Surah Al-Waqiah

Verse 56:1

اِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ ۟ۙ

ʹIẓaa wa-q̣aʻatil WAAQ̣IʻAH,

When the Inevitable Event takes place,

Verse 56:2

لَیْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ ۟ۘ

Laysa liwaq̣ʻatihaa kaaẓibah.

then no one can deny it has come.

Verse 56:3

خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ ۟ۙ

Khaafiḍatur Raafiʻah;

It will debase ˹some˺ and elevate ˹others˺.

Verse 56:4

اِذَا رُجَّتِ الْاَرْضُ رَجًّا ۟ۙ

ʹIẓaa rujjatil ʹarḍu rajjaa,

When the earth will be violently shaken,

Verse 56:5

وَّبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا ۟ۙ

Wa-bussatil jibaalu bassaa,

and the mountains will be crushed to pieces,

Verse 56:6

فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنْۢبَثًّا ۟ۙ

Fakaanat habaaaʹam mumbas̤s̤aa,

becoming scattered ˹particles of˺ dust,

Verse 56:7

وَّكُنْتُمْ اَزْوَاجًا ثَلٰثَةً ۟ؕ

Wa-kuñtum ʹazwaajañ s̤alaas̤ah.

you will ˹all˺ be ˹divided into˺ three groups:

Verse 56:8

فَاَصْحٰبُ الْمَیْمَنَةِ ۙ۬ مَاۤ اَصْحٰبُ الْمَیْمَنَةِ ۟ؕ

FaʹAṣḥaabul Maymanah; Maaa ʹAṣḥaabul Maymanah?

the people of the right, how ˹blessed˺ will they be;

Verse 56:9

وَاَصْحٰبُ الْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ۙ۬ مَاۤ اَصْحٰبُ الْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ۟ؕ

Wa-ʹAṣḥaabul mashʹamah,― Maaa ʹAṣḥaabul Mashʹamah?

the people of the left, how ˹miserable˺ will they be;

Verse 56:10

وَالسّٰبِقُوْنَ السّٰبِقُوْنَ ۟ۚۙ

Was-Saabiq̣oonas Saabiq̣oon.

and the foremost ˹in faith˺ will be the foremost ˹in Paradise˺.

Verse 56:11

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الْمُقَرَّبُوْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹUlaaaʹikal Muq̣arraboon:

They are the ones nearest ˹to Allah˺,

Verse 56:12

فِیْ جَنّٰتِ النَّعِیْمِ ۟

Fee Jannaatin Naʻeem:

in the Gardens of Bliss.

Verse 56:13

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟ۙ

S̤ullatum minal ʹawwaleen,

˹They will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations

Verse 56:14

وَقَلِیْلٌ مِّنَ الْاٰخِرِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-q̣aleelum minal ʹaakhireen.

and a few from later generations.

Verse 56:15

عَلٰی سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُوْنَةٍ ۟ۙ

ʻAlaa sururim mawḍoonah,

˹All will be˺ on jewelled thrones,

Verse 56:16

مُّتَّكِـِٕیْنَ عَلَیْهَا مُتَقٰبِلِیْنَ ۟

Muttakiʹeena ʻalayhaa mutaq̣aabileen.

reclining face to face.

Verse 56:17

یَطُوْفُ عَلَیْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Yaṭoofu ʻalayhim wildaanum mukhalladoon,

They will be waited on by eternal youths

Verse 56:18

بِاَكْوَابٍ وَّاَبَارِیْقَ ۙ۬ وَكَاْسٍ مِّنْ مَّعِیْنٍ ۟ۙ

Biʹakwaabiñw Waʹabaareeq̣a, wa-kaʹsim mim maʻeen:

with cups, pitchers, and a drink ˹of pure wine˺ from a flowing stream,

Verse 56:19

لَّا یُصَدَّعُوْنَ عَنْهَا وَلَا یُنْزِفُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Laa- yuṣaddaʻoona ʻanhaa wa-laa yuñzifoon:

that will cause them neither headache nor intoxication.

Verse 56:20

وَفَاكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا یَتَخَیَّرُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-faakihatim mimmaa yatakhayyaroon;

˹They will also be served˺ any fruit they choose

Verse 56:21

وَلَحْمِ طَیْرٍ مِّمَّا یَشْتَهُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-laḥmi ṭayrim mimmaa yashtahoon.

and meat from any bird they desire.

