The Inevitable (Al-Waaqe'ah)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
۞ When the great event comes to pass, 1 There is no denying that it will befall - 2 abasing, exalting, 3 When the earth shall be shaken to its depths, 4 The mountains bruised and crushed, 5 and become like scattered dust particles, 6 On that day, you (mankind) will be divided into three groups: 7 The People on the Right: and how fortunate will be the People on the Right! 8 And those on the Left Hand (i.e. those who will be given their Record in their left hands), Who will be those on the Left Hand? (As a disgrace for them, because they will enter Hell). 9 And the Outstrippers, the Outstrippers 10 They shall be the nearest to God. 11 In gardens of tranquility; 12 A throng of the ancients, 13 And a few of the later peoples, 14 upon close-wrought couches 15 Reclining on them, facing each other. 16 Immortal youths will serve them 17 with goblets, and ewers, and cups filled with water from unsullied springs 18 They shall not be affected with headache thereby, nor shall they get exhausted, 19 they will also go about them with the fruits of which they may choose, 20 And flesh of fowls that they desire. 21 and wide-eyed houris 22 like hidden pearls, 23 a recompense for all that they did. 24 No Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk) will they hear therein, nor any sinful speech (like backbiting, etc.). 25 But only the saying of: Salam!, Salam! (greetings with peace)! 26 And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand? 27 They shall be in the midst of thornless lote trees, 28 Bananatrees, piled 29 And extended shade, 30 And in perpetually flowing water. 31 and fruit abounding, 32 never-ending and unforbidden. 33 And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high. 34 for, behold, We shall have brought them into being in a life renewed, 35 So made them as maidens. 36 loving and of equal age. 37 For the fellows on the right hand. 38