The Inevitable (Al-Waaqe'ah)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
۞ When the Terror descends 1 Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming. 2 abasing [some,] exalting [others]! 3 When the earth is shaken up convulsively, 4 The mountains bruised and crushed, 5 And become dust dispersing. 6 And ye will be three kinds: 7 (First) those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand? 8 Those on the Left -- how unlucky are those on the Left! 9 And the forerunners, the forerunners - 10 It is they who are the close ones. 11 In Gardens of Delight. 12 Many of them will be from the ancient people 13 and only a few of them from the later generations. 14 upon close-wrought couches 15 reclining upon them, facing one another [in love]. 16 There wait on them immortal youths 17 with goblets, and ewers, and a cup from a spring 18 by which their minds will not be clouded and which will not make them drunk; 19 And such fruits as they fancy, 20 and the flesh of birds, as they desire. 21 They will have maidens with large, lovely black and white eyes, 22 Like unto Pearls well-guarded. 23 The reward for what they did. 24 They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin - 25 Nought but the saying: peace! peace! 26 NOW AS FOR those who have attained to righteousness - what of those who have attained to righteousness? 27 They will be in (the shade) of thornless lote 28 And clustered plantains, 29 In shade long-extended, 30 And in perpetually flowing water. 31 And fruit in plenty 32 unfailing and not forbidden. 33 And raised couches; 34 for, behold, We shall have brought them into being in a life renewed, 35 And made them virgins. 36 intensely loving and of matching age. 37 for those on the Right, 38