Al-Waqi`ah: That Which is Coming
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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
- Alhamdu lillahi rabbi alAAalameena (Ⅰ)
- The Beneficent, the Merciful, (Ⅱ)
- Praise belongs to God, the Lord of all Being, (Ⅲ)
- بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ (Ⅳ)
- Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; (Ⅵ)
56. 1  
When the event befalleth -
- Itha waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu (Ⅰ)
- When the Inevitable Event comes to pass - (Ⅱ)
- When the Terror descends (Ⅲ)
- بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ (Ⅳ)
- When the Event inevitable cometh to pass, (Ⅵ)
56. 2  
There is no denying that it will befall -
- Laysa liwaqAAatiha kathibatun (Ⅰ)
- There is no denying that it will come - (Ⅱ)
- (and none denies its descending) (Ⅲ)
- لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ (Ⅳ)
- Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming. (Ⅵ)
56. 3  
Abasing (some), exalting (others);
- Khafidatun rafiAAatun (Ⅰ)
- Abasing some, exalting others. (Ⅱ)
- abasing, exalting, (Ⅲ)
- خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ (Ⅳ)
- (Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt; (Ⅵ)
56. 4  
When the earth is shaken with a shock
- Itha rujjati alardu rajjan (Ⅰ)
- When the earth shall be shaken to its foundations, (Ⅱ)
- when the earth shall be rocked (Ⅲ)
- إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا (Ⅳ)
- When the earth shall be shaken to its depths, (Ⅵ)
56. 5  
And the hills are ground to powder
- Wabussati aljibalu bassan (Ⅰ)
- And the mountains shall be crumbled, (Ⅱ)
- and the mountains crumbled (Ⅲ)
- وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا (Ⅳ)
- And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms, (Ⅵ)
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So that they become a scattered dust,
- Fakanat habaan munbaththan (Ⅰ)
- So that they shall be as scattered dust. (Ⅱ)
- and become a dust, scattered, (Ⅲ)
- فَكَانَتْ هَبَاءً مُّنبَثًّا (Ⅳ)
- Becoming dust scattered abroad, (Ⅵ)
56. 7  
And ye will be three kinds:
- Wakuntum azwajan thalathatan (Ⅰ)
- And you shall be sorted into three classes, (Ⅱ)
- and you shall be three bands -- (Ⅲ)
- وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ثَلَاثَةً (Ⅳ)
- And ye shall be sorted out into three classes. (Ⅵ)
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(First) those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand ?
- Faashabu almaymanati ma ashabu almaymanati (Ⅰ)
- First the companions of the right hand - what will be the companions of the right hand? (Ⅱ)
- Companions of the Right (O Companions of the Right!) (Ⅲ)
- فَأَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ (Ⅳ)
- Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand? (Ⅵ)
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And (then) those on the left hand; what of those on the left hand ?
- Waashabu almashamati ma ashabu almashamati (Ⅰ)
- And then the companions of the left hand - what will be the companions of the left hand? (Ⅱ)
- Companions of the Left (O Companions of the Left!) (Ⅲ)
- وَأَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ (Ⅳ)
- And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand? (Ⅵ)
56. 10  
And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race:
- Waalssabiqoona alssabiqoona (Ⅰ)
- And those foremost (in faith) will be the foremost (in the Hereafter), (Ⅱ)
- and the Outstrippers: the Outstrippers (Ⅲ)
- وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ (Ⅳ)
- And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter). (Ⅵ)
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Those are they who will be brought nigh
- Olaika almuqarraboona (Ⅰ)
- These are they who are drawn nigh (to Allah), (Ⅱ)
- those are they brought nigh the Throne, (Ⅲ)
- أُولَٰئِكَ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ (Ⅳ)
- These will be those Nearest to Allah: (Ⅵ)
56. 12  
In gardens of delight;
- Fee jannati alnnaAAeemi (Ⅰ)
- In the Gardens of Bliss. (Ⅱ)
- in the Gardens of Delight (Ⅲ)
- فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ (Ⅳ)
- In Gardens of Bliss: (Ⅵ)
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A multitude of those of old
- Thullatun mina alawwaleena (Ⅰ)
- A multitude of those of old, (Ⅱ)
- (a throng of the ancients (Ⅲ)
- ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ (Ⅳ)
- A number of people from those of old, (Ⅵ)
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And a few of those of later time.
- Waqaleelun mina alakhireena (Ⅰ)
- And a few of those of later times. (Ⅱ)
- and how few of the later folk) (Ⅲ)
- وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ (Ⅳ)
- And a few from those of later times. (Ⅵ)
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On lined couches,
- AAala sururin mawdoonatin (Ⅰ)
- On thrones decorated, (Ⅱ)
- upon close-wrought couches (Ⅲ)
- عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ (Ⅳ)
- (They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones), (Ⅵ)
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Reclining therein face to face.
