56. Al-Waqi'ah

وَأَصْحَٰبُAnd (the) companionsٱلشِّمَالِ(of) the leftمَآwhatأَصْحَٰبُ(are the) companionsٱلشِّمَالِ(of) the left﴿٤١﴾

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

فِىInسَمُومٍscorching fireوَحَمِيمٍand scalding water﴿٤٢﴾

[They will be] in scorching fire and scalding water

وَظِلٍّAnd a shadeمِّنofيَحْمُومٍblack smoke﴿٤٣﴾

And a shade of black smoke

لَّاNotبَارِدٍcoolوَلَاand notكَرِيمٍpleasant﴿٤٤﴾

Neither cool nor beneficial

إِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyكَانُوا۟wereقَبْلَbeforeذَٰلِكَthatمُتْرَفِينَindulging in affluence﴿٤٥﴾

Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence

وَكَانُوا۟And wereيُصِرُّونَpersistingعَلَىinٱلْحِنثِthe sinٱلْعَظِيمِthe great﴿٤٦﴾

And they used to persist in the great violation

وَكَانُوا۟And they used (to)يَقُولُونَsayأَئِذَاWhenمِتْنَاwe dieوَكُنَّاand becomeتُرَابًاdustوَعِظَٰمًاand bonesأَءِنَّاwill weلَمَبْعُوثُونَsurely be resurrected﴿٤٧﴾

And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَاAnd also our fathersٱلْأَوَّلُونَformer﴿٤٨﴾

And our forefathers [as well]

قُلْSayإِنَّIndeedٱلْأَوَّلِينَthe formerوَٱلْءَاخِرِينَand the later people﴿٤٩﴾

Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, the former and the later peoples

لَمَجْمُوعُونَSurely, will be gatheredإِلَىٰforمِيقَٰتِ(the) appointmentيَوْمٍ(of) a Dayمَّعْلُومٍwell-known﴿٥٠﴾

Are to be gathered together for the appointment of a known Day

ثُمَّThenإِنَّكُمْindeed youأَيُّهَاO those astrayٱلضَّآلُّونَO those astrayٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَthe deniers﴿٥١﴾

Then indeed you, O those astray [who are] deniers

لَءَاكِلُونَWill surely eatمِنfromشَجَرٍ(the) treeمِّنofزَقُّومٍZaqqum﴿٥٢﴾

Will be eating from trees of zaqqum

فَمَالِـُٔونَThen will fillمِنْهَاwith itٱلْبُطُونَthe bellies﴿٥٣﴾

And filling with it your bellies

فَشَٰرِبُونَAnd drinkعَلَيْهِover itمِنَ[from]ٱلْحَمِيمِthe scalding water﴿٥٤﴾

And drinking on top of it from scalding water

فَشَٰرِبُونَAnd will drinkشُرْبَ(as) drinkingٱلْهِيمِ(of) the thirsty camels﴿٥٥﴾

And will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels

هَٰذَاThisنُزُلُهُمْ(is) their hospitalityيَوْمَ(on the) Dayٱلدِّينِ(of) Judgment﴿٥٦﴾

That is their accommodation on the Day of Recompense

نَحْنُWeخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ[We] created youفَلَوْلَاso why (do) notتُصَدِّقُونَyou admit the truth﴿٥٧﴾

We have created you, so why do you not believe

أَفَرَءَيْتُمDo you seeمَّاwhatتُمْنُونَyou emit﴿٥٨﴾

Have you seen that which you emit

ءَأَنتُمْIs it youتَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓwho create itأَمْorنَحْنُ(are) Weٱلْخَٰلِقُونَthe Creators﴿٥٩﴾

Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator

نَحْنُWeقَدَّرْنَا[We] have decreedبَيْنَكُمُamong youٱلْمَوْتَthe deathوَمَاand notنَحْنُWeبِمَسْبُوقِينَ(are) outrun﴿٦٠﴾

We have decreed death among you, and We are not to be outdone