The Inevitable (Al-Waaqe'ah)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ When the forthcoming event does occur. 1 There is about its happening no lie. 2 Degrading (some) and exalting (others); 3 When the earth is shaken with a shaking [severe,] 4 and the mountains will crumble 5 and become a dust, scattered, 6 you shall be divided into three parties, 7 Companions of the Right, what are the Companions of the Right? 8 The people of the left hand - those whose books of records will be placed in their left hands. How miserable they will be! 9 But the foremost shall be [they who in life were] the foremost [in faith and good works]: 10 These will be those Nearest to Allah: 11 in the beautiful Paradise. 12 a large group of the early believers, 13 And a few of those (foremost) will be from the later time (generations). 14 upon close-wrought couches 15 Reclining face to face. 16 Surrounded by immortal boys. 17 carrying goblets and ewers and cups filled with the purest wine, 18 Wherefrom they will get neither any aching of the head, nor any intoxication. 19 And fruit that they prefer 20 and any flesh of fowl that they desire. 21 and wide-eyed houris 22 as the likeness of hidden pearls, 23 Reward for what they used to do. 24 Therein they shall hear no idle talk, no cause of sin, 25 Nought but the saying: peace! peace! 26 The Companions of the Right (O Companions of the Right!) 27 Amid thornless lote-trees, 28 Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,- 29 and amid the extended shade 30 And in perpetually flowing water. 31 and fruits in abundance, 32 unfailing, unforbidden, 33 And raised couches; 34 Indeed, We have produced the women of Paradise in a [new] creation 35 And made them virgins, 36 Beloved (by nature), equal in age,- 37 for the people of the right hand 38