Surah Al-Waqi’a In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate When the Inevitable Event takes place, ( Quran Surah Al-Waqi’a 56:1 ) then no one can deny it has come. ( Quran Surah Al-Waqi’a 56:2 ) It will debase ˹some˺ and elevate ˹others˺. ( Quran Surah Al-Waqi’a 56:3 ) When the earth will be violently shaken, ( Quran Surah Al-Waqi’a 56:4 ) and the mountains will be crushed to pieces, ( Quran 56:5 ) becoming scattered ˹particles of˺ dust, ( Quran 56:6 ) you will ˹all˺ be ˹divided into˺ three groups: ( Quran 56:7 ) the people of the right, how ˹blessed˺ will they be; ( Quran 56:8 ) the people of the left, how ˹miserable˺ will they be; ( Quran 56:9 ) and the foremost ˹in faith˺ will be the foremost ˹in Paradise˺. ( Quran 56:10 ) They are the ones nearest ˹to Allah˺ ( Quran 56:11 ) in the Gardens of Bliss. ( Quran 56:12 ) ˹They will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations ( Quran 56:13 ) and a few from later generations. ( Quran 56:14 ) ˹All will be˺ on jewelled thrones, ( Quran 56:15 ) reclining face to face. ( Quran 56:16 ) They will be waited on by eternal youths ( Quran 56:17 ) with cups, pitchers, and a drink ˹of pure wine˺ from a flowing stream, ( Quran 56:18 ) that will cause them neither headache nor intoxication. ( Quran 56:19 ) ˹They will also be served˺ any fruit they choose ( Quran 56:20 ) and meat from any bird they desire. ( Quran 56:21 ) And ˹they will have˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes, ( Quran 56:22 ) like pristine pearls, ( Quran 56:23 ) ˹all˺ as a reward for what they used to do. ( Quran 56:24 ) There they will never hear any idle or sinful talk— ( Quran 56:25 ) only good and virtuous speech. ( Quran 56:26 ) And the people of the right—how ˹blessed˺ will they be! ( Quran 56:27 ) ˹They will be˺ amid thornless lote trees, ( Quran 56:28 ) clusters of bananas, ( Quran 56:29 ) extended shade, ( Quran 56:30 ) flowing water, ( Quran 56:31 ) abundant fruit— ( Quran 56:32 ) never out of season nor forbidden— ( Quran 56:33 ) and elevated furnishings. ( Quran 56:34 ) Indeed, We will have perfectly created their mates, ( Quran 56:35 ) making them virgins, ( Quran 56:36 ) loving and of equal age, ( Quran 56:37 ) for the people of the right, ( Quran 56:38 ) ˹who will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations ( Quran 56:39 ) and a multitude from later generations. ( Quran 56:40 ) And the people of the left—how ˹miserable˺ will they be! ( Quran 56:41 ) ˹They will be˺ in scorching heat and boiling water, ( Quran 56:42 ) in the shade of black smoke, ( Quran 56:43 ) neither cool nor refreshing. ( Quran 56:44 ) Indeed, before this ˹torment˺ they were spoiled by luxury, ( Quran 56:45 ) and persisted in the worst of sin. ( Quran 56:46 ) They used to ask ˹mockingly˺, “When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected? ( Quran 56:47 ) And our forefathers as well?” ( Quran 56:48 ) Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Most certainly, earlier and later generations ( Quran 56:49 ) will surely be gathered ˹together˺ for the appointed Day. ( Quran 56:50 ) Then you, O misguided deniers, ( Quran 56:51 ) will certainly eat from ˹the fruit of˺ the trees of Zaqqûm, ( Quran 56:52 ) filling up ˹your˺ bellies with it. ( Quran 56:53 ) Then on top of that you will drink boiling water— ( Quran 56:54 ) and you will drink ˹it˺ like thirsty camels do.” ( Quran 56:55 ) This will be their accommodation on the Day of Judgment. ( Quran 56:56 ) It is We Who created you. Will you not then believe ˹in resurrection˺? ( Quran 56:57 ) Have you considered what you ejaculate? ( Quran 56:58 ) Is it you who create ˹a child out of˺ it, or is it We Who do so? ( Quran 56:59 ) We have ordained death for ˹all of˺ you, and We cannot be prevented ( Quran 56:60 ) from transforming and recreating you in forms unknown to you. ( Quran 56:61 ) You already know how you were first created. Will you not then be mindful? ( Quran 56:62 ) Have you considered what you sow? ( Quran 56:63 ) Is it you who cause it to grow, or is it We Who do so? ( Quran 56:64 ) If We willed, We could simply reduce this ˹harvest˺ to chaff, leaving you to lament, ( Quran 56:65 ) “We have truly suffered a ˹great˺ loss. ( Quran 56:66 ) In fact, we have been deprived ˹of our livelihood˺.” ( Quran 56:67 ) Have you considered the water you drink? ( Quran 56:68 ) Is it you who bring it down from the clouds, or is it We Who do so? ( Quran 56:69 ) If We willed, We could make it salty. Will you not then give thanks? ( Quran 56:70 ) Have you considered the fire you kindle? ( Quran 56:71 ) Is it you who produce its trees, or is it We Who do so? ( Quran 56:72 ) We have made it ˹as˺ a reminder ˹of the Hellfire˺ and a provision for the travellers. ( Quran 56:73 ) So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest. ( Quran 56:74 ) So I do swear by the positions of the stars— ( Quran 56:75 ) and this, if only you knew, is indeed a great oath— ( Quran 56:76 ) that this is truly a noble Quran, ( Quran 56:77 ) in a well-preserved Record, ( Quran 56:78 ) touched by none except the purified ˹angels˺. ( Quran 56:79 ) ˹It is˺ a revelation from the Lord of all worlds. ( Quran 56:80 ) How can you then take this message lightly, ( Quran 56:81 ) and repay ˹Allah for˺ your provisions with denial? ( Quran 56:82 ) Why then ˹are you helpless˺ when the soul ˹of a dying person˺ reaches ˹their˺ throat, ( Quran 56:83 ) while you are looking on? ( Quran 56:84 ) And We are nearer to such a person than you, but you cannot see. ( Quran 56:85 ) Now, if you are not subject to Our Will ˹as you claim˺, ( Quran 56:86 ) bring that soul back, if what you say is true. ( Quran 56:87 ) So, if the deceased is one of those brought near ˹to Us˺, ( Quran 56:88 ) then ˹such a person will have˺ serenity, fragrance, and a Garden of Bliss. ( Quran 56:89 ) And if the deceased is one of the people of the right, ( Quran 56:90 ) then ˹they will be told,˺ “Greetings to you from the people of the right.” ( Quran 56:91 ) But if such person is one of the misguided deniers, ( Quran 56:92 ) then their accommodation will be boiling water ˹to drink˺ ( Quran 56:93 ) and burning in Hellfire. ( Quran 56:94 ) Indeed, this is the absolute truth. ( Quran 56:95 ) So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest. ( Quran 56:96 ) SHARE THIS: Like