The Inevitable

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ

When the Occurrence occurs

لَيۡسَ لِوَقۡعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ

There is, at its occurrence, no denial

خَافِضَةٞ رَّافِعَةٌ

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

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ رَجّٗا

When the earth is shaken with convulsion

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ بَسّٗا

And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

فَكَانَتۡ هَبَآءٗ مُّنۢبَثّٗا

And become dust dispersing

وَكُنتُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا ثَلَٰثَةٗ

And you become [of] three kinds

فَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ

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

وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ

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

وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ

And the forerunners, the forerunners

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ

Those are the ones brought near [to Allah]

فِي جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

In the Gardens of Pleasure

ثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

A [large] company of the former peoples

وَقَلِيلٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

And a few of the later peoples

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مَّوۡضُونَةٖ

On thrones woven [with ornament]

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيۡهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ

Reclining on them, facing each other

يَطُوفُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وِلۡدَٰنٞ مُّخَلَّدُونَ

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal

بِأَكۡوَابٖ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينٖ

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

لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنۡهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ

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

وَفَٰكِهَةٖ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ

And fruit of what they select

وَلَحۡمِ طَيۡرٖ مِّمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ

And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire

وَحُورٌ عِينٞ

And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes

كَأَمۡثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤۡلُوِٕ ٱلۡمَكۡنُونِ

The likenesses of pearls well-protected

جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

As reward for what they used to do

لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا تَأۡثِيمًا

They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin