The Inevitable (Al-Waaqe'ah)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ When the inevitable event takes place, 1 Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming. 2 (Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt; 3 When the earth is shaken up convulsively, 4 and the mountains crumbled, 5 So that they shall be as scattered dust. 6 And you become [of] three kinds: 7 Then (as to) the companions of the right hand; how happy are the companions of the right hand! 8 Companions of the Left (O Companions of the Left!) 9 And the foremost are the foremost, 10 Those! they shall be the brought nigh, 11 In gardens of tranquility; 12 A number of people from those of old, 13 And a few of those of later time. 14 On lined couches, 15 Reclining thereon, face to face. 16 Immortal youths will wait upon them 17 with goblets, and ewers, and a cup from a spring 18 No after-ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication: 19 with fruits of their own choice 20 And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire. 21 And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,- 22 The likes unto pearls hidden. 23 The reward for what they did. 24 No empty talk will they hear there, nor any call to sin, 25 Except the saying, “Peace, peace.” 26 And the companions of the right hand; how happy are the companions of the right hand! 27 They will live amid the thornless lot trees 28 And acacia covered with heaps of bloom, 29 and continuous shade, 30 By water flowing constantly, 31 And plenty of fruits. 32 Neither ending nor forbidden. 33 And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high. 34 We have formed them in a distinctive fashion, 35 And have made them virgins. 36 loving and of equal age. 37 For those on the right hand; 38