The Inevitable (Al-Waaqe'ah)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ When the Occurrence occurs, 1 there will be nought that could give the lie to its having come to pass, 2 (it will) abase (some) and exalt (others). 3 When the earth is shaken up convulsively, 4 and the mountains are shattered into [countless] shards, 5 so that they become as scattered dust 6 You will become three categories: 7 Those of the right hand -- how (happy) will be those of the right hand! 8 Then those of the left hand -- how (unhappy) will be those of the left hand! 9 The third to the fore shall be the foremost. 10 It is they who are the close ones. 11 They will dwell in the Gardens of Bliss: 12 (a throng of the ancients 13 and a few from later times. 14 on lavish couches 15 Reclining therein face to face. 16 they will be waited on by ageless youths 17 Carrying bowls and pitchers – and cups filled with wine flowing before them. 18 (no brows throbbing, no intoxication) 19 And fruits such as they choose, 20 And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire. 21 and there shall be wide-eyed maidens, 22 like the pearls in their shells: 23 All this shall be theirs as a reward for their deeds. 24 No empty talk will they hear there, nor any call to sin, 25 Other than "Peace, peace" the salutation. 26 And the companions of the right hand; how happy are the companions of the right hand! 27 Amid thornless lote-trees, 28 And banana-trees (with fruits), one above another. 29 And extended shade, 30 near to flowing water 31 And fruit in plenty 32 Whose season is not limited, and their supply will not be cut off, 33 And raised couches; 34 and the noble maidens that We have created 35 having resurrected them as virgins, 36 The beloved of their husbands, of one age. 37 For the sake of the companions of the right hand. 38