56. Al-Waaqia سُورَةُ الوَاقِعَةِ

Yusuf AliWhen the Event inevitable cometh to pass

Saheeh InternationalWhen the Occurrence occurs

Yusuf AliThen will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming

Saheeh InternationalThere is, at its occurrence, no denial

Yusuf Ali(Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt

Saheeh InternationalIt will bring down [some] and raise up [others]

Yusuf AliWhen the earth shall be shaken to its depths

Saheeh InternationalWhen the earth is shaken with convulsion

Yusuf AliAnd the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms

Saheeh InternationalAnd the mountains are broken down, crumbling

Yusuf AliBecoming dust scattered abroad

Saheeh InternationalAnd become dust dispersing

Yusuf AliAnd ye shall be sorted out into three classes

Saheeh InternationalAnd you become [of] three kinds

Yusuf AliThen (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand

Saheeh InternationalThen the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right

Yusuf AliAnd the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand

Saheeh InternationalAnd the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left

Yusuf AliAnd those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter)

Saheeh InternationalAnd the forerunners, the forerunners

Yusuf AliThese will be those Nearest to God

Saheeh InternationalThose are the ones brought near [to Allah]

Yusuf AliIn Gardens of Bliss

Saheeh InternationalIn the Gardens of Pleasure

Yusuf AliA number of people from those of old

Saheeh InternationalA [large] company of the former peoples

Yusuf AliAnd a few from those of later times

Saheeh InternationalAnd a few of the later peoples

Yusuf Ali(They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones)

Saheeh InternationalOn thrones woven [with ornament]

Yusuf AliReclining on them, facing each other

Saheeh InternationalReclining on them, facing each other

Yusuf AliRound about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness)

Saheeh InternationalThere will circulate among them young boys made eternal

Yusuf AliWith goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains

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

Yusuf AliNo after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication

Saheeh InternationalNo headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated

Yusuf AliAnd with fruits, any that they may select

Saheeh InternationalAnd fruit of what they select

Yusuf AliAnd the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire

Saheeh InternationalAnd the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire

Yusuf AliAnd (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes

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

Yusuf AliLike unto Pearls well-guarded

Saheeh InternationalThe likenesses of pearls well-protected

Yusuf AliA Reward for the deeds of their past (life)

Saheeh InternationalAs reward for what they used to do

Yusuf AliNot frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill

Saheeh InternationalThey will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin

Yusuf AliOnly the saying, "Peace! Peace

Saheeh InternationalOnly a saying: "Peace, peace

Yusuf AliThe Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand

Saheeh InternationalThe companions of the right - what are the companions of the right

Yusuf Ali(They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns

Saheeh International[They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed

Yusuf AliAmong Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another

Saheeh InternationalAnd [banana] trees layered [with fruit]

Yusuf AliIn shade long-extended

Saheeh InternationalAnd shade extended

Yusuf AliBy water flowing constantly

Saheeh InternationalAnd water poured out

Yusuf AliAnd fruit in abundance

Saheeh InternationalAnd fruit, abundant [and varied]

Yusuf AliWhose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden

Saheeh InternationalNeither limited [to season] nor forbidden

Yusuf AliAnd on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high

Saheeh InternationalAnd [upon] beds raised high

Yusuf AliWe have created (their Companions) of special creation

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

Yusuf AliAnd made them virgin - pure (and undefiled)

Saheeh InternationalAnd made them virgins

Yusuf AliBeloved (by nature), equal in age

Saheeh InternationalDevoted [to their husbands] and of equal age

Yusuf AliFor the Companions of the Right Hand

Saheeh InternationalFor the companions of the right [who are]

Yusuf AliA (goodly) number from those of old

Saheeh InternationalA company of the former peoples

Yusuf AliAnd a (goodly) number from those of later times

Saheeh InternationalAnd a company of the later peoples

Yusuf AliThe Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand

Saheeh InternationalAnd the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left

Yusuf Ali(They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water

Saheeh International[They will be] in scorching fire and scalding water

Yusuf AliAnd in the shades of Black Smoke

Saheeh InternationalAnd a shade of black smoke

Yusuf AliNothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please

Saheeh InternationalNeither cool nor beneficial

Yusuf AliFor that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury)

