The Inevitable (Al-Waaqe'ah)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
۞ When the Event inevitable cometh to pass, 1 there is no denying its coming 2 Abasing exalting. 3 When the earth is shaken with a shaking [severe,] 4 and the mountains are shattered into [countless] shards, 5 So that they become a scattered dust, 6 And you shall be three sorts. 7 Those on the right hand; how happy shall those on the right hand be! 8 Companions of the Left (O Companions of the Left!) 9 And the preceders are the preceders. 10 They shall be near-stationed (to their Lord), 11 in the Gardens of Delight, 12 A number of the earlier peoples, 13 and only a few of them from the later generations. 14 On thrones woven [with ornament], 15 Reclining on them, facing one another. 16 There will circulate among them young boys made eternal 17 Cups and decanters, beakers full of sparkling wine, 18 a drink by which their minds will not be clouded nor will it cause drunkenness; 19 And such fruits as they fancy, 20 and with the flesh of any fowl that they may desire. 21 They will have maidens with large, lovely black and white eyes, 22 Like unto hidden pearls, 23 All this shall be theirs as a reward for their deeds. 24 Therein they shall hear no idle talk, no cause of sin, 25 but only the saying: 'Peace, Peace' 26 The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand? 27 They will live amid the thornless lot trees 28 and clustered bananas, 29 And in everlasting shade. 30 And in perpetually flowing water. 31 and an abundance of fruits, 32 Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden, 33 And [upon] beds raised high. 34 Perfectly We formed them, perfect, 35 We have made them virgins, 36 Loving companions matched in age, 37 For those on the Right Hand. 38