The Inevitable (Al-Waaqe'ah)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
۞ When the forthcoming event does occur. 1 There is no belying its coming to pass-- 2 It will bring down [some] and raise up [others]. 3 When the earth shall be shaken with a (severe) shaking, 4 And the mountains will be powdered to dust. 5 So that they become a scattered dust, 6 and you shall be three bands -- 7 So those on the right – how (fortunate) are those on the right! 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 But the foremost shall be [they who in life were] the foremost [in faith and good works]: 10 It is they who are the close ones. 11 In the gardens of bliss. 12 a good many of those of olden times, 13 And a few from those of later times. 14 (They will be) on thrones woven with gold and precious stones, 15 reclining on them, arrayed face to face; 16 Round about them shall go youths never altering in age, 17 with goblets, jugs and cups of crystal clear wine 18 Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness, 19 and with fruit of any kind that they may choose, 20 And the flesh of fowls that they desire. 21 And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes, 22 Like unto hidden pearls, 23 a recompense for that they laboured. 24 They will not hear therein any vain or sinful talk, 25 only the words of peace and tranquillity. 26 The companions of the right - what are the companions of the right? 27 Amid thornless lote-trees, 28 and clustered bananas, 29 and extended shade, 30 And water flowing constantly, 31 and fruits abounding 32 never-failing and never out of reach. 33 and upraised couches. 34 We have created maidens perfectly 35 And made them virgins, 36 full of love, well-matched 37 For those of the right hand. 38