The Inevitable (Al-Waaqe'ah)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
۞ When there happeneth the Event. 1 (and none denies its descending) 2 Abasing (one party), exalting (the other), 3 When the earth is shaken 4 and the mountains are totally shattered and crumble to pieces 5 And become dust dispersing. 6 And you (all) will be in three kinds (i.e. separate groups). 7 The people of the right hand - those whose books of records will be placed in their right hands. How happy they will be! 8 Then those of the left hand -- how (unhappy) will be those of the left hand! 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 Gardens of Delight, 12 A large group from the earlier generations. 13 And a few of those of later time. 14 On studded thrones. 15 Reclining on them, facing each other. 16 There will circulate among them young boys made eternal 17 With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring 18 No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication: 19 And fruits that they may like. 20 And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire. 21 And pure, beautiful ones, 22 Like unto hidden pearls, 23 a recompense for all that they did. 24 Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,- 25 only the saying 'Peace, Peace!' 26 And the companions of the right hand; how happy are the companions of the right hand! 27 [They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed 28 and flower-clad acacias, 29 and amid the extended shade 30 And in perpetually flowing water. 31 and abundant fruit, 32 Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden, 33 And exalted thrones. 34 and the noble maidens that We have created 35 So made them as maidens. 36 full of love, well-matched 37 for the Companions of the Right 38