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Surah 56

Surah Al-Waaqia

الوَاقِعَةِ

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Surah 56

Al-Waqi'ah

The InevitableMecca 96 ayahs

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1

Ayah 56:1

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ١

English translation

When the Occurrence occurs,

2

Ayah 56:2

لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ٢

English translation

There is, at its occurrence, no denial.

3

Ayah 56:3

خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ٣

English translation

It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].1

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Ayah 56:4

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا٤

English translation

When the earth is shaken with convulsion

5

Ayah 56:5

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا٥

English translation

And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

6

Ayah 56:6

فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا٦

English translation

And become dust dispersing,

7

Ayah 56:7

وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ثَلَـٰثَةً٧

English translation

And you become [of] three kinds:

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Ayah 56:8

فَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ٨

English translation

Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?1

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Ayah 56:9

وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ٩

English translation

And the companions of the left - what are companions of the left?1

10

Ayah 56:10

وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ١٠

English translation

And the forerunners, the forerunners1 -

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Ayah 56:11

أُولَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ١١

English translation

Those are the ones brought near [to Allāh]

12

Ayah 56:12

فِى جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ١٢

English translation

In the Gardens of Pleasure,

13

Ayah 56:13

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ١٣

English translation

A [large] company of the former peoples

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Ayah 56:14

وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ١٤

English translation

And a few of the later peoples,

15

Ayah 56:15

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ١٥

English translation

On thrones woven [with ornament],

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Ayah 56:16

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَـٰبِلِينَ١٦

English translation

Reclining on them, facing each other.

17

Ayah 56:17

يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ١٧

English translation

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal.

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Ayah 56:18

بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ١٨

English translation

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

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Ayah 56:19

لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ١٩

English translation

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

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Ayah 56:20

وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ٢٠

English translation

And fruit of what they select

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About سورۃ الواقعة — Surah Al-Waaqia

Surah Al-Waaqia (The Inevitable) is a Meccan chapter of the Quran with 96 ayahs. Read the complete Arabic text with Urdu tarjuma (Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari) and English translation (Sahih International) — with ayah-by-ayah links to Urdu tafseer where available.

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