Surah Al-Waqi’a (56): Arabic, Transliteration and English

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ ﴿١﴾

Izaa waqa'atil waaqi'ah

1 When the Occurrence occurs,

لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ ﴿٢﴾

Laisa liwaq'atihaa kaazibah

2 There is, at its occurrence, no denial.

خَافِضَةٌۭ رَّافِعَةٌ ﴿٣﴾

Khafidatur raafi'ah

3 It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّۭا ﴿٤﴾

Izaa rujjatil ardu rajjaa

4 When the earth is shaken with convulsion

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّۭا ﴿٥﴾

Wa bussatil jibaalu bassaa

5 And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءًۭ مُّنۢبَثًّۭا ﴿٦﴾

Fakaanat habaaa'am mumbassaa

6 And become dust dispersing.

وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا ثَلَٰثَةًۭ ﴿٧﴾

Wa kuntum azwaajan salaasah

7 And you become [of] three kinds:

فَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿٨﴾

Fa as haabul maimanati maaa as haabul maimanah

8 Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?

وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ﴿٩﴾

Wa as haabul mash'amati maaa as haabul mash'amah

9 And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?

وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ﴿١٠﴾

Wassaabiqoonas saabiqoon

10 And the forerunners, the forerunners -

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ﴿١١﴾

Ulaaa'ikal muqarraboon

11 Those are the ones brought near [to Allah]

فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿١٢﴾

Fee Jannaatin Na'eem

12 In the Gardens of Pleasure,

ثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٣﴾

Sullatum minal awwaleen

13 A [large] company of the former peoples

وَقَلِيلٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ ﴿١٤﴾

Wa qaleelum minal aa khireen

14 And a few of the later peoples,

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مَّوْضُونَةٍۢ ﴿١٥﴾

'Alaa sururim mawdoonah

15 On thrones woven [with ornament],

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ ﴿١٦﴾

Muttaki'eena 'alaihaa mutaqabileen

16 Reclining on them, facing each other.

يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌۭ مُّخَلَّدُونَ ﴿١٧﴾

Yatoofu 'alaihim wildaa num mukkhalladoon

17 There will circulate among them young boys made eternal

بِأَكْوَابٍۢ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍۢ مِّن مَّعِينٍۢ ﴿١٨﴾

Bi akwaabinw wa abaareeq, wa kaasim mim ma'een

18 With vessels, pitchers and a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring -

لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ ﴿١٩﴾

Laa yusadda'oona 'anhaa wa laa yunzifoon

19 No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated -

وَفَٰكِهَةٍۢ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ ﴿٢٠﴾

Wa faakihatim mimmaa yatakhaiyaroon

20 And fruit of what they select

وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍۢ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ﴿٢١﴾

Wa lahmi tairim mimmaa yashtahoon

21 And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.

وَحُورٌ عِينٌۭ ﴿٢٢﴾

Wa hoorun'een

22 And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes,

كَأَمْثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ ﴿٢٣﴾

Ka amsaalil lu'lu'il maknoon

23 The likenesses of pearls well-protected,

جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٢٤﴾

Jazaaa'am bimaa kaanoo ya'maloon

24 As reward for what they used to do.

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا ﴿٢٥﴾

Laa yasma'oona feehaa laghwanw wa laa taaseemaa

25 They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin -

إِلَّا قِيلًۭا سَلَٰمًۭا سَلَٰمًۭا ﴿٢٦﴾

Illaa qeelan salaaman salaamaa

26 Only a saying: "Peace, peace."

وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٢٧﴾

Wa as haabul yameeni maaa as haabul Yameen

27 The companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?

فِى سِدْرٍۢ مَّخْضُودٍۢ ﴿٢٨﴾

Fee sidrim makhdood

28 [They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed

وَطَلْحٍۢ مَّنضُودٍۢ ﴿٢٩﴾

Wa talhim mandood

29 And [banana] trees layered [with fruit]

وَظِلٍّۢ مَّمْدُودٍۢ ﴿٣٠﴾

Wa zillim mamdood

30 And shade extended

وَمَآءٍۢ مَّسْكُوبٍۢ ﴿٣١﴾

Wa maaa'im maskoob

31 And water poured out

وَفَٰكِهَةٍۢ كَثِيرَةٍۢ ﴿٣٢﴾

Wa faakihatin kaseerah

32 And fruit, abundant [and varied],

لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍۢ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍۢ ﴿٣٣﴾

