The Inevitable (Al-Waaqe'ah)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
۞ When the inevitable event takes place, 1 Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming. 2 The event will be abasing some, and exalting some. 3 When the earth will tremble, shivering. 4 And the hills are ground to powder 5 And become dust dispersing. 6 And ye will be three kinds: 7 Then (as to) the companions of the right hand; how happy are the companions of the right hand! 8 And there shall be such as will have lost themselves in evil: oh, how [unhappy] will be they who have lost themselves in evil! 9 And the preceders are the preceders. 10 Those are the ones brought near [to Allah] 11 In Gardens of Bliss: 12 (a throng of the ancients 13 and how few of the later folk) 14 On couches wrought of gold, 15 Reclining thereon facing each other. 16 There shall go round unto them youths ever-young. 17 with goblets and ewers, and a cup from a spring 18 They shall not be affected with headache thereby, nor shall they get exhausted, 19 And fruit; that they may choose. 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 the pearls in their shells: 23 as reward for their deeds. 24 They will not hear any useless speech in it, or any sin. 25 but only the saying: 'Peace, Peace' 26 As for those of the right hand -- how (happy) those of the right hand -- 27 (will be) among thornless Lote trees. 28 and flower-clad acacias, 29 And shade extended 30 and flowing water 31 and fruits in abundance, 32 never-failing and never out of reach. 33 on raised couches. 34 Lo! We have created them a (new) creation 35 having resurrected them as virgins, 36 Loving, equals in age, 37 All this will be for the People on the Right; 38