Al-Wâqi‘ah

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ ١

When the event befalleth -

لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ ٢

There is no denying that it will befall -

خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ ٣

Abasing (some), exalting (others);

إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا ٤

When the earth is shaken with a shock

وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا ٥

And the hills are ground to powder

فَكَانَتْ هَبَاءً مُّنبَثًّا ٦

So that they become a scattered dust,

وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ثَلَاثَةً ٧

And ye will be three kinds:

فَأَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ ٨

(First) those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand ?

وَأَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ ٩

And (then) those on the left hand; what of those on the left hand ?

وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ ١٠

And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race:

أُولَٰئِكَ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ ١١

Those are they who will be brought nigh

فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ ١٢

In gardens of delight;

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ ١٣

A multitude of those of old

وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ ١٤

And a few of those of later time.

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ ١٥

On lined couches,

مُّتَّكِئِينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَابِلِينَ ١٦

Reclining therein face to face.

يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ ١٧

There wait on them immortal youths

بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ ١٨

With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring

لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ ١٩

Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness,

وَفَاكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ ٢٠

And fruit that they prefer