Revealed in Makkah, Surah Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable) depicts the reality of the Day of Judgment, categorizing humanity into three groups: the foremost in faith, the companions of the right, and the companions of the left. It provides vivid descriptions of the rewards and punishments of each group. The chapter directs attention to the signs of God's power in human creation, water, fire, and agricultural growth, demanding glorification of the Lord's name.
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Itha waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
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When the inevitable occurs
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Laysa liwaqAAatiha kathibatun
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Of its occurrence, there is no denial
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Khafidatun rafiAAatun
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Bringing low, raising high
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Itha rujjati alardu rajjan
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When the earth is shaken with a shock
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Wabussati aljibalu bassan
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And the mountains are crushed and crumbled
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Fakanat habaan munbaththan
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And they become scattered dust
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Wakuntum azwajan thalathatan
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And you become three classes
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Faashabu almaymanati ma ashabu almaymanati
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Those on the Right—what of those on the Right
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Waashabu almashamati ma ashabu almashamati
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And those on the Left—what of those on the Left
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Waalssabiqoona alssabiqoona
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And the forerunners, the forerunners
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Olaika almuqarraboona
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Those are the nearest
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Fee jannati alnnaAAeemi
Translation
In the Gardens of Bliss
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Thullatun mina alawwaleena
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A throng from the ancients
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Waqaleelun mina alakhireena
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And a small band from the latecomers
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AAala sururin mawdoonatin
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On luxurious furnishings
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Muttakieena AAalayha mutaqabileena
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Reclining on them, facing one another
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Yatoofu AAalayhim wildanun mukhalladoona
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Serving them will be immortalized youth
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Biakwabin waabareeqa wakasin min maAAeenin
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With cups, pitchers, and sparkling drinks
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La yusaddaAAoona AAanha wala yunzifoona
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Causing them neither headache, nor intoxication
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Wafakihatin mimma yatakhayyaroona
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And fruits of their choice