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Al-Waaqia (The Inevitable)
96 Ayahs · Makkah
سورة الواقعة
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
56:1

اِذَا وَقَعَتِ الۡوَاقِعَةُۙ‏

When the Occurrence occurs

56:2

لَيۡسَ لِوَقۡعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌۘ‏

There is, at its occurrence, no denial

56:3

خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌۙ‏

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

56:4

اِذَا رُجَّتِ الۡاَرۡضُ رَجًّاۙ‏

When the earth is shaken with convulsion

56:5

وَّبُسَّتِ الۡجِبَالُ بَسًّاۙ‏

And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

56:6

فَكَانَتۡ هَبَآءً مُّنۭۡ بَثًّاۙ‏

And become dust dispersing

56:7

وَّكُنۡتُمۡ اَزۡوَاجًا ثَلٰثَةًؕ‏

And you become [of] three kinds

56:8

فَاَصۡحٰبُ الۡمَيۡمَنَةِ ࣢ۙ مَا٘ اَصۡحٰبُ الۡمَيۡمَنَةِؕ‏

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

56:9

وَاَصۡحٰبُ الۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ࣢ۙ مَا٘ اَصۡحٰبُ الۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِؕ‏

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

56:10

وَالسّٰبِقُوۡنَ السّٰبِقُوۡنَۙ‏

And the forerunners, the forerunners

56:11

اُولٰٓئِكَ الۡمُقَرَّبُوۡنَۚ‏

Those are the ones brought near [to Allah]

56:12

فِيۡ جَنّٰتِ النَّعِيۡمِ

In the Gardens of Pleasure

56:13

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الۡاَوَّلِيۡنَۙ‏

A [large] company of the former peoples

56:14

وَقَلِيۡلٌ مِّنَ الۡاٰخِرِيۡنَؕ‏

And a few of the later peoples

56:15

عَلٰي سُرُرٍ مَّوۡضُوۡنَةٍۙ‏

On thrones woven [with ornament]

56:16

مُّتَّكِـِٕيۡنَ عَلَيۡهَا مُتَقٰبِلِيۡنَ

Reclining on them, facing each other

56:17

يَطُوۡفُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وِلۡدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُوۡنَۙ‏

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal

56:18

بِاَكۡوَابٍ وَّاَبَارِيۡقَ ࣢ۙ وَكَاۡسٍ مِّنۡ مَّعِيۡنٍۙ‏

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

56:19

لَّا يُصَدَّعُوۡنَ عَنۡهَا وَلَا يُنۡزِفُوۡنَۙ‏

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

56:20

وَفَاكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُوۡنَۙ‏

And fruit of what they select

56:21

وَلَحۡمِ طَيۡرٍ مِّمَّا يَشۡتَهُوۡنَؕ‏

And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire

56:22

وَحُوۡرٌ عِيۡنٌۙ‏

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

56:23

كَاَمۡثَالِ اللُّؤۡلُؤِ الۡمَكۡنُوۡنِۚ‏

The likenesses of pearls well-protected

56:24

جَزَآءًۭ بِمَا كَانُوۡا يَعۡمَلُوۡنَ

As reward for what they used to do

56:25

لَا يَسۡمَعُوۡنَ فِيۡهَا لَغۡوًا وَّلَا تَاۡثِيۡمًاۙ‏

They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin

56:26

اِلَّا قِيۡلًا سَلٰمًا سَلٰمًا

Only a saying: "Peace, peace

56:27

وَاَصۡحٰبُ الۡيَمِيۡنِ ࣢ۙ مَا٘ اَصۡحٰبُ الۡيَمِيۡنِؕ‏

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

56:28

فِيۡ سِدۡرٍ مَّخۡضُوۡدٍۙ‏

[They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed

56:29

وَّطَلۡحٍ مَّنۡضُوۡدٍۙ‏

And [banana] trees layered [with fruit]

56:30

وَّظِلٍّ مَّمۡدُوۡدٍۙ‏

And shade extended

56:31

وَّمَآءٍ مَّسۡكُوۡبٍۙ‏

And water poured out

56:32

وَّفَاكِهَةٍ كَثِيۡرَةٍۙ‏

And fruit, abundant [and varied]

56:33

لَّا مَقۡطُوۡعَةٍ وَّلَا مَمۡنُوۡعَةٍۙ‏

Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden

56:34

وَّفُرُشٍ مَّرۡفُوۡعَةٍؕ‏

And [upon] beds raised high

56:35

اِنَّا٘ اَنۡشَاۡنٰهُنَّ اِنۡشَآءًۙ‏

Indeed, We have produced the women of Paradise in a [new] creation

56:36

فَجَعَلۡنٰهُنَّ اَبۡكَارًاۙ‏

And made them virgins

56:37

عُرُبًا اَتۡرَابًاۙ‏

Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age

56:38

لِّاَصۡحٰبِ الۡيَمِيۡنِࣖؕ‏

For the companions of the right [who are]

