56. Al-Waqi'ah

إِذَاWhenوَقَعَتِoccursٱلْوَاقِعَةُthe Event﴿١﴾

When the Occurrence occurs

لَيْسَNotلِوَقْعَتِهَاat its occurrenceكَاذِبَةٌa denial﴿٢﴾

There is, at its occurrence, no denial

خَافِضَةٌBringing downرَّافِعَةٌraising up﴿٣﴾

It will bring down [some] and raise up [others]

إِذَاWhenرُجَّتِwill be shakenٱلْأَرْضُthe earthرَجًّا(with) a shaking﴿٤﴾

When the earth is shaken with convulsion

وَبُسَّتِAnd will be crumbledٱلْجِبَالُthe mountainsبَسًّا(with awful) crumbling﴿٥﴾

And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

فَكَانَتْSo they becomeهَبَآءًdust particlesمُّنۢبَثًّاdispersing﴿٦﴾

And become dust dispersing

وَكُنتُمْAnd you will becomeأَزْوَٰجًاkindsثَلَٰثَةًthree﴿٧﴾

And you become [of] three kinds

فَأَصْحَٰبُThen (the) companionsٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ(of) the rightمَآwhatأَصْحَٰبُ(are the) companionsٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ(of) the right﴿٨﴾

Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right

وَأَصْحَٰبُAnd (the) companionsٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ(of) the leftمَآwhatأَصْحَٰبُ(are the) companionsٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ(of) the left﴿٩﴾

And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left

وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَAnd the foremostٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ(are) the foremost﴿١٠﴾

And the forerunners, the forerunners

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَThoseٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ(are) the nearest ones﴿١١﴾

Those are the ones brought near [to Allah]

فِىInجَنَّٰتِGardensٱلنَّعِيمِ(of) Pleasure﴿١٢﴾

In the Gardens of Pleasure

ثُلَّةٌA companyمِّنَofٱلْأَوَّلِينَthe former (people)﴿١٣﴾

A [large] company of the former peoples

وَقَلِيلٌAnd a fewمِّنَofٱلْءَاخِرِينَthe later (people)﴿١٤﴾

And a few of the later peoples

عَلَىٰOnسُرُرٍthronesمَّوْضُونَةٍdecorated﴿١٥﴾

On thrones woven [with ornament]

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَRecliningعَلَيْهَاon themمُتَقَٰبِلِينَfacing each other﴿١٦﴾

Reclining on them, facing each other

يَطُوفُWill circulateعَلَيْهِمْamong themوِلْدَٰنٌboysمُّخَلَّدُونَimmortal﴿١٧﴾

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal

بِأَكْوَابٍWith vesselsوَأَبَارِيقَand jugsوَكَأْسٍand a cupمِّنfromمَّعِينٍa flowing stream﴿١٨﴾

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

لَّاNotيُصَدَّعُونَthey will get headacheعَنْهَاtherefromوَلَاand notيُنزِفُونَthey will get intoxicated﴿١٩﴾

No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated

وَفَٰكِهَةٍAnd fruitsمِّمَّاof whatيَتَخَيَّرُونَthey select﴿٢٠﴾

And fruit of what they select