The Inevitable

In the name of GOD, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīm

When the inevitable comes to pass.

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ

idhā waqaʿati l-wāqiʿat

Nothing can stop it from happening.

لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ

laysa liwaqʿatihā kādhibatu

It will lower some, and raise others.

خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ

khāfiḍatun rāfiʿatu

The earth will be shaken up.

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا

idhā rujjati l-arḍu rajja

The mountains will be wiped out.

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا

wabussati l-jibālu bassa

As if they never existed.

فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا

fakānat habāan munbatha

You will be stratified into three kinds.

وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ثَلَٰثَةً

wakuntum azwājan thalāthata

Those who deserved bliss will be in bliss.

فَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

fa-aṣḥābu l-maymanati mā aṣḥābu l-maymanat

Those who deserved misery will be in misery.

وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

wa-aṣḥābu l-mashamati mā aṣḥābu l-mashamat

Then there is the elite of the elite.

وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ

wal-sābiqūna l-sābiqūn

They are those who will be closest (to GOD).

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

ulāika l-muqarabūn

In the gardens of bliss.

فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

fī jannāti l-naʿīm

Many from the first generations.

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

thullatun mina l-awalīn

Few from the later generations.

وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ

waqalīlun mina l-ākhirīn

On luxurious furnishings.

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ

alaa sururin mu'dhunatin

Enjoying everything, they will be neighbors.

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ

muttakiīna ʿalayhā mutaqābilīn

Serving them will be immortal servants.

يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ

yaṭūfu ʿalayhim wil'dānun mukhalladūn

With cups, pitchers and pure drinks.

بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ

bi-akwābin wa-abārīqa wakasin min maʿīni

They never run out, nor do they get bored.

لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ

lā yuṣaddaʿūna ʿanhā walā yunzifūn

Fruits of their choice.

وَفَٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ

wafākihatin mimmā yatakhayyarūn

Meat of birds that they desire.

وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

walaḥmi ṭayrin mimmā yashtahūn

Beautiful mates.

وَحُورٌ عِينٌ

waḥūrun ʿīnu

Like protected pearls.

كَأَمْثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ

ka-amthāli l-lu'lu-i l-maknūn

Rewards for their works.

جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

jazāan bimā kānū yaʿmalūn

They never hear any nonsense therein, nor sinful utterances.

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا

lā yasmaʿūna fīhā laghwan walā tathīma

Only the utterance: "Peace, peace."

إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَٰمًا سَلَٰمًا

illā qīlan salāman salāma

Those of the right side, will be on the right side.

وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ

wa-aṣḥābu l-yamīni mā aṣḥābu l-yamīn

In lush orchards.

فِى سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ

fī sid'rin makhḍūdi

Fragrant fruits.

وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ

waṭalḥin manḍūdi

Extended shade.

وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ

waẓillin mamdūdi

Abundant water.

وَمَآءٍ مَّسْكُوبٍ

wamāin maskūbi

Many fruits.

وَفَٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ

wafākihatin kathīrati

Never ending; never forbidden.

لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ

lā maqṭūʿatin walā mamnūʿati

Luxurious furnishings.

وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ

wafurushin marfūʿati

We create for them mates.

إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءً

innā anshanāhunna inshāa

Never previously touched.

فَجَعَلْنَٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا

fajaʿalnāhunna abkāra

Perfectly matched.

عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا

urubaa atraabaa

For those on the right side.

لِّأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ

li-aṣḥābi l-yamīn

Many from the early generations.

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

thullatun mina l-awalīn

Many from the later generations.

وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ

wathullatun mina l-ākhirīn

Those of the left, will be on the left.

وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ

wa-aṣḥābu l-shimāli mā aṣḥābu l-shimāl

In misery and inferno.

فِى سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ

fī samūmin waḥamīmi

Even their shade is hot.

وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ

waẓillin min yaḥmūmi

Never cool, never tolerable.

لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ

lā bāridin walā karīmi

They used to be rich.

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ

innahum kānū qabla dhālika mut'rafīn

They insisted on the great blasphemy.

وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

wakānū yuṣirrūna ʿalā l-ḥinthi l-ʿaẓīm

They said, "After we die and turn to dust and bones, we get resurrected?

وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

wakānū yaqūlūna a-idhā mit'nā wakunnā turāban waʿiẓāman a-innā lamabʿūthūn

"Does this include our forefathers?"

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

awaābāunā l-awalūn

Say, "The early generations and the later generations.

قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْءَاخِرِينَ

qul inna l-awalīna wal-ākhirīn

"Will be summoned to a meeting on a predetermined day.

لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

lamajmūʿūna ilā mīqāti yawmin maʿlūmi

"Then you, O disbelieving strayers.

ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَ

thumma innakum ayyuhā l-ḍālūna l-mukadhibūn

"Will eat from the trees of bitterness.

لَءَاكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍ مِّن زَقُّومٍ

laākilūna min shajarin min zaqqūmi

"Filling your bellies therefrom.

فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ

famāliūna min'hā l-buṭūn

"Then drinking on top of it hellish drinks.

فَشَٰرِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَمِيمِ

fashāribūna ʿalayhi mina l-ḥamīm

"Then adding drinks of sand."

فَشَٰرِبُونَ شُرْبَ ٱلْهِيمِ

fashāribūna shur'ba l-hīm

Such is their share on the Day of Judgment.

هَٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ

hādhā nuzuluhum yawma l-dīn

We have created you, if you could only believe!

نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ

naḥnu khalaqnākum falawlā tuṣaddiqūn

Have you noted the semen that you produce?

أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تُمْنُونَ

afara-aytum mā tum'nūn

Did you create it, or did we?

ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ

a-antum takhluqūnahu am naḥnu l-khāliqūn

We have predetermined death for you. Nothing can stop us—

نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ

naḥnu qaddarnā baynakumu l-mawta wamā naḥnu bimasbūqīn

from substituting new generations in your place, and establishing what you do not know.

عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَٰلَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِى مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

alaa an nabdala amthaalukum wanun-shi'akum fi maa laa ta'lamun

You know about the first creation. Do you not remember?

وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

walaqad ʿalim'tumu l-nashata l-ūlā falawlā tadhakkarūn

Have you noted the crops you reap?

أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ

afara-aytum mā taḥruthūn

Did you grow them, or did we?

ءَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ

a-antum tazraʿūnahu am naḥnu l-zāriʿūn

If we will, we can turn it into hay. Then you will lament:

لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَٰهُ حُطَٰمًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ

law nashāu lajaʿalnāhu ḥuṭāman faẓaltum tafakkahūn

"We lost.

إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ

innā lamugh'ramūn

"We are deprived."

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ

bal naḥnu maḥrūmūn

Have you noted the water you drink?

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَ

afara-aytumu l-māa alladhī tashrabūn

Did you send it down from the clouds, or did we?

ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ

a-antum anzaltumūhu mina l-muz'ni am naḥnu l-munzilūn

If we will, we can make it salty. You should be thankful.

لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنَٰهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ

law nashāu jaʿalnāhu ujājan falawlā tashkurūn

Have you noted the fire you ignite?

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِى تُورُونَ

afara-aytumu l-nāra allatī tūrūn

Did you initiate its tree, or did we?

ءَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنشِـُٔونَ

a-antum anshatum shajaratahā am naḥnu l-munshiūn

We rendered it a reminder, and a useful tool for the users.

نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَٰهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَٰعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ

naḥnu jaʿalnāhā tadhkiratan wamatāʿan lil'muq'wīn

You shall glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.

فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

fasabbiḥ bi-is'mi rabbika l-ʿaẓīm

I swear by the positions of the stars.

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ

falā uq'simu bimawāqiʿi l-nujūm

This is an oath, if you only knew, that is awesome.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ

wa-innahu laqasamun law taʿlamūna ʿaẓīmu

This is an honorable Quran.

إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرْءَانٌ كَرِيمٌ

innahu laqur'ānun karīmu

In a protected book.

فِى كِتَٰبٍ مَّكْنُونٍ

fī kitābin maknūni

None can grasp it except the sincere.

لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ

lā yamassuhu illā l-muṭaharūn

A revelation from the Lord of the universe.

تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

tanzīlun min rabbi l-ʿālamīn

Are you disregarding this narration?

أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ

afabihādhā l-ḥadīthi antum mud'hinūn

Do you make it your business that you disbelieve?

وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ

watajʿalūna riz'qakum annakum tukadhibūn

When the time comes and it (your soul) reaches your throat—

فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ

falawlā idhā balaghati l-ḥul'qūm

you will then look around.

وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ

wa-antum ḥīna-idhin tanẓurūn

We are closer to it than you are, but you do not see.

وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ

wanaḥnu aqrabu ilayhi minkum walākin lā tub'ṣirūn

If it is true that you do not owe any accounting—

فَلَوْلَآ إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ

falawlā in kuntum ghayra madīnīn

why do you not restore (your soul), if you are truthful?

تَرْجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

tarjiʿūnahā in kuntum ṣādiqīn

If he is one of those close to Me—

فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

fa-ammā in kāna mina l-muqarabīn

then joy, flowers, and gardens of bliss.

فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍ

farawḥun warayḥānun wajannatu naʿīmi

And if he is one of the right—

وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ

wa-ammā in kāna min aṣḥābi l-yamīn

peace is the lot of those on the right.

فَسَلَٰمٌ لَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ

fasalāmun laka min aṣḥābi l-yamīn

But if he is one of the disbelievers, the strayers—

وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

wa-ammā in kāna mina l-mukadhibīna l-ḍālīn

then an abode of inferno—

فَنُزُلٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ

fanuzulun min ḥamīmi

and burning in Hell.

وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ

wataṣliyatu jaḥīmi

This is the absolute truth.

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ

inna hādhā lahuwa ḥaqqu l-yaqīn

You shall glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.

فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

fasabbiḥ bi-is'mi rabbika l-ʿaẓīm