56:39

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الۡاَوَّلِيۡنَۙ‏

A company of the former peoples

56:40

وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الۡاٰخِرِيۡنَؕ‏

And a company of the later peoples

56:41

وَاَصۡحٰبُ الشِّمَالِ ࣢ۙ مَا٘ اَصۡحٰبُ الشِّمَالِؕ‏

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

56:42

فِيۡ سَمُوۡمٍ وَّحَمِيۡمٍۙ‏

[They will be] in scorching fire and scalding water

56:43

وَّظِلٍّ مِّنۡ يَّحۡمُوۡمٍۙ‏

And a shade of black smoke

56:44

لَّا بَارِدٍ وَّلَا كَرِيۡمٍ

Neither cool nor beneficial

56:45

اِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوۡا قَبۡلَ ذٰلِكَ مُتۡرَفِيۡنَۚۖ‏

Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence

56:46

وَكَانُوۡا يُصِرُّوۡنَ عَلَي الۡحِنۡثِ الۡعَظِيۡمِۚ‏

And they used to persist in the great violation

56:47

وَكَانُوۡا يَقُوۡلُوۡنَ ࣢ۙ اَئِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَّعِظَامًا ءَاِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوۡثُوۡنَۙ‏

And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected

56:48

اَوَ اٰبَآؤُنَا الۡاَوَّلُوۡنَ

And our forefathers [as well]

56:49

قُلۡ اِنَّ الۡاَوَّلِيۡنَ وَالۡاٰخِرِيۡنَۙ‏

Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, the former and the later peoples

56:50

لَمَجۡمُوۡعُوۡنَ ࣢ۙ اِلٰي مِيۡقَاتِ يَوۡمٍ مَّعۡلُوۡمٍ

Are to be gathered together for the appointment of a known Day

56:51

ثُمَّ اِنَّكُمۡ اَيُّهَا الضَّآلُّوۡنَ الۡمُكَذِّبُوۡنَۙ‏

Then indeed you, O those astray [who are] deniers

56:52

لَاٰكِلُوۡنَ مِنۡ شَجَرٍ مِّنۡ زَقُّوۡمٍۙ‏

Will be eating from trees of zaqqum

56:53

فَمَالِـُٔوۡنَ مِنۡهَا الۡبُطُوۡنَۚ‏

And filling with it your bellies

56:54

فَشٰرِبُوۡنَ عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ الۡحَمِيۡمِۚ‏

And drinking on top of it from scalding water

56:55

فَشٰرِبُوۡنَ شُرۡبَ الۡهِيۡمِؕ‏

And will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels

56:56

هٰذَا نُزُلُهُمۡ يَوۡمَ الدِّيۡنِؕ‏

That is their accommodation on the Day of Recompense

56:57

نَحۡنُ خَلَقۡنٰكُمۡ فَلَوۡلَا تُصَدِّقُوۡنَ

We have created you, so why do you not believe

56:58

اَفَرَءَيۡتُمۡ مَّا تُمۡنُوۡنَؕ‏

Have you seen that which you emit

56:59

ءَاَنۡتُمۡ تَخۡلُقُوۡنَهٗ٘ اَمۡ نَحۡنُ الۡخٰلِقُوۡنَ

Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator

56:60

نَحۡنُ قَدَّرۡنَا بَيۡنَكُمُ الۡمَوۡتَ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوۡقِيۡنَۙ‏

We have decreed death among you, and We are not to be outdone

56:61

عَلٰ٘ي اَنۡ نُّبَدِّلَ اَمۡثَالَكُمۡ وَنُنۡشِئَكُمۡ فِيۡ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ

In that We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know

56:62

وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُمُ النَّشۡاَةَ الۡاُوۡلٰي فَلَوۡلَا تَذَكَّرُوۡنَ

And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember

56:63

اَفَرَءَيۡتُمۡ مَّا تَحۡرُثُوۡنَؕ‏

And have you seen that [seed] which you sow

56:64

ءَاَنۡتُمۡ تَزۡرَعُوۡنَهٗ٘ اَمۡ نَحۡنُ الزّٰرِعُوۡنَ

Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower

56:65

لَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنٰهُ حُطَامًا فَظَلۡتُمۡ تَفَكَّهُوۡنَ

If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder

56:66

اِنَّا لَمُغۡرَمُوۡنَۙ‏

[Saying], "Indeed, we are [now] in debt

56:67

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُوۡمُوۡنَ

Rather, we have been deprived

56:68

اَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ الۡمَآءَ الَّذِيۡ تَشۡرَبُوۡنَؕ‏

