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Surah 56

Surah Al-Waaqia

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The Inevitable96 ayahsMecca

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Surah 56

Al-Waqi'ah

The Inevitable • Mecca • 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

4

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:

8

Ayah 56:8

فَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ٨

English translation

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

9

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 -

11

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

14

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],

16

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.

18

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 chapter 56 of the Quran and contains 96 ayahs. The reader provides Arabic text with Urdu and English translations. Choose an ayah below to open its reference page.

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