Surah Al-Waqi'ah (The Event)

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Surah Al-Waqi'ah (The Event) - Aya count 96

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ ﴿١﴾

When the Occurrence occurs,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَیۡسَ لِوَقۡعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ ﴿٢﴾

There is, at its occurrence, no denial.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

خَافِضَةࣱ رَّافِعَةٌ ﴿٣﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ رَجࣰّا ﴿٤﴾

When the earth is shaken with convulsion


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ بَسࣰّا ﴿٥﴾

And the mountains are broken down, crumbling


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَكَانَتۡ هَبَاۤءࣰ مُّنۢبَثࣰّا ﴿٦﴾

And become dust dispersing.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَكُنتُمۡ أَزۡوَ ٰ⁠جࣰا ثَلَـٰثَةࣰ ﴿٧﴾

And you become [of] three kinds:


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَأَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَیۡمَنَةِ مَاۤ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَیۡمَنَةِ ﴿٨﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ مَاۤ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ﴿٩﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ﴿١٠﴾

And the forerunners, the forerunners -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أُوْلَـٰۤىِٕكَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ ﴿١١﴾

Those are the ones brought near [to Allah]


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فِی جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِیمِ ﴿١٢﴾

In the Gardens of Pleasure,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ثُلَّةࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ﴿١٣﴾

A [large] company of the former peoples


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَقَلِیلࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡـَٔاخِرِینَ ﴿١٤﴾

And a few of the later peoples,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

عَلَىٰ سُرُرࣲ مَّوۡضُونَةࣲ ﴿١٥﴾

On thrones woven [with ornament],


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

مُّتَّكِـِٔینَ عَلَیۡهَا مُتَقَـٰبِلِینَ ﴿١٦﴾

Reclining on them, facing each other.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

یَطُوفُ عَلَیۡهِمۡ وِلۡدَ ٰ⁠نࣱ مُّخَلَّدُونَ ﴿١٧﴾

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

بِأَكۡوَابࣲ وَأَبَارِیقَ وَكَأۡسࣲ مِّن مَّعِینࣲ ﴿١٨﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَّا یُصَدَّعُونَ عَنۡهَا وَلَا یُنزِفُونَ ﴿١٩﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَفَـٰكِهَةࣲ مِّمَّا یَتَخَیَّرُونَ ﴿٢٠﴾

And fruit of what they select


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَحۡمِ طَیۡرࣲ مِّمَّا یَشۡتَهُونَ ﴿٢١﴾

And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَحُورٌ عِینࣱ ﴿٢٢﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

كَأَمۡثَـٰلِ ٱللُّؤۡلُوِٕ ٱلۡمَكۡنُونِ ﴿٢٣﴾

The likenesses of pearls well-protected,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

جَزَاۤءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ یَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿٢٤﴾

As reward for what they used to do.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَا یَسۡمَعُونَ فِیهَا لَغۡوࣰا وَلَا تَأۡثِیمًا ﴿٢٥﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِلَّا قِیلࣰا سَلَـٰمࣰا سَلَـٰمࣰا ﴿٢٦﴾

Only a saying: "Peace, peace."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡیَمِینِ مَاۤ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡیَمِینِ ﴿٢٧﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فِی سِدۡرࣲ مَّخۡضُودࣲ ﴿٢٨﴾

[They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَطَلۡحࣲ مَّنضُودࣲ ﴿٢٩﴾

And [banana] trees layered [with fruit]


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَظِلࣲّ مَّمۡدُودࣲ ﴿٣٠﴾

And shade extended


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَمَاۤءࣲ مَّسۡكُوبࣲ ﴿٣١﴾

And water poured out


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَفَـٰكِهَةࣲ كَثِیرَةࣲ ﴿٣٢﴾

And fruit, abundant [and varied],


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَّا مَقۡطُوعَةࣲ وَلَا مَمۡنُوعَةࣲ ﴿٣٣﴾

Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَفُرُشࣲ مَّرۡفُوعَةٍ ﴿٣٤﴾

And [upon] beds raised high.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّاۤ أَنشَأۡنَـٰهُنَّ إِنشَاۤءࣰ ﴿٣٥﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُنَّ أَبۡكَارًا ﴿٣٦﴾

And made them virgins,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

عُرُبًا أَتۡرَابࣰا ﴿٣٧﴾

Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لِّأَصۡحَـٰبِ ٱلۡیَمِینِ ﴿٣٨﴾

For the companions of the right [who are]


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ثُلَّةࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ﴿٣٩﴾

A company of the former peoples


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَثُلَّةࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡـَٔاخِرِینَ ﴿٤٠﴾

And a company of the later peoples.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَاۤ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ ﴿٤١﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فِی سَمُومࣲ وَحَمِیمࣲ ﴿٤٢﴾

[They will be] in scorching fire and scalding water


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَظِلࣲّ مِّن یَحۡمُومࣲ ﴿٤٣﴾

And a shade of black smoke,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَّا بَارِدࣲ وَلَا كَرِیمٍ ﴿٤٤﴾

Neither cool nor beneficial.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ مُتۡرَفِینَ ﴿٤٥﴾

Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَكَانُواْ یُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلۡحِنثِ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ ﴿٤٦﴾

And they used to persist in the great violation,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَكَانُواْ یَقُولُونَ أَىِٕذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابࣰا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَوَءَابَاۤؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ ﴿٤٨﴾