Saheeh InternationalIndeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence

Yusuf AliAnd persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme

Saheeh InternationalAnd they used to persist in the great violation

Yusuf AliAnd they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again

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

Yusuf Ali(We) and our fathers of old

Saheeh InternationalAnd our forefathers [as well]

Yusuf AliSay: "Yea, those of old and those of later times

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

Yusuf AliAll will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well-known

Saheeh InternationalAre to be gathered together for the appointment of a known Day

Yusuf AliThen will ye truly,- O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood

Saheeh InternationalThen indeed you, O those astray [who are] deniers

Yusuf AliYe will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum

Saheeh InternationalWill be eating from trees of zaqqum

Yusuf AliThen will ye fill your insides therewith

Saheeh InternationalAnd filling with it your bellies

Yusuf AliAnd drink Boiling Water on top of it

Saheeh InternationalAnd drinking on top of it from scalding water

Yusuf AliIndeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst

Saheeh InternationalAnd will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels

Yusuf AliSuch will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital

Saheeh InternationalThat is their accommodation on the Day of Recompense

Yusuf AliIt is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth

Saheeh InternationalWe have created you, so why do you not believe

Yusuf AliDo ye then see?- The (human Seed) that ye throw out

Saheeh InternationalHave you seen that which you emit

Yusuf AliIs it ye who create it, or are We the Creators

Saheeh InternationalIs it you who creates it, or are We the Creator

Yusuf AliWe have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated

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

Yusuf Alifrom changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not

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

Yusuf AliAnd ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises

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

Yusuf AliSee ye the seed that ye sow in the ground

Saheeh InternationalAnd have you seen that [seed] which you sow

Yusuf AliIs it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause

Saheeh InternationalIs it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower

Yusuf AliWere it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment

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

Yusuf Ali(Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing)

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

Yusuf AliIndeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)

Saheeh InternationalRather, we have been deprived

Yusuf AliSee ye the water which ye drink

Saheeh InternationalAnd have you seen the water that you drink

Yusuf AliDo ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We

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

Yusuf AliWere it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks

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

Yusuf AliSee ye the Fire which ye kindle

Saheeh InternationalAnd have you seen the fire that you ignite

Yusuf AliIs it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it

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

Yusuf AliWe have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts

Saheeh InternationalWe have made it a reminder and provision for the travelers

Yusuf AliThen celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme

Saheeh InternationalSo exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great

Yusuf AliFurthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars

Saheeh InternationalThen I swear by the setting of the stars

Yusuf AliAnd that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew

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

Yusuf AliThat this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable

Saheeh InternationalIndeed, it is a noble Qur'an

Yusuf AliIn Book well-guarded

Saheeh InternationalIn a Register well-protected

Yusuf AliWhich none shall touch but those who are clean

Saheeh InternationalNone touch it except the purified

Yusuf AliA Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds

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

Yusuf AliIs it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem

Saheeh InternationalThen is it to this statement that you are indifferent

Yusuf AliAnd have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false

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

Yusuf AliThen why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat

Saheeh InternationalThen why, when the soul at death reaches the throat

Yusuf AliAnd ye the while (sit) looking on

Saheeh InternationalAnd you are at that time looking on

Yusuf AliBut We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not

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

Yusuf AliThen why do ye not,- If you are exempt from (future) account

Saheeh InternationalThen why do you not, if you are not to be recompensed

Yusuf AliCall back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)

Saheeh InternationalBring it back, if you should be truthful

Yusuf AliThus, then, if he be of those Nearest to God

Saheeh InternationalAnd if the deceased was of those brought near to Allah

Yusuf Ali(There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights

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

Yusuf AliAnd if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand

Saheeh InternationalAnd if he was of the companions of the right

Yusuf Ali(For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand

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

Yusuf AliAnd if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong

Saheeh InternationalBut if he was of the deniers [who were] astray

Yusuf AliFor him is Entertainment with Boiling Water

Saheeh InternationalThen [for him is] accommodation of scalding water

Yusuf AliAnd burning in Hell-Fire

Saheeh InternationalAnd burning in Hellfire

Yusuf AliVerily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly

Saheeh InternationalIndeed, this is the true certainty

Yusuf AliSo celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme

Saheeh InternationalSo exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great