Verse 56:22

وَحُوْرٌ عِیْنٌ ۟ۙ

Wa-ḥoorun ʻeen,―

And ˹they will have˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes,

Verse 56:23

كَاَمْثَالِ اللُّؤْلُوءِ الْمَكْنُوْنِ ۟ۚ

Kaʹams̤aalil luʹluʹil maknoon.

like pristine pearls,

Verse 56:24

جَزَآءً بِمَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Jazaaaʹam bimaa kaanoo yaʻmaloon.

˹all˺ as a reward for what they used to do.

Verse 56:25

لَا یَسْمَعُوْنَ فِیْهَا لَغْوًا وَّلَا تَاْثِیْمًا ۟ۙ

Laa- yasmaʻoona feehaa lag̣wañw walaa taʹs̤eemaa,―

There they will never hear any idle or sinful talk—

Verse 56:26

اِلَّا قِیْلًا سَلٰمًا سَلٰمًا ۟

ʹIllaa q̣eelañ Salaamañ Salaamaa.

only good and virtuous speech.

Verse 56:27

وَاَصْحٰبُ الْیَمِیْنِ ۙ۬ مَاۤ اَصْحٰبُ الْیَمِیْنِ ۟ؕ

Wa-ʹAṣḥaabul Yameen,― maaa ʹAṣḥaabul Yameen

And the people of the right—how ˹blessed˺ will they be!

Verse 56:28

فِیْ سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُوْدٍ ۟ۙ

Fee sidrim makhḍood,

˹They will be˺ amid thornless lote trees,

Verse 56:29

وَّطَلْحٍ مَّنْضُوْدٍ ۟ۙ

Wa-ṭalḥim mañḍood,―

clusters of bananas,

Verse 56:30

وَّظِلٍّ مَّمْدُوْدٍ ۟ۙ

Wa-z̤̣illim mamdood,

extended shade,

Verse 56:31

وَّمَآءٍ مَّسْكُوْبٍ ۟ۙ

Wa-maaaʹim maskoob,

flowing water,

Verse 56:32

وَّفَاكِهَةٍ كَثِیْرَةٍ ۟ۙ

Wa-faakihatiñ kas̤eerah,

abundant fruit—

Verse 56:33

لَّا مَقْطُوْعَةٍ وَّلَا مَمْنُوْعَةٍ ۟ۙ

Laa maq̣ṭooʻatiñw walaa mamnooʻah,

never out of season nor forbidden—

Verse 56:34

وَّفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوْعَةٍ ۟ؕ

Wa-furushim marfooʻah.

and elevated furnishings.

Verse 56:35

اِنَّاۤ اَنْشَاْنٰهُنَّ اِنْشَآءً ۟ۙ

ʹInnaaa ʹañshaʹnaahunna ʹiñshaaaʹaa,

Indeed, We will have perfectly created their mates,

Verse 56:36

فَجَعَلْنٰهُنَّ اَبْكَارًا ۟ۙ

Fajaʻalnaahunna ʹabkaaraa―

making them virgins,

Verse 56:37

عُرُبًا اَتْرَابًا ۟ۙ

ʻUruban ʹatraabaa,

loving and of equal age,

Verse 56:38

لِّاَصْحٰبِ الْیَمِیْنِ ۟ؕ۠

LiʹAṣḥaabil Yameen.

for the people of the right,

Verse 56:39

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟ۙ

S̤ullatum minal ʹawwaleen.

˹who will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations

Verse 56:40

وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْاٰخِرِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-s̤ullatum minal ʹaakhireen.

and a multitude from later generations.

Verse 56:41

وَاَصْحٰبُ الشِّمَالِ ۙ۬ مَاۤ اَصْحٰبُ الشِّمَالِ ۟ؕ

Wa-ʹAṣḥaabush Shimaal,― maaa ʹAṣḥaabush shimaal?

And the people of the left—how ˹miserable˺ will they be!

Verse 56:42

فِیْ سَمُوْمٍ وَّحَمِیْمٍ ۟ۙ

Fee samoomiñw waḥameem,―

˹They will be˺ in scorching heat and boiling water,

Verse 56:43

وَّظِلٍّ مِّنْ یَّحْمُوْمٍ ۟ۙ

Wa-z̤̣illim miñy yaḥmoom:

in the shade of black smoke,

Verse 56:44

لَّا بَارِدٍ وَّلَا كَرِیْمٍ ۟

Laa baaridiñw walaa kareem,

neither cool nor refreshing.