And our forefathers [as well]?"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ وَٱلۡـَٔاخِرِینَ ﴿٤٩﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَمَجۡمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِیقَـٰتِ یَوۡمࣲ مَّعۡلُومࣲ ﴿٥٠﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمۡ أَیُّهَا ٱلضَّاۤلُّونَ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٥١﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرࣲ مِّن زَقُّومࣲ ﴿٥٢﴾

Will be eating from trees of zaqqum


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ ﴿٥٣﴾

And filling with it your bellies


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَشَـٰرِبُونَ عَلَیۡهِ مِنَ ٱلۡحَمِیمِ ﴿٥٤﴾

And drinking on top of it from scalding water


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَشَـٰرِبُونَ شُرۡبَ ٱلۡهِیمِ ﴿٥٥﴾

And will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

هَـٰذَا نُزُلُهُمۡ یَوۡمَ ٱلدِّینِ ﴿٥٦﴾

That is their accommodation on the Day of Recompense.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

نَحۡنُ خَلَقۡنَـٰكُمۡ فَلَوۡلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ ﴿٥٧﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَفَرَءَیۡتُم مَّا تُمۡنُونَ ﴿٥٨﴾

Have you seen that which you emit?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ءَأَنتُمۡ تَخۡلُقُونَهُۥۤ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡخَـٰلِقُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

نَحۡنُ قَدَّرۡنَا بَیۡنَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِینَ ﴿٦٠﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

عَلَىٰۤ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمۡثَـٰلَكُمۡ وَنُنشِئَكُمۡ فِی مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿٦١﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُمُ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ فَلَوۡلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿٦٢﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَفَرَءَیۡتُم مَّا تَحۡرُثُونَ ﴿٦٣﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ءَأَنتُمۡ تَزۡرَعُونَهُۥۤ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلزَّ ٰ⁠رِعُونَ ﴿٦٤﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَوۡ نَشَاۤءُ لَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُ حُطَـٰمࣰا فَظَلۡتُمۡ تَفَكَّهُونَ ﴿٦٥﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّا لَمُغۡرَمُونَ ﴿٦٦﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ ﴿٦٧﴾

Rather, we have been deprived."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَفَرَءَیۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَاۤءَ ٱلَّذِی تَشۡرَبُونَ ﴿٦٨﴾

And have you seen the water that you drink?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنزَلۡتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُزۡنِ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنزِلُونَ ﴿٦٩﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَوۡ نَشَاۤءُ جَعَلۡنَـٰهُ أُجَاجࣰا فَلَوۡلَا تَشۡكُرُونَ ﴿٧٠﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَفَرَءَیۡتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِی تُورُونَ ﴿٧١﴾

And have you seen the fire that you ignite?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنشَأۡتُمۡ شَجَرَتَهَاۤ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنشِـُٔونَ ﴿٧٢﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

نَحۡنُ جَعَلۡنَـٰهَا تَذۡكِرَةࣰ وَمَتَـٰعࣰا لِّلۡمُقۡوِینَ ﴿٧٣﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ ﴿٧٤﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

۞ فَلَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَوَ ٰ⁠قِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ ﴿٧٥﴾

Then I swear by the setting of the stars,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمࣱ لَّوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عَظِیمٌ ﴿٧٦﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرۡءَانࣱ كَرِیمࣱ ﴿٧٧﴾

Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فِی كِتَـٰبࣲ مَّكۡنُونࣲ ﴿٧٨﴾

In a Register well-protected;


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَّا یَمَسُّهُۥۤ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُطَهَّرُونَ ﴿٧٩﴾

None touch it except the purified.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

تَنزِیلࣱ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ﴿٨٠﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَفَبِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِیثِ أَنتُم مُّدۡهِنُونَ ﴿٨١﴾

Then is it to this statement that you are indifferent


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَتَجۡعَلُونَ رِزۡقَكُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٨٢﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلَوۡلَاۤ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلۡحُلۡقُومَ ﴿٨٣﴾

Then why, when the soul at death reaches the throat


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَنتُمۡ حِینَىِٕذࣲ تَنظُرُونَ ﴿٨٤﴾

And you are at that time looking on -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَنَحۡنُ أَقۡرَبُ إِلَیۡهِ مِنكُمۡ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبۡصِرُونَ ﴿٨٥﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلَوۡلَاۤ إِن كُنتُمۡ غَیۡرَ مَدِینِینَ ﴿٨٦﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

تَرۡجِعُونَهَاۤ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ ﴿٨٧﴾

Bring it back, if you should be truthful?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَأَمَّاۤ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِینَ ﴿٨٨﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَرَوۡحࣱ وَرَیۡحَانࣱ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِیمࣲ ﴿٨٩﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَمَّاۤ إِن كَانَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَـٰبِ ٱلۡیَمِینِ ﴿٩٠﴾

And if he was of the companions of the right,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَسَلَـٰمࣱ لَّكَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَـٰبِ ٱلۡیَمِینِ ﴿٩١﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَمَّاۤ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ ٱلضَّاۤلِّینَ ﴿٩٢﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَنُزُلࣱ مِّنۡ حَمِیمࣲ ﴿٩٣﴾

Then [for him is] accommodation of scalding water


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَتَصۡلِیَةُ جَحِیمٍ ﴿٩٤﴾

And burning in Hellfire


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلۡیَقِینِ ﴿٩٥﴾

Indeed, this is the true certainty,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ ﴿٩٦﴾

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


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