- Muttakieena AAalayha mutaqabileena (Ⅰ)
- Reclining on them, facing one another. (Ⅱ)
- reclining upon them, set face to face, (Ⅲ)
- مُّتَّكِئِينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَابِلِينَ (Ⅳ)
- Reclining on them, facing each other. (Ⅵ)
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There wait on them immortal youths
- Yatoofu AAalayhim wildanun mukhalladoona (Ⅰ)
- Round about them shall serve youths of permanent freshness (immortal or never altering in age), (Ⅱ)
- immortal youths going round about them (Ⅲ)
- يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ (Ⅳ)
- Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness), (Ⅵ)
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With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring
- Biakwabin waabareeqa wakasin min maAAeenin (Ⅰ)
- With goblets and ewers and a cup filled from a pure fountain; (Ⅱ)
- with goblets, and ewers, and a cup from a spring (Ⅲ)
- بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ (Ⅳ)
- With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains: (Ⅵ)
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Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness,
- La yusaddaAAoona AAanha wala yunzifoona (Ⅰ)
- They shall not suffer with headache thereby, nor shall they get intoxicated (or exhausted), (Ⅱ)
- (no brows throbbing, no intoxication) (Ⅲ)
- لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ (Ⅳ)
- No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication: (Ⅵ)
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And fruit that they prefer
- Wafakihatin mimma yatakhayyaroona (Ⅰ)
- And fruits such as they choose, (Ⅱ)
- and such fruits as they shall choose, (Ⅲ)
- وَفَاكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ (Ⅳ)
- And with fruits, any that they may select: (Ⅵ)
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And flesh of fowls that they desire.
- Walahmi tayrin mimma yashtahoona (Ⅰ)
- And the flesh of fowl and any as they desire. (Ⅱ)
- and such flesh of fowl as they desire, (Ⅲ)
- وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ (Ⅳ)
- And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire. (Ⅵ)
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And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes,
- Wahoorun AAeenun (Ⅰ)
- And pure, beautiful companions, (Ⅱ)
- and wide-eyed houris (Ⅲ)
- وَحُورٌ عِينٌ (Ⅳ)
- And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,- (Ⅵ)
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Like unto hidden pearls,
- Kaamthali allului almaknooni (Ⅰ)
- The like of the well-preserved pearls: (Ⅱ)
- as the likeness of hidden pearls, (Ⅲ)
- كَأَمْثَالِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْمَكْنُونِ (Ⅳ)
- Like unto Pearls well-guarded. (Ⅵ)
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Reward for what they used to do.
- Jazaan bima kanoo yaAAmaloona (Ⅰ)
- A reward for what they used to do. (Ⅱ)
- a recompense for that they laboured. (Ⅲ)
- جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ (Ⅳ)
- A Reward for the deeds of their past (life). (Ⅵ)
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There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination
- La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala tatheeman (Ⅰ)
- They shall not hear therein vain or sinful discourse, (Ⅱ)
- Therein they shall hear no idle talk, no cause of sin, (Ⅲ)
- لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا (Ⅳ)
- Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,- (Ⅵ)
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(Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace.
- Illa qeelan salaman salaman (Ⅰ)
- Except the saying, "Peace! Peace!" (Ⅱ)
- only the saying ´Peace, Peace!´ (Ⅲ)
- إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَامًا سَلَامًا (Ⅳ)
- Only the saying, "Peace! Peace". (Ⅵ)
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And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand ?
- Waashabu alyameeni ma ashabu alyameeni (Ⅰ)
- And the companions of the right hand; what of the companions of the Right Hand! (Ⅱ)
- The Companions of the Right (O Companions of the Right!) (Ⅲ)
- وَأَصْحَابُ الْيَمِينِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْيَمِينِ (Ⅳ)
- The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand? (Ⅵ)
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Among thornless lote-trees
- Fee sidrin makhdoodin (Ⅰ)
- Amid thornless Lote-trees, (Ⅱ)
- mid thornless lote-trees (Ⅲ)
- فِي سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ (Ⅳ)
- (They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns, (Ⅵ)
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And clustered plantains,
- Watalhin mandoodin (Ⅰ)
- And tall trees with clusters of flowers (or fruits) one above another. (Ⅱ)
- and serried acacias, (Ⅲ)
- وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ (Ⅳ)
- Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,- (Ⅵ)
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And spreading shade,
- Wathillin mamdoodin (Ⅰ)
- And spreading shade, (Ⅱ)
- and spreading shade (Ⅲ)
- وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ (Ⅳ)
- In shade long-extended, (Ⅵ)
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And water gushing,
- Wamain maskoobin (Ⅰ)
- And water flowing constantly, (Ⅱ)
- and outpoured waters, (Ⅲ)
- وَمَاءٍ مَّسْكُوبٍ (Ⅳ)
- By water flowing constantly, (Ⅵ)
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And fruit in plenty
- Wafakihatin katheeratin (Ⅰ)
- And abundant fruit, (Ⅱ)
- and fruits abounding (Ⅲ)
- وَفَاكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ (Ⅳ)
- And fruit in abundance. (Ⅵ)
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Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden,