Laa maqtoo'atinw wa laa mamnoo'ah

33 Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden,

وَفُرُشٍۢ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ ﴿٣٤﴾

Wa furushim marfoo'ah

34 And [upon] beds raised high.

إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءًۭ ﴿٣٥﴾

Innaaa anshaanaahunna inshaaa'aa

35 Indeed, We have produced the women of Paradise in a [new] creation

فَجَعَلْنَٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا ﴿٣٦﴾

Faja'alnaahunna abkaaraa

36 And made them virgins,

عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًۭا ﴿٣٧﴾

'Uruban atraabaa

37 Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age,

لِّأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٣٨﴾

Li as haabil yameen

38 For the companions of the right [who are]

ثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿٣٩﴾

Sullatum minal awwa leen

39 A company of the former peoples

وَثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ ﴿٤٠﴾

Wa sullatum minal aakhireen

40 And a company of the later peoples.

وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ ﴿٤١﴾

Wa as haabush shimaali maaa as haabush shimaal

41 And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?

فِى سَمُومٍۢ وَحَمِيمٍۢ ﴿٤٢﴾

Fee samoominw wa hameem

42 [They will be] in scorching fire and scalding water

وَظِلٍّۢ مِّن يَحْمُومٍۢ ﴿٤٣﴾

Wa zillim miny yahmoom

43 And a shade of black smoke,

لَّا بَارِدٍۢ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ ﴿٤٤﴾

Laa baaridinw wa laa kareem

44 Neither cool nor beneficial.

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ ﴿٤٥﴾

Innaahum kaanoo qabla zaalika mutrafeen

45 Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence,

وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٤٦﴾

Wa kaanoo yusirroona 'alal hinsil 'azeem

46 And they used to persist in the great violation,

وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾

Wa kaanoo yaqooloona a'izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa izaaman'ainnaa lamab'oosoon

47 And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ﴿٤٨﴾

Awa aabaaa'unal awwaloon

48 And our forefathers [as well]?"

قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْءَاخِرِينَ ﴿٤٩﴾

Qul innal awwaleena wal aakhireen

49 Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, the former and the later peoples

لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوْمٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ ﴿٥٠﴾

Lamajmoo'oona ilaa meeqaati yawmim ma'loon

50 Are to be gathered together for the appointment of a known Day."

ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٥١﴾

summa innakum ayyuhad daaalloonal mukazziboon

51 Then indeed you, O those astray [who are] deniers,

لَءَاكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍۢ مِّن زَقُّومٍۢ ﴿٥٢﴾

La aakiloona min shaja rim min zaqqoom

52 Will be eating from trees of zaqqum

فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ ﴿٥٣﴾

Famaali'oona minhal butoon

53 And filling with it your bellies

فَشَٰرِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَمِيمِ ﴿٥٤﴾

Fashaariboona 'alaihi minal hameem

54 And drinking on top of it from scalding water

فَشَٰرِبُونَ شُرْبَ ٱلْهِيمِ ﴿٥٥﴾

Fashaariboona shurbal heem

55 And will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels.

هَٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٥٦﴾

Haazaa nuzuluhum yawmad deen

56 That is their accommodation on the Day of Recompense.

نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ ﴿٥٧﴾

Nahnu khalaqnaakum falaw laa tusaddiqoon

57 We have created you, so why do you not believe?

أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تُمْنُونَ ﴿٥٨﴾

Afara'aytum maa tumnoon

58 Have you seen that which you emit?

ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾

'A-antum takhluqoo nahooo am nahnul khaaliqoon

59 Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator?

نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ ﴿٦٠﴾

Nahnu qaddarnaa baina kumul mawta wa maa nahnu bimasbooqeen

60 We have decreed death among you, and We are not to be outdone

عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَٰلَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِى مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٦١﴾

'Alaaa an nubaddila amsaalakum wa nunshi'akum fee maa laa ta'lamoon

61 In that We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know.

وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿٦٢﴾

Wa laqad 'alimtumun nash atal oolaa falaw laa tazakkaroon

62 And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember?

أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ ﴿٦٣﴾

Afara'aytum maa tahrusoon

63 And have you seen that [seed] which you sow?

ءَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ ﴿٦٤﴾

'A-antum tazra'oonahooo am nahnuz zaari'ooon

64 Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower?

لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَٰهُ حُطَٰمًۭا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ ﴿٦٥﴾

Law nashaaa'u laja'al naahu hutaaman fazaltum tafakkahoon

65 If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,

إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ ﴿٦٦﴾

Innaa lamughramoon

66 [Saying], "Indeed, we are [now] in debt;

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ ﴿٦٧﴾

Bal nahnu mahroomoon

67 Rather, we have been deprived."

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَ ﴿٦٨﴾

Afara'aytumul maaa'allazee tashraboon

68 And have you seen the water that you drink?

ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ ﴿٦٩﴾

'A-antum anzaltumoohu minal muzni am nahnul munziloon

69 Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?

لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنَٰهُ أُجَاجًۭا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ ﴿٧٠﴾

Law nashaaa'u ja'alnaahu ujaajan falaw laa tashkuroon

70 If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِى تُورُونَ ﴿٧١﴾

Afara'aytumun naaral latee tooroon

71 And have you seen the fire that you ignite?

ءَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنشِـُٔونَ ﴿٧٢﴾

'A-antum anshaatum shajaratahaaa am nahnul munshi'oon

72 Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?

نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَٰهَا تَذْكِرَةًۭ وَمَتَٰعًۭا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ ﴿٧٣﴾

Nahnu ja'alnaahaa tazkira tanw wa mataa'al lilmuqween

73 We have made it a reminder and provision for the travelers,

فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٧٤﴾

Fasabbih bismi Rabbikal 'azeem

74 So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

۞ فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ ﴿٧٥﴾

Falaa uqsimu bimaawaa qi'innujoom

75 Then I swear by the setting of the stars,

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٌۭ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ ﴿٧٦﴾

Wa innahoo laqasamul lawta'lamoona'azeem

76 And indeed, it is an oath - if you could know - [most] great.

إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرْءَانٌۭ كَرِيمٌۭ ﴿٧٧﴾

Innahoo la quraanun kareem

77 Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an

فِى كِتَٰبٍۢ مَّكْنُونٍۢ ﴿٧٨﴾

Fee kitaabim maknoon

78 In a Register well-protected;

لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ ﴿٧٩﴾

Laa yamassuhooo illal mutahharoon

79 None touch it except the purified.

تَنزِيلٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٨٠﴾

Tanzeelum mir Rabbil'aalameen

80 [It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.

أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ ﴿٨١﴾

Afabihaazal hadeesi antum mudhinoon

81 Then is it to this statement that you are indifferent

وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٨٢﴾

Wa taj'aloona rizqakum annakum tukazziboon

82 And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]?

فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ ﴿٨٣﴾

Falaw laaa izaa balaghatil hulqoom

83 Then why, when the soul at death reaches the throat

وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍۢ تَنظُرُونَ ﴿٨٤﴾

Wa antum heena'izin tanzuroon

84 And you are at that time looking on -

وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿٨٥﴾

Wa nahnu aqrabu ilaihi minkum wa laakil laa tubsiroon

85 And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -

فَلَوْلَآ إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ ﴿٨٦﴾

Falaw laaa in kuntum ghira madeeneen

86 Then why do you not, if you are not to be recompensed,

تَرْجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿٨٧﴾

Tarji'oonahaaa in kuntum saadiqeen

87 Bring it back, if you should be truthful?

فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ ﴿٨٨﴾

Fa ammaaa in kaana minal muqarrabeen

88 And if the deceased was of those brought near to Allah,

فَرَوْحٌۭ وَرَيْحَانٌۭ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍۢ ﴿٨٩﴾

Farawhunw wa raihaa nunw wa jannatu na'eem

89 Then [for him is] rest and bounty and a garden of pleasure.

وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٩٠﴾

Wa ammaaa in kaana min as haabil yameen

90 And if he was of the companions of the right,

فَسَلَٰمٌۭ لَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٩١﴾

Fasalaamul laka min as haabil yameen

91 Then [the angels will say], "Peace for you; [you are] from the companions of the right."

وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ﴿٩٢﴾

Wa ammaaa in kaana minal mukazzibeenad daaalleen

92 But if he was of the deniers [who were] astray,

فَنُزُلٌۭ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍۢ ﴿٩٣﴾

Fanuzulum min hameem

93 Then [for him is] accommodation of scalding water

وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ ﴿٩٤﴾

Wa tasliyatu jaheem

94 And burning in Hellfire

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿٩٥﴾

Inna haaza lahuwa haqqul yaqeen

95 Indeed, this is the true certainty,

فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٩٦﴾

Fasabbih bismi rabbikal 'azeem

96 So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

Sources: Arabic text in Uthmani script (Tanzil edition); English translation: Saheeh International; transliteration in standard Latin letters. Transliteration helps with pronunciation but cannot render every Arabic letter.