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Al-Waqi'ah


When the Inevitable Event takes place,
ﮇﮈﮉ ﰁ​

then no one can deny it has come.
ﮋﮌ ﰂ​

It will debase ˹some˺ and elevate ˹others˺.1
ﮎﮏﮐﮑ ﰃ​

When the earth will be violently shaken,
ﮓﮔﮕ ﰄ​

and the mountains will be crushed to pieces,
ﮗﮘﮙ ﰅ​

becoming scattered ˹particles of˺ dust,
ﮛﮜﮝ ﰆ​

you will ˹all˺ be ˹divided into˺ three groups:
ﮟﮠﮡﮢﮣ ﰇ​

the people of the right, how ˹blessed˺ will they be;
ﮥﮦﮧﮨﮩ ﰈ​

the people of the left, how ˹miserable˺ will they be;
ﮫﮬ ﰉ​

and the foremost ˹in faith˺ will be the foremost ˹in Paradise˺.
ﮮﮯ ﰊ​

They are the ones nearest ˹to Allah˺,
ﮱﯓﯔ ﰋ​

in the Gardens of Bliss.
ﯖﯗﯘ ﰌ​

˹They will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations
ﯚﯛﯜ ﰍ​

and a few from later generations.
ﯞﯟﯠ ﰎ​

˹All will be˺ on jewelled thrones,
ﯢﯣﯤ ﰏ​

reclining face to face.
ﭑﭒﭓﭔ ﰐ​

They will be waited on by eternal youths
ﭖﭗﭘﭙﭚ ﰑ​

with cups, pitchers, and a drink ˹of pure wine˺ from a flowing stream,
ﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠ ﰒ​

that will cause them neither headache nor intoxication.
ﭢﭣﭤ ﰓ​

˹They will also be served˺ any fruit they choose
ﭦﭧﭨﭩ ﰔ​

and meat from any bird they desire.
ﭫﭬ ﰕ​

And ˹they will have˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes,
ﭮﭯﭰ ﰖ​

like pristine pearls,
ﭲﭳﭴﭵ ﰗ​

˹all˺ as a reward for what they used to do.
ﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼ ﰘ​

There they will never hear any idle or sinful talk—
ﭾﭿﮀﮁ ﰙ​

only good and virtuous speech.1 
ﮃﮄﮅﮆﮇ ﰚ​

And the people of the right—how ˹blessed˺ will they be!
ﮉﮊﮋ ﰛ​

˹They will be˺ amid thornless lote trees,
ﮍﮎ ﰜ​

clusters of bananas,
ﮐﮑ ﰝ​

extended shade,
ﮓﮔ ﰞ​

flowing water,
ﮖﮗ ﰟ​

abundant fruit—
ﮙﮚﮛﮜ ﰠ​

never out of season nor forbidden—
ﮞﮟ ﰡ​

and elevated furnishings.
ﮡﮢﮣ ﰢ​

Indeed, We will have perfectly created their mates,
ﮥﮦ ﰣ​

making them virgins,
ﮨﮩ ﰤ​

loving and of equal age,
ﮫﮬ ﰥ​

for the people of the right,
ﮮﮯﮰ ﰦ​

˹who will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations
ﯓﯔﯕ ﰧ​

and a multitude from later generations.
ﯗﯘﯙﯚﯛ ﰨ​

And the people of the left—how ˹miserable˺ will they be!
ﯝﯞﯟ ﰩ​

˹They will be˺ in scorching heat and boiling water,
ﯡﯢﯣ ﰪ​

in the shade of black smoke,
ﯥﯦﯧﯨ ﰫ​

neither cool nor refreshing.
ﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮ ﰬ​

Indeed, before this ˹torment˺ they were spoiled by luxury,
ﯰﯱﯲﯳﯴ ﰭ​

and persisted in the worst of sin.1
ﯶﯷﯸﯹﯺﯻﯼﯽﯾ ﰮ​

They used to ask ˹mockingly˺, “When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?
ﰀﰁ ﰯ​

And our forefathers as well?”
ﰃﰄﰅﰆ ﰰ​

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Most certainly, earlier and later generations
ﰈﰉﰊﰋﰌ ﰱ​

will surely be gathered ˹together˺ for the appointed Day.
ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕ ﰲ​

Then you, O  misguided deniers,
ﭗﭘﭙﭚﭛ ﰳ​

will certainly eat from ˹the fruit of˺ the trees of Zaqqûm,1
ﭝﭞﭟ ﰴ​

filling up ˹your˺ bellies with it.
ﭡﭢﭣﭤ ﰵ​

Then on top of that you will drink boiling water—
ﭦﭧﭨ ﰶ​

and you will drink ˹it˺ like thirsty camels do.”
ﭪﭫﭬﭭ ﰷ​

This will be their accommodation on the Day of Judgment.
ﭯﭰﭱﭲ ﰸ​

It is We Who created you. Will you not then believe ˹in resurrection˺?
ﭴﭵﭶ ﰹ​

Have you considered what you ejaculate?
ﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼ ﰺ​

Is it you who create ˹a child out of˺ it, or is it We Who do so?
ﭾﭿﮀﮁﮂﮃﮄ ﰻ​

We have ordained death for ˹all of˺ you, and We cannot be prevented
ﮆﮇﮈﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍﮎ ﰼ​

from transforming and recreating you in forms unknown to you.
ﮐﮑﮒﮓﮔﮕ ﰽ​

You already know how you were first created. Will you not then be mindful?
ﮗﮘﮙ ﰾ​

Have you considered what you sow?
ﮛﮜﮝﮞﮟ ﰿ​

Is it you who cause it to grow, or is it We Who do so?
ﮡﮢﮣﮤﮥﮦ ﱀ​

If We willed, We could simply reduce this ˹harvest˺ to chaff, leaving you to lament,
ﮨﮩ ﱁ​

“We have truly suffered a ˹great˺ loss.
ﮫﮬﮭ ﱂ​

In fact, we have been deprived ˹of our livelihood˺.”
ﮯﮰﮱﯓ ﱃ​

Have you considered the water you drink?
ﯕﯖﯗﯘﯙﯚﯛ ﱄ​

Is it you who bring it down from the clouds, or is it We Who do so?
ﯝﯞﯟﯠﯡﯢ ﱅ​

If We willed, We could make it salty. Will you not then give thanks?
ﯤﯥﯦﯧ ﱆ​

Have you considered the fire you kindle?1
ﯩﯪﯫﯬﯭﯮ ﱇ​

Is it you who produce its trees, or is it We Who do so?
ﯰﯱﯲﯳﯴ ﱈ​

We have made it ˹as˺ a reminder ˹of the Hellfire˺ and a provision for the travellers.
ﯶﯷﯸﯹ ﱉ​

So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest.
ﯻﯼﯽﯾﯿ ﱊ​

So I do swear by the positions of the stars—
ﰁﰂﰃﰄﰅ ