍۢ (of) fowls مِّمَّا of what يَشْتَهُونَ they desire ٢١

And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.

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وَحُورٌ And fair ones عِينٌۭ (with) large eyes ٢٢

And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes,

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كَأَمْثَـٰلِ Like ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ pearls ٱلْمَكْنُونِ well-protected ٢٣

The likenesses of pearls well-protected,

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جَزَآءًۢ A reward بِمَا for what كَانُوا۟ they used (to) يَعْمَلُونَ do ٢٤

As reward for what they used to do.

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لَا Not يَسْمَعُونَ they will hear فِيهَا therein لَغْوًۭا vain talk وَلَا and not تَأْثِيمًا sinful (speech) ٢٥

They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin -

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إِلَّا Except قِيلًۭا a saying سَلَـٰمًۭا Peace سَلَـٰمًۭا Peace ٢٦

Only a saying [of] peace, peace.

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وَأَصْحَـٰبُ And (the) companions ٱلْيَمِينِ (of) the right مَآ what أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions ٱلْيَمِينِ (of) the right ٢٧

The companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?

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فِى Among سِدْرٍۢ lote trees مَّخْضُودٍۢ thornless ٢٨

[They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed.

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وَطَلْحٍۢ And banana trees مَّنضُودٍۢ layered ٢٩

And [banana] trees layered [with fruit].

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وَظِلٍّۢ And shade مَّمْدُودٍۢ extended ٣٠

And shade extended.

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وَمَآءٍۢ And water مَّسْكُوبٍۢ poured forth ٣١

And water poured out

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وَفَـٰكِهَةٍۢ And fruit كَثِيرَةٍۢ abundant ٣٢

And fruit, abundant [and varied],

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لَّا Not مَقْطُوعَةٍۢ limited وَلَا and not مَمْنُوعَةٍۢ forbidden ٣٣

Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden,

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وَفُرُشٍۢ And (on) couches مَّرْفُوعَةٍ raised ٣٤

And [upon] beds raised high.

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إِنَّآ Indeed, We أَنشَأْنَـٰهُنَّ [We] have produced them إِنشَآءًۭ (into) a creation ٣٥

Indeed, We have produced them [i.e., the women of Paradise] in a [new] creation

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فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُنَّ And We have made them أَبْكَارًا virgins ٣٦

And made them virgins,

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عُرُبًا Devoted أَتْرَابًۭا equals in age ٣٧

Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age,

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لِّأَصْحَـٰبِ For (the) companions ٱلْيَمِينِ (of) the right ٣٨

For the companions of the right [who are]

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ثُلَّةٌۭ A company مِّنَ of ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ the former people ٣٩

A company of the former peoples

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وَثُلَّةٌۭ And a company مِّنَ of ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ the later people ٤٠

And a company of the later peoples.

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