Chapter 56 · 96 verses
Al-Waaqia
The Inevitable
الواقعة
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
56:1
إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ١
English
When the Inevitable Event takes place
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56:2
لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ٢
English
then no one can deny it has come.
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56:3
خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ٣
English
It will debase ˹some˺ and elevate ˹others˺.
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56:4
إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا٤
English
When the earth will be violently shaken
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56:5
وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا٥
English
and the mountains will be crushed to pieces
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56:6
فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا٦
English
becoming scattered ˹particles of˺ dust
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56:7
وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ثَلَـٰثَةً٧
English
you will ˹all˺ be ˹divided into˺ three groups:
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56:8
فَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ٨
English
the people of the right, how ˹blessed˺ will they be;
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56:9
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ٩
English
the people of the left, how ˹miserable˺ will they be;
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56:10
وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ١٠
English
and the foremost ˹in faith˺ will be the foremost ˹in Paradise˺.
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56:11
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ١١
English
They are the ones nearest ˹to Allah˺
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56:12
فِى جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ١٢
English
in the Gardens of Bliss.
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56:13
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ١٣
English
˹They will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations
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56:14
وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ١٤
English
and a few from later generations.
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56:15
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ١٥
English
˹All will be˺ on jewelled thrones
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56:16
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَـٰبِلِينَ١٦
English
reclining face to face.
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56:17
يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ١٧
English
They will be waited on by eternal youths
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56:18
بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ١٨
English
with cups, pitchers, and a drink ˹of pure wine˺ from a flowing stream
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56:19
لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ١٩
English
that will cause them neither headache nor intoxication.
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56:20
وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ٢٠
English
˹They will also be served˺ any fruit they choose
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About Surah Al-Waaqia (The Inevitable)
Named "the Inevitable Event" (al-Wāqiʿah), a Meccan sūrah describing the three groups of humankind on Judgement Day and their differing ends.
- Chapter
- 56 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 96
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Waaqia about?
Named "the Inevitable Event" (al-Wāqiʿah), a Meccan sūrah describing the three groups of humankind on Judgement Day and their differing ends.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Waaqia?
Surah Al-Waaqia (The Inevitable) has 96 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Waaqia Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Waaqia is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Al-Waaqia in the Qurʾān?
Surah Al-Waaqia is the 56th chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.