And have you seen the water that you drink

56:69

ءَاَنۡتُمۡ اَنۡزَلۡتُمُوۡهُ مِنَ الۡمُزۡنِ اَمۡ نَحۡنُ الۡمُنۡزِلُوۡنَ

Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down

56:70

لَوۡ نَشَآءُ جَعَلۡنٰهُ اُجَاجًا فَلَوۡلَا تَشۡكُرُوۡنَ

If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful

56:71

اَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ النَّارَ الَّتِيۡ تُوۡرُوۡنَؕ‏

And have you seen the fire that you ignite

56:72

ءَاَنۡتُمۡ اَنۡشَاۡتُمۡ شَجَرَتَهَا٘ اَمۡ نَحۡنُ الۡمُنۡشِـُٔوۡنَ

Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer

56:73

نَحۡنُ جَعَلۡنٰهَا تَذۡكِرَةً وَّمَتَاعًا لِّلۡمُقۡوِيۡنَۚ‏

We have made it a reminder and provision for the travelers

56:74

فَسَبِّحۡ بِاسۡمِ رَبِّكَ الۡعَظِيۡمِࣚۚࣖ‏

So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great

56:75

فَلَا٘ اُقۡسِمُ بِمَوٰقِعِ النُّجُوۡمِۙ‏

Then I swear by the setting of the stars

56:76

وَاِنَّهٗ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوۡ تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ عَظِيۡمٌۙ‏

And indeed, it is an oath - if you could know - [most] great

56:77

اِنَّهٗ لَقُرۡاٰنٌ كَرِيۡمٌۙ‏

Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an

56:78

فِيۡ كِتٰبٍ مَّكۡنُوۡنٍۙ‏

In a Register well-protected

56:79

لَّا يَمَسُّهٗ٘ اِلَّا الۡمُطَهَّرُوۡنَؕ‏

None touch it except the purified

56:80

تَنۡزِيۡلٌ مِّنۡ رَّبِّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ

[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds

56:81

اَفَبِهٰذَا الۡحَدِيۡثِ اَنۡتُمۡ مُّدۡهِنُوۡنَۙ‏

Then is it to this statement that you are indifferent

56:82

وَتَجۡعَلُوۡنَ رِزۡقَكُمۡ اَنَّكُمۡ تُكَذِّبُوۡنَ

And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]

56:83

فَلَوۡلَا٘ اِذَا بَلَغَتِ الۡحُلۡقُوۡمَۙ‏

Then why, when the soul at death reaches the throat

56:84

وَاَنۡتُمۡ حِيۡنَئِذٍ تَنۡظُرُوۡنَۙ‏

And you are at that time looking on

56:85

وَنَحۡنُ اَقۡرَبُ اِلَيۡهِ مِنۡكُمۡ وَلٰكِنۡ لَّا تُبۡصِرُوۡنَ

And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see

56:86

فَلَوۡلَا٘ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ غَيۡرَ مَدِيۡنِيۡنَۙ‏

Then why do you not, if you are not to be recompensed

56:87

تَرۡجِعُوۡنَهَا٘ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ صٰدِقِيۡنَ

Bring it back, if you should be truthful

56:88

فَاَمَّا٘ اِنۡ كَانَ مِنَ الۡمُقَرَّبِيۡنَۙ‏

And if the deceased was of those brought near to Allah

56:89

فَرَوۡحٌ وَّرَيۡحَانٌ ࣢ۙ وَّجَنَّتُ نَعِيۡمٍ

Then [for him is] rest and bounty and a garden of pleasure

56:90

وَاَمَّا٘ اِنۡ كَانَ مِنۡ اَصۡحٰبِ الۡيَمِيۡنِۙ‏

And if he was of the companions of the right

56:91

فَسَلٰمٌ لَّكَ مِنۡ اَصۡحٰبِ الۡيَمِيۡنِ

Then [the angels will say], "Peace for you; [you are] from the companions of the right

56:92

وَاَمَّا٘ اِنۡ كَانَ مِنَ الۡمُكَذِّبِيۡنَ الضَّآلِّيۡنَۙ‏

But if he was of the deniers [who were] astray

56:93

فَنُزُلٌ مِّنۡ حَمِيۡمٍۙ‏

Then [for him is] accommodation of scalding water

56:94

وَّتَصۡلِيَةُ جَحِيۡمٍ

And burning in Hellfire

56:95

اِنَّ هٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ الۡيَقِيۡنِۚ‏

Indeed, this is the true certainty

56:96

فَسَبِّحۡ بِاسۡمِ رَبِّكَ الۡعَظِيۡمِࣖ‏

So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great

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