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الْوَاقِعَةُ

56. Surah Al-Waqi'ah

The Inevitable

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful

56:1
إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ١

When the Occurrence occurs,

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56:2
لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ٢

There is, at its occurrence, no denial.

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56:3
خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ٣

It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].1

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56:4
إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا٤

When the earth is shaken with convulsion

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56:5
وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا٥

And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

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56:6
فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا٦

And become dust dispersing,

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56:7
وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ثَلَـٰثَةً٧

And you become [of] three kinds:

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56:8
فَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ٨

Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?1

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56:9
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ٩

And the companions of the left - what are companions of the left?1

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56:10
وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ١٠

And the forerunners, the forerunners1 -

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56:11
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ١١

Those are the ones brought near [to Allāh]

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56:12
فِى جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ١٢

In the Gardens of Pleasure,

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56:13
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ١٣

A [large] company of the former peoples

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56:14
وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ١٤

And a few of the later peoples,

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56:15
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ١٥

On thrones woven [with ornament],

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56:16
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَـٰبِلِينَ١٦

Reclining on them, facing each other.

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56:17
يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ١٧

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal.

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56:18
بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ١٨

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

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56:19
لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ١٩

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

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56:20
وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ٢٠

And fruit of what they select

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56:21
وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ٢١

And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.

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56:22
وَحُورٌ عِينٌ٢٢

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

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56:23
كَأَمْثَـٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ٢٣

The likenesses of pearls well-protected,

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56:24
جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ٢٤

As reward for what they used to do.

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56:25
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا٢٥

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

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56:26
إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَـٰمًا سَلَـٰمًا٢٦

Only a saying [of] peace, peace.

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56:27
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ٢٧

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

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56:28
فِى سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ٢٨

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

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56:29
وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ٢٩

And [banana] trees layered [with fruit].

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56:30
وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ٣٠

And shade extended.

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56:31
وَمَآءٍ مَّسْكُوبٍ٣١

And water poured out

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56:32
وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ٣٢

And fruit, abundant [and varied],

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56:33
لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ٣٣

Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden,

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56:34
وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ٣٤

And [upon] beds raised high.

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56:35
إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَـٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءً٣٥

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

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56:36
فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا٣٦

And made them virgins,

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56:37
عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا٣٧

Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age,

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56:38
لِّأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ٣٨

For the companions of the right [who are]

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56:39
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ٣٩

A company of the former peoples

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56:40
وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ٤٠

And a company of the later peoples.

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