Verse 56:45

اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا قَبْلَ ذٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِیْنَ ۟ۚۖ

ʹInnahum kaanoo q̣abla ẓaalika mutrafeen,

Indeed, before this ˹torment˺ they were spoiled by luxury,

Verse 56:46

وَكَانُوْا یُصِرُّوْنَ عَلَی الْحِنْثِ الْعَظِیْمِ ۟ۚ

Wa-kaanoo yuṣirroona ʻalal ḥins̤il ʻaz̤̣eem!

and persisted in the worst of sin.

Verse 56:47

وَكَانُوْا یَقُوْلُوْنَ ۙ۬ اَىِٕذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَّعِظَامًا ءَاِنَّا لَمَبْعُوْثُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-kaanu yaq̣ooloona, ʹaʹiẓaa mitnaa wa-kunnaa turaabañw waʻiz̤̣aaman ʹaʹinnaa lamabʻoos̤oon,

They used to ask ˹mockingly˺, “When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?

Verse 56:48

اَوَاٰبَآؤُنَا الْاَوَّلُوْنَ ۟

ʹA-waʹaabaaaʹunal ʹawwaloon?

And our forefathers as well?”

Verse 56:49

قُلْ اِنَّ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ وَالْاٰخِرِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣ul ʹinnal ʹawwaleena wal-ʹaakhireen,

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Most certainly, earlier and later generations

Verse 56:50

لَمَجْمُوْعُوْنَ ۙ۬ اِلٰی مِیْقَاتِ یَوْمٍ مَّعْلُوْمٍ ۟

Lamajmooʻoona ʹilaa meeq̣aati Yawmim maʻloom.

will surely be gathered ˹together˺ for the appointed Day.

Verse 56:51

ثُمَّ اِنَّكُمْ اَیُّهَا الضَّآلُّوْنَ الْمُكَذِّبُوْنَ ۟ۙ

S̤umma ʹinnakum ʹayyuhaḍ ḍaaalloonal mukaẓẓiboon!

Then you, O misguided deniers,

Verse 56:52

لَاٰكِلُوْنَ مِنْ شَجَرٍ مِّنْ زَقُّوْمٍ ۟ۙ

Laʹaakiloona miñ Shajarim miñ Zaq̣q̣oom.

will certainly eat from ˹the fruit of˺ the trees of Zaqqûm,

Verse 56:53

فَمَالِـُٔوْنَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Famaaliʹoona minhal buṭoon,―

filling up ˹your˺ bellies with it.

Verse 56:54

فَشٰرِبُوْنَ عَلَیْهِ مِنَ الْحَمِیْمِ ۟ۚ

Fashaariboona ʻalayhi minal Ḥameem:

Then on top of that you will drink boiling water—

Verse 56:55

فَشٰرِبُوْنَ شُرْبَ الْهِیْمِ ۟ؕ

Fashaariboona shurbal heem.

and you will drink ˹it˺ like thirsty camels do.”

Verse 56:56

هٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ یَوْمَ الدِّیْنِ ۟ؕ

Haaẓaa nuzuluhum Yawmad Deen!

This will be their accommodation on the Day of Judgment.

Verse 56:57

نَحْنُ خَلَقْنٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُوْنَ ۟

Naḥnu khalaq̣naakum falawlaa tuṣaddiq̣oon?

It is We Who created you. Will you not then believe ˹in resurrection˺?

Verse 56:58

اَفَرَءَیْتُمْ مَّا تُمْنُوْنَ ۟ؕ

ʹAfaraʹaytum maa tumnoon?

Have you considered what you ejaculate?

Verse 56:59

ءَاَنْتُمْ تَخْلُقُوْنَهٗۤ اَمْ نَحْنُ الْخٰلِقُوْنَ ۟

ʹAʹañtum takhluq̣oonahooo ʹam Naḥnul Khaaliq̣oon?

Is it you who create ˹a child out of˺ it, or is it We Who do so?

