Surah Al-Waqia - English Translation by Syed Vickar Ahamed
إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ
When the Event that must occur will become a reality
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 1
لَيۡسَ لِوَقۡعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
Then no (soul) will have denial regarding its happening
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 2
خَافِضَةٞ رَّافِعَةٌ
It will bring down (many) it will raise (many others)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 3
إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ رَجّٗا
When the earth shall be shaken to its depths
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 4
وَبُسَّتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ بَسّٗا
And the mountains shall be crushed to atoms
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 5
فَكَانَتۡ هَبَآءٗ مُّنۢبَثّٗا
So that they will become dust scattered around
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 6
وَكُنتُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا ثَلَٰثَةٗ
And you shall be sorted out into three classes
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 7
فَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ
Then (there will be) the companions of the right hand— What will be the companions of the right hand
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 8
وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ
And (there will be) the companions of the left hand— What will be the companions of the left hand
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 9
وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ
And those foremost (in Faith) will be foremost (in the Hereafter)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 10
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ
These will be those nearest to Allah
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 11
فِي جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
In Garden of (true) joy
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 12
ثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
A number of people from those of the old
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 13
وَقَلِيلٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
And a few ones from those of later times
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 14
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مَّوۡضُونَةٖ
(They will be) on thrones inlaid (with gold and precious stones)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 15
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيۡهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ
Reclining on them, face to face
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 16
يَطُوفُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وِلۡدَٰنٞ مُّخَلَّدُونَ
Around them will (serve) youths of ever lasting (freshness)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 17
بِأَكۡوَابٖ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينٖ
With little glasses, (shining) tumblers, and cups (filled) from clear-flowing fountains
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 18
لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنۡهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ
No ill effects will they suffer from them, and they will not be dazed
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 19
وَفَٰكِهَةٖ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
And with fruits, any that they may select
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 20
وَلَحۡمِ طَيۡرٖ مِّمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ
And the flesh of fowls, any that they desire
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 21
وَحُورٌ عِينٞ
And (there will be) companions (Hu'rs) with beautiful, big and lustrous eyes—
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 22
كَأَمۡثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤۡلُوِٕ ٱلۡمَكۡنُونِ
Like (they are) pearls, well-guarded
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 23
جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ
A reward for the deeds of their past (life)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 24
لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا تَأۡثِيمًا
No pettiness will they hear in there, and not even a little of sinful speech (or idle talk)—
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 25
إِلَّا قِيلٗا سَلَٰمٗا سَلَٰمٗا
But only the saying; "Peace! Peace
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 26
وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ
And those on the right (hand)— What will be the companions of the right hand
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 27
فِي سِدۡرٖ مَّخۡضُودٖ
(They will be joyful) among the (heavenly) lote-tree without thorns
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 28
وَطَلۡحٖ مَّنضُودٖ
Among Talh (beautifully flowering) trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another—
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 29
وَظِلّٖ مَّمۡدُودٖ
In (the) long-extended shade
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 30
وَمَآءٖ مَّسۡكُوبٖ
By water flowing constantly
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 31
وَفَٰكِهَةٖ كَثِيرَةٖ
And fruit in abundance
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 32
لَّا مَقۡطُوعَةٖ وَلَا مَمۡنُوعَةٖ
Whose season is not limited, and (whose supply is not) stopped
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 33
وَفُرُشٖ مَّرۡفُوعَةٍ
And on thrones (of dignity) raised high
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 34
إِنَّآ أَنشَأۡنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءٗ
Verily, We have created (their companions) of special creation
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 35
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُنَّ أَبۡكَارًا
And made them virgin, pure (and untouched)—
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 36
عُرُبًا أَتۡرَابٗا
Loving (by nature), equal in age—
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 37
لِّأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ
For the companions of the right hand
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 38
ثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
A (good) number from the first generation (in Islam)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 39
وَثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
And a (good) number from those of later generations
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 40
وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ
The companions of the left hand— What will be the companions of the left hand
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 41
فِي سَمُومٖ وَحَمِيمٖ
(They will be) in the middle of a brutal blast of Fire and in boiling water
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 42
وَظِلّٖ مِّن يَحۡمُومٖ
And in the shades of black smoke
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 43
لَّا بَارِدٖ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ
(There will be) nothing to refresh, nothing to please
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 44
إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتۡرَفِينَ
Verily, they used to indulge, before that, in wealth (and luxury)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 45
وَكَانُواْ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلۡحِنثِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
And willfully continued in the worst wickedness
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 46
وَكَانُواْ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ
And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be Resurrected again
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 47
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ
We and our fathers of old
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 48
قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
Say: "Yes, verily, those of old and those of later times
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 49
لَمَجۡمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a well-known Day
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 50
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبُونَ
Then surely, will you truly— O you who go wrong, and treat (Truth) as falsehood
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 51
لَأٓكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٖ مِّن زَقُّومٖ
You will surely taste of the (Evil) tree of Zaqqum
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 52
فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ
Then will you fill your insides with it
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 53
فَشَٰرِبُونَ عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ
And drink boiling water on top of it
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 54
فَشَٰرِبُونَ شُرۡبَ ٱلۡهِيمِ
Indeed you shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 55
هَٰذَا نُزُلُهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ
This will be their entertainment on the Day of Judgment
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 56
نَحۡنُ خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ فَلَوۡلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ
It is We Who have created you: Why will you not see (and accept) the Truth
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 57
أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تُمۡنُونَ
Do you see it? The (human) seed, (the chromosomes in the sperm and ovum) that you throw out—
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 58
ءَأَنتُمۡ تَخۡلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡخَٰلِقُونَ
Is it you who created it? — Or are We, the Creator
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 59
نَحۡنُ قَدَّرۡنَا بَيۡنَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ
We have ordered death to be your common ending, and We are not to be frustrated—
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 60
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمۡثَٰلَكُمۡ وَنُنشِئَكُمۡ فِي مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ
In changing your shapes and recreating you (again) in (shapes) that you have not known
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 61
وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُمُ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ فَلَوۡلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
And indeed, you certainly know already the first form of creation: Why then do you not celebrate His praises
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 62
أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تَحۡرُثُونَ
Do you see the seed that you sow in the ground
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 63
ءَأَنتُمۡ تَزۡرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلزَّـٰرِعُونَ
Is it you that cause it to grow, or are We the cause
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 64
لَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ حُطَٰمٗا فَظَلۡتُمۡ تَفَكَّهُونَ
If it was Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and you would be left in wondering
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 65
إِنَّا لَمُغۡرَمُونَ
(Saying), "We are indeed left in debts (for no reason)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 66
بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ
Nay! Certainly we are denied (of the fruits of our labor)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 67
أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَآءَ ٱلَّذِي تَشۡرَبُونَ
Do you not see the water that you drink
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 68
ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنزَلۡتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُزۡنِ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنزِلُونَ
Do you bring it down (as rain) from the cloud or do We send it
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 69
لَوۡ نَشَآءُ جَعَلۡنَٰهُ أُجَاجٗا فَلَوۡلَا تَشۡكُرُونَ
If it was Our Will We verily, could make it salt (and bitter) then why do you not give thanks (to Allah)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 70
أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِي تُورُونَ
Do you not see the Fire that you kindle
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 71
ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنشَأۡتُمۡ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنشِـُٔونَ
Is it you who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 72
نَحۡنُ جَعَلۡنَٰهَا تَذۡكِرَةٗ وَمَتَٰعٗا لِّلۡمُقۡوِينَ
We have made it (the fire) a monument and an article of comfort and convenience for those who live in the desert (this world)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 73
فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
Then celebrate with Praises the Name of your Lord (Rab), the Greatest (Al-Azeem)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 74
۞فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ
Next, I swear by the setting of the Stars—
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 75
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٞ لَّوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ
And surely, that is indeed a mighty and holy oath if you only knew—
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 76
إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرۡءَانٞ كَرِيمٞ
That, this is indeed a Quran most honorable
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 77
فِي كِتَٰبٖ مَّكۡنُونٖ
In a Book well-guarded (with Allah)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 78
لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُطَهَّرُونَ
Which none shall touch except those who are clean
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 79
تَنزِيلٞ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds (Rab-Al-'Ala'meen)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 80
أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدۡهِنُونَ
Is it that such a Message that you would hold in light regard
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 81
وَتَجۡعَلُونَ رِزۡقَكُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ
And have you made it your livelihood that you should renounce it
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 82
فَلَوۡلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلۡحُلۡقُومَ
Then why do you not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 83
وَأَنتُمۡ حِينَئِذٖ تَنظُرُونَ
And you (sit) looking on—
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 84
وَنَحۡنُ أَقۡرَبُ إِلَيۡهِ مِنكُمۡ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبۡصِرُونَ
But We are nearer to him than you, and you see not—
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 85
فَلَوۡلَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ غَيۡرَ مَدِينِينَ
Then why do you not— If you are excused from (future) account.—
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 86
تَرۡجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ
Return the soul, if you are truthful, (in your claim of independence)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 87
فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ
Therefore, if he be among those nearest to Allah
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 88
فَرَوۡحٞ وَرَيۡحَانٞ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٖ
(For him there is) rest and satisfaction, and a Garden of (heavenly) delights
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 89
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ
And if he be of the companions of the right hand
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 90
فَسَلَٰمٞ لَّكَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ
(For him is the salutation); "Peace be upon you," for the companions of the right hand
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 91
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
And if he be of those who treat (truth) as falsehood, who go wrong
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 92
فَنُزُلٞ مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ
Then for him, the entertainment is with boiling water
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 93
وَتَصۡلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ
And burning in Hell-Fire
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 94
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Surely this! This is the very Truth (Haqq) and Certainty
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 95
فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
So, celebrate with Praises the Name of your Lord (Rab), the Greatest (Al-Azeem)
Surah Al-Waqia, Verse 96