The Inevitable (Al-Waaqe'ah)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
۞ When the great event comes to pass, 1 no soul will deny its coming. 2 some shall be abased and others exalted. 3 When the earth is shaken with a shock 4 and the mountains are totally shattered and crumble to pieces 5 and will scatter abroad into fine dust. 6 [on that Day] you shall be divided into three groups. 7 Companions of the Right, what are the Companions of the Right? 8 And those on the left – how (wretched) are those on the left! 9 But the foremost shall be [they who in life were] the foremost [in faith and good works]: 10 They shall be the nearest to God. 11 in the beautiful Paradise. 12 Many of them will be from the ancient people 13 and a lesser number from the later generations. 14 On lined couches, 15 Reclining face to face. 16 There wait on them immortal youths 17 with goblets and ewers, and a cup from a spring 18 that will neither make the head throb, nor intoxicate, 19 And fruit of what they select 20 And the flesh of fowls that they desire. 21 and fair maidens with large, lustrous eyes 22 Like pearls safely hidden. 23 a recompense for that they laboured. 24 They will not hear any useless speech in it, or any sin. 25 Only a saying: "Peace, peace." 26 And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand? 27 (will be) among thornless Lote trees. 28 Bananatrees, piled 29 And in everlasting shade. 30 By water flowing constantly, 31 and abundant fruits, 32 unfailing, unforbidden, 33 They shall be on upraised couches, 34 and the noble maidens that We have created 35 And made them virgins. 36 chaste, loving companions of the same age 37 For the Companions of the Right Hand. 38