- La maqtooAAatin wala mamnooAAatin (Ⅰ)
- Neither intercepted nor forbidden, (Ⅱ)
- unfailing, unforbidden, (Ⅲ)
- لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ (Ⅳ)
- Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden, (Ⅵ)
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And raised couches;
- Wafurushin marfooAAatin (Ⅰ)
- And exalted thrones. (Ⅱ)
- and upraised couches. (Ⅲ)
- وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ (Ⅳ)
- And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high. (Ⅵ)
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Lo! We have created them a (new) creation
- Inna anshanahunna inshaan (Ⅰ)
- Surely We have created them into a new creation, (Ⅱ)
- Perfectly We formed them, perfect, (Ⅲ)
- إِنَّا أَنشَأْنَاهُنَّ إِنشَاءً (Ⅳ)
- We have created (their Companions) of special creation. (Ⅵ)
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And made them virgins,
- FajaAAalnahunna abkaran (Ⅰ)
- And made them virgins pure, (Ⅱ)
- and We made them spotless virgins, (Ⅲ)
- فَجَعَلْنَاهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا (Ⅳ)
- And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), - (Ⅵ)
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Lovers, friends,
- AAuruban atraban (Ⅰ)
- Loving friends, equals in age, (Ⅱ)
- chastely amorous, (Ⅲ)
- عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا (Ⅳ)
- Beloved (by nature), equal in age,- (Ⅵ)
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For those on the right hand;
- Liashabi alyameeni (Ⅰ)
- For the sake of the companions of the right hand. (Ⅱ)
- like of age for the Companions of the Right. (Ⅲ)
- لِّأَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ (Ⅳ)
- For the Companions of the Right Hand. (Ⅵ)
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A multitude of those of old
- Thullatun mina alawwaleena (Ⅰ)
- A multitude of those of old, (Ⅱ)
- A throng of the ancients (Ⅲ)
- ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ (Ⅳ)
- A (goodly) number from those of old, (Ⅵ)
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And a multitude of those of later time.
- Wathullatun mina alakhireena (Ⅰ)
- And a multitude of those of later times. (Ⅱ)
- and a throng of the later folk. (Ⅲ)
- وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ (Ⅳ)
- And a (goodly) number from those of later times. (Ⅵ)
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And those on the left hand: What of those on the left hand ?
- Waashabu alshshimali ma ashabu alshshimali (Ⅰ)
- And those of the left hand; what of those of the Left Hand? (Ⅱ)
- The Companions of the Left (O Companions of the Left!) (Ⅲ)
- وَأَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الشِّمَالِ (Ⅳ)
- The Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand? (Ⅵ)
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In scorching wind and scalding water
- Fee samoomin wahameemin (Ⅰ)
- In hot wind and boiling water, (Ⅱ)
- mid burning winds and boiling waters (Ⅲ)
- فِي سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ (Ⅳ)
- (They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water, (Ⅵ)
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And shadow of black smoke,
- Wathillin min yahmoomin (Ⅰ)
- And the shade of black smoke, (Ⅱ)
- and the shadow of a smoking blaze (Ⅲ)
- وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ (Ⅳ)
- And in the shades of Black Smoke: (Ⅵ)
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Neither cool nor refreshing.
- La baridin wala kareemin (Ⅰ)
- Neither cool nor honourable. (Ⅱ)
- neither cool, neither goodly; (Ⅲ)
- لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ (Ⅳ)
- Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please: (Ⅵ)
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Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxury
- Innahum kanoo qabla thalika mutrafeena (Ⅰ)
- Surely they were before this made to live in ease and plenty. (Ⅱ)
- and before that they lived at ease, (Ⅲ)
- إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ (Ⅳ)
- For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury), (Ⅵ)
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And used to persist in the awful sin.
- Wakanoo yusirroona AAala alhinthi alAAatheemi (Ⅰ)
- And they persisted in the great violation (or great sin). (Ⅱ)
- and persisted in the Great Sin, (Ⅲ)
- وَكَانُوا يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى الْحِنثِ الْعَظِيمِ (Ⅳ)
- And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme! (Ⅵ)
56. 47  
And they used to say: When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again,
- Wakanoo yaqooloona aitha mitna wakunna turaban waAAithaman ainna lamabAAoothoona (Ⅰ)
- And they used to say, "What! When we die and have become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised? (Ⅱ)
- ever saying, ´What, when we are dead and become dust and bones, shall we indeed be raised up? (Ⅲ)
- وَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ (Ⅳ)
- And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again?- (Ⅵ)
56. 48  
And also our forefathers ?
- Awa abaona alawwaloona (Ⅰ)
- "Or our fathers of yore?" (Ⅱ)
- What, and our fathers, the ancients?´ (Ⅲ)
- أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ (Ⅳ)
- "(We) and our fathers of old?" (Ⅵ)
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Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Lo! those of old and those of later time
- Qul inna alawwaleena waalakhireena (Ⅰ)
- Say, "The first and the last, (Ⅱ)
- Say: ´The ancients, and the later folk (Ⅲ)
- قُلْ إِنَّ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ (Ⅳ)
- Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times, (Ⅵ)


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