Verse 56:60

نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَیْنَكُمُ الْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوْقِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Naḥnu q̣addarnaa baynakumul Mawta wa-maa Naḥnu bimasbooq̣een

We have ordained death for ˹all of˺ you, and We cannot be prevented

Verse 56:61

عَلٰۤی اَنْ نُّبَدِّلَ اَمْثَالَكُمْ وَنُنْشِئَكُمْ فِیْ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

ʻAlaaa ʹan nubaddila ʹAms̤aalakum wa-nuñshiʹakum fee maa laa- taʻlamoon.

from transforming and recreating you in forms unknown to you.

Verse 56:62

وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ النَّشْاَةَ الْاُوْلٰی فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ʻalimtumun nashʹatal ʹoolaa falawlaa taẓakkaroon?

You already know how you were first created. Will you not then be mindful?

Verse 56:63

اَفَرَءَیْتُمْ مَّا تَحْرُثُوْنَ ۟ؕ

ʹAfaraʹaytum maa taḥrus̤oon?

Have you considered what you sow?

Verse 56:64

ءَاَنْتُمْ تَزْرَعُوْنَهٗۤ اَمْ نَحْنُ الزّٰرِعُوْنَ ۟

ʹAʹañtum tazraʻoonahooo ʹam Naḥnuz zaariʻoon?

Is it you who cause it to grow, or is it We Who do so?

Verse 56:65

لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنٰهُ حُطَامًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُوْنَ ۟

Law nashaaaʹu lajaʻal-naahu ḥuṭaamañ faz̤̣altum tafakkahoon:

If We willed, We could simply reduce this ˹harvest˺ to chaff, leaving you to lament,

Verse 56:66

اِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹInnaa lamug̣ramoon:

“We have truly suffered a ˹great˺ loss.

Verse 56:67

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُوْمُوْنَ ۟

Bal naḥnu maḥroomoon.

In fact, we have been deprived ˹of our livelihood˺.”

Verse 56:68

اَفَرَءَیْتُمُ الْمَآءَ الَّذِیْ تَشْرَبُوْنَ ۟ؕ

ʹAfaraʹaytumul maaa ʹallaẓee tashraboon?

Have you considered the water you drink?

Verse 56:69

ءَاَنْتُمْ اَنْزَلْتُمُوْهُ مِنَ الْمُزْنِ اَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنْزِلُوْنَ ۟

ʹAʹañtum ʹañzaltumoohu minal muzni ʹam Naḥnul muñziloon?

Is it you who bring it down from the clouds, or is it We Who do so?

Verse 56:70

لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنٰهُ اُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُوْنَ ۟

Law nashaaaʹu jaʻalnaahu ʹujaajañ falawlaa tashkuroon?

If We willed, We could make it salty. Will you not then give thanks?

Verse 56:71

اَفَرَءَیْتُمُ النَّارَ الَّتِیْ تُوْرُوْنَ ۟ؕ

ʹAfaraʹaytumun naaral latee tooroon?

Have you considered the fire you kindle?

Verse 56:72

ءَاَنْتُمْ اَنْشَاْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَاۤ اَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنْشِـُٔوْنَ ۟

ʹAʹañtum ʹañshaʹtum shajaratahaaa ʹam Naḥnul muñshiʹoon?

Is it you who produce its trees, or is it We Who do so?

Verse 56:73

نَحْنُ جَعَلْنٰهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَّمَتَاعًا لِّلْمُقْوِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Naḥnu jaʻalnaahaa taẓkiratañw wamataaʻal lilmuq̣ween.

We have made it ˹as˺ a reminder ˹of the Hellfire˺ and a provision for the travellers.

Verse 56:74

فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِیْمِ ۟۠

Fasabbiḥ bismi Rabbikal ʻAz̤̣eem!

So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest.

Verse 56:75

فَلَاۤ اُقْسِمُ بِمَوٰقِعِ النُّجُوْمِ ۟ۙ

Falaaa ʹuq̣simu bimawaaq̣iʻin Nujoom,―

So I do swear by the positions of the stars—

Verse 56:76

وَاِنَّهٗ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ عَظِیْمٌ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹinnahoo laq̣asamul law taʻlamoona ʻaz̤̣eem,―

and this, if only you knew, is indeed a great oath—

Verse 56:77

اِنَّهٗ لَقُرْاٰنٌ كَرِیْمٌ ۟ۙ

ʹInnahoo la-Q̣urʹaanuñ Kareem,

that this is truly a noble Quran,

Verse 56:78

فِیْ كِتٰبٍ مَّكْنُوْنٍ ۟ۙ

Fee Kitaabim maknoon,―

in a well-preserved Record,

Verse 56:79

لَّا یَمَسُّهٗۤ اِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Laa- yamassuhooo ʹillal muṭahharoon:

touched by none except the purified ˹angels˺.

