Surah Al-Waqia - English Translation by Dr Munir Munshey
إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ
When that (inevitable) event, (the Day of Judgment) occurs
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 1
لَيۡسَ لِوَقۡعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
There shall be no one to deny the fact of its occurrence
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 2
خَافِضَةٞ رَّافِعَةٌ
(It will) humble some, honor others
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 3
إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ رَجّٗا
When the earth shall be shaken up violently
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 4
وَبُسَّتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ بَسّٗا
And the mountains are ground up into fine particles
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 5
فَكَانَتۡ هَبَآءٗ مُّنۢبَثّٗا
And scattered about as dust
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 6
وَكُنتُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا ثَلَٰثَةٗ
(That day), you shall (all) be (divided into) three factions
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 7
فَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ
The people of the right! How (fortunate) would be the people of the right
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 8
وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ
The people of the left! How (wretched) would be the people of the left
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 9
وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ
(But of course), the foremost (in righteousness, those who exceeded and excelled) would be the foremost (in honor)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 10
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ
They would be nearest (to Allah)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 11
فِي جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
In the blissful paradise
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 12
ثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Many (of the foremost would be) from the earlier (generations)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 13
وَقَلِيلٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
And fewer from the later (generations)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 14
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مَّوۡضُونَةٖ
(They will sit) on thrones engraved with gold and precious stones
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 15
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيۡهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ
They would recline (on their thrones), facing each other
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 16
يَطُوفُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وِلۡدَٰنٞ مُّخَلَّدُونَ
Youthful lads, who would stay young forever,would wait on them
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 17
بِأَكۡوَابٖ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينٖ
With cups and goblets, and glasses filled (with pure wine) from the spring
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 18
لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنۡهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ
It would neither cause a hangover, nor affect their senses
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 19
وَفَٰكِهَةٖ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
And (they shall have) fruits, any (kind) they choose
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 20
وَلَحۡمِ طَيۡرٖ مِّمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ
And the flesh of birds and fowl, whichever they fancy
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 21
وَحُورٌ عِينٞ
And lovely-eyed nymphs (of paradise)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 22
كَأَمۡثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤۡلُوِٕ ٱلۡمَكۡنُونِ
(So beautiful), as if they were pearls preserved in their shells
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 23
جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ
(All as) rewards for what they used to do
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 24
لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا تَأۡثِيمًا
There, they shall not hear anything vulgar or vile
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 25
إِلَّا قِيلٗا سَلَٰمٗا سَلَٰمٗا
Only serene and peaceful greetings
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 26
وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ
And for the people of the right? How (fortunate) would be the people of the right
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 27
فِي سِدۡرٖ مَّخۡضُودٖ
(They would be in a place) with thornless lotus trees
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 28
وَطَلۡحٖ مَّنضُودٖ
Clusters of Acacia _ (a tree in paradise)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 29
وَظِلّٖ مَّمۡدُودٖ
Dense and defuse shade
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 30
وَمَآءٖ مَّسۡكُوبٖ
Water pouring out (of springs constantly)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 31
وَفَٰكِهَةٖ كَثِيرَةٖ
Plenty of fruits
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 32
لَّا مَقۡطُوعَةٖ وَلَا مَمۡنُوعَةٖ
Unforbidden and limitless
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 33
وَفُرُشٖ مَّرۡفُوعَةٍ
And elevated thrones
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 34
إِنَّآ أَنشَأۡنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءٗ
(As for their wives), We would fashion them afresh
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 35
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُنَّ أَبۡكَارًا
And make them young again, vernal and virginal
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 36
عُرُبًا أَتۡرَابٗا
Loving and devoted mates of the same age
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 37
لِّأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ
(All this), for the people of the right
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 38
ثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
(There would be) many (of them) from the earlier (generations)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 39
وَثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
And many from the later (generations)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 40
وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ
And the people of the left? How (wretched) would be the people of the left
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 41
فِي سَمُومٖ وَحَمِيمٖ
(They would live) in the (blistering) hot wind, and the (boiling) hot water
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 42
وَظِلّٖ مِّن يَحۡمُومٖ
Under the cover of the dark smoke
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 43
لَّا بَارِدٖ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ
Which is neither cool nor refreshing
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 44
إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتۡرَفِينَ
Prior to this, they had the life of leisure and luxury
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 45
وَكَانُواْ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلۡحِنثِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
And persisted in the greatest of sins
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 46
وَكَانُواْ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ
They used to say, "After we die and wither away into dust and bones, would we really be brought back to life
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 47
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ
And our forefathers, too
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 48
قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
(Tell them, oh prophet) "Indeed, all (of you) of the earlier and later times
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 49
لَمَجۡمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
Would certainly be gathered together at the selected place, on an appointed day
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 50
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبُونَ
And then, oh you who went astray and rejected (the truth)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 51
لَأٓكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٖ مِّن زَقُّومٖ
You would certainly have to eat the fruit of the tree of ´zaqqum´
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 52
فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ
And stuff yourself with it
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 53
فَشَٰرِبُونَ عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ
(To flush it down), you are going to have (only) hot boiling water
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 54
فَشَٰرِبُونَ شُرۡبَ ٱلۡهِيمِ
Which you will drink like a thirst stricken camel
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 55
هَٰذَا نُزُلُهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ
Such will be their ´reception´ on the Day of Judgment
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 56
نَحۡنُ خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ فَلَوۡلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ
It is We Who has created you. Why then do you not affirm the truth
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 57
أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تُمۡنُونَ
Do you ever think about the semen you ejaculate
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 58
ءَأَنتُمۡ تَخۡلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡخَٰلِقُونَ
Do you turn it into a human fetus, or are We the Creator
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 59
نَحۡنُ قَدَّرۡنَا بَيۡنَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ
We have decreed death for all of you, and We are not incapable
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 60
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمۡثَٰلَكُمۡ وَنُنشِئَكُمۡ فِي مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ
Of altering your form, and reshaping you into an altogether different existence. An existence about which you know absolutely nothing
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 61
وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُمُ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ فَلَوۡلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
You are certainly well aware of this (present) form of creation. So, why do you not heed
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 62
أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تَحۡرُثُونَ
Do you ever think about the seeds you sow in the soil
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 63
ءَأَنتُمۡ تَزۡرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلزَّـٰرِعُونَ
Do you make them grow? Or is it We Who turns the seeds into a field full of crops
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 64
لَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ حُطَٰمٗا فَظَلۡتُمۡ تَفَكَّهُونَ
If We wish, We can convert the crop into chaff and leave you whining
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 65
إِنَّا لَمُغۡرَمُونَ
(Saying), "We have really been penalized
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 66
بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ
In fact we have been deprived
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 67
أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَآءَ ٱلَّذِي تَشۡرَبُونَ
Do you ever think about the water you drink
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 68
ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنزَلۡتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُزۡنِ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنزِلُونَ
Did you bring it down from the rain clouds? Or is it We Who makes the rain come down
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 69
لَوۡ نَشَآءُ جَعَلۡنَٰهُ أُجَاجٗا فَلَوۡلَا تَشۡكُرُونَ
If We wish, We could make it brackish. So why aren´t you grateful
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 70
أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِي تُورُونَ
Do you ever think about the fire you build (from logs)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 71
ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنشَأۡتُمۡ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنشِـُٔونَ
Did you bring the trees (and forests) into being? Or is it We Who causes them to be
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 72
نَحۡنُ جَعَلۡنَٰهَا تَذۡكِرَةٗ وَمَتَٰعٗا لِّلۡمُقۡوِينَ
We have made all this to remind you (of Us), and a skill (providing comfort) for those in the wilderness
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 73
فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
So glorify and praise the name of your Supreme Lord
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 74
۞فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ
No, of course not! I swear by the position of the stars
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 75
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٞ لَّوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ
And it is, indeed, a very solemn oath if you only knew
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 76
إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرۡءَانٞ كَرِيمٞ
(I swear that) this (Qur´an) is certainly a noble recital
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 77
فِي كِتَٰبٖ مَّكۡنُونٖ
(Inscribed) in a well-guarded book
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 78
لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُطَهَّرُونَ
Only those who are (physically and ritually) clean, (are allowed to) touch it
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 79
تَنزِيلٞ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
(It is) a revelation from the Lord of the universe
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 80
أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدۡهِنُونَ
Yet, do you shun this narrative (nonchalantly)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 81
وَتَجۡعَلُونَ رِزۡقَكُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Do you make the denial (of the truth) your livelihood, (and respond to the blessings by rejecting the truth)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 82
فَلَوۡلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلۡحُلۡقُومَ
How about when (the soul of the dying) heaves up into the throat
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 83
وَأَنتُمۡ حِينَئِذٖ تَنظُرُونَ
At that time, you can do nothing but look on (helplessly)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 84
وَنَحۡنُ أَقۡرَبُ إِلَيۡهِ مِنكُمۡ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبۡصِرُونَ
Compared to you, We are closer to the one dying. But you cannot see
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 85
فَلَوۡلَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ غَيۡرَ مَدِينِينَ
Thus, if (you think) you are not subject to reckoning, why can´t you
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 86
تَرۡجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ
Return the soul back (to the dead), if you are (indeed) truthful
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 87
فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ
And if the dying person had been (the one) nearest (to Allah)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 88
فَرَوۡحٞ وَرَيۡحَانٞ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٖ
(He shall have) peace and tranquility, bounteous provisions and the blissful idyllic paradise
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 89
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ
While if the (dying) person is among those of the right (side)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 90
فَسَلَٰمٞ لَّكَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ
(He shall hear the greetings), "Peace be to you. (You are) among those of the right (side)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 91
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
But if the deceased happens to be among those who rejected and went astray
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 92
فَنُزُلٞ مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ
(He shall have) the hot boiling water ´to welcome´ him
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 93
وَتَصۡلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ
And the roasting heat of the hellfire
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 94
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Indeed! That is definitely and most certainly the absolute truth
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 95
فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
So, (oh prophet)! glorify and praise the name of the Greatest, your Supreme Lord
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 96