Verse 56:80

تَنْزِیْلٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

Tañzeelum mir Rabbil ʻAalameen.

˹It is˺ a revelation from the Lord of all worlds.

Verse 56:81

اَفَبِهٰذَا الْحَدِیْثِ اَنْتُمْ مُّدْهِنُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹAfabihaaẓal Ḥadees̤i ʹañtum mudhinoon?

How can you then take this message lightly,

Verse 56:82

وَتَجْعَلُوْنَ رِزْقَكُمْ اَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُوْنَ ۟

Wa-tajʻaloona rizq̣akum ʹannakum tukaẓẓiboon?

and repay ˹Allah for˺ your provisions with denial?

Verse 56:83

فَلَوْلَاۤ اِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُوْمَ ۟ۙ

Falawlaa ʹiẓaa balag̣atil ḥulq̣oom,―

Why then ˹are you helpless˺ when the soul ˹of a dying person˺ reaches ˹their˺ throat,

Verse 56:84

وَاَنْتُمْ حِیْنَىِٕذٍ تَنْظُرُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹañtum ḥeenaʹiẓiñ tañz̤̣uroon,―

while you are looking on?

Verse 56:85

وَنَحْنُ اَقْرَبُ اِلَیْهِ مِنْكُمْ وَلٰكِنْ لَّا تُبْصِرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Naḥnu ʹaq̣rabu ʹilayhi miñkum wa-laakil laa tubṣiroon,―

And We are nearer to such a person than you, but you cannot see.

Verse 56:86

فَلَوْلَاۤ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ غَیْرَ مَدِیْنِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Falawlaaa ʹiñ kuñtum g̣ayra madeeneen,―

Now, if you are not subject to Our Will ˹as you claim˺,

Verse 56:87

تَرْجِعُوْنَهَاۤ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Tarjiʻoonahaaa ʹiñ kuñtum ṣaadiq̣een?

bring that soul back, if what you say is true.

Verse 56:88

فَاَمَّاۤ اِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Faʹammaaa ʹiñ kaana minal Muq̣arrabeen,―

So, if the deceased is one of those brought near ˹to Us˺,

Verse 56:89

فَرَوْحٌ وَّرَیْحَانٌ ۙ۬ وَّجَنَّتُ نَعِیْمٍ ۟

Fa-Rawḥuñw Wa-Rayḥaanuñw Wa-Jannatu Naʻeem.

then ˹such a person will have˺ serenity, fragrance, and a Garden of Bliss.

Verse 56:90

وَاَمَّاۤ اِنْ كَانَ مِنْ اَصْحٰبِ الْیَمِیْنِ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹammaaa ʹiñ kaana min ʹAṣḥaabil yameen.―

And if the deceased is one of the people of the right,

Verse 56:91

فَسَلٰمٌ لَّكَ مِنْ اَصْحٰبِ الْیَمِیْنِ ۟ؕ

Fa-Salaamul laka min Aṣḥaabil yameen.

then ˹they will be told,˺ “Greetings to you from the people of the right.”

Verse 56:92

وَاَمَّاۤ اِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ الضَّآلِّیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹammaaa ʹiñ kaana minal Mukaẓẓibeenaḍ ḍaaalleen,

But if such person is one of the misguided deniers,

Verse 56:93

فَنُزُلٌ مِّنْ حَمِیْمٍ ۟ۙ

Fanuzulum min ḥameem,―

then their accommodation will be boiling water ˹to drink˺

Verse 56:94

وَّتَصْلِیَةُ جَحِیْمٍ ۟

Wa-taṣliyatu Jaḥeem.

and burning in Hellfire.

Verse 56:95

اِنَّ هٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ الْیَقِیْنِ ۟ۚ

ʹInna haaẓaa lahuwa Ḥaq̣q̣ul Yaq̣een.

Indeed, this is the absolute truth.

Verse 56:96

فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِیْمِ ۟۠

Fasabbiḥ bismi Rabbikal ʻAz̤̣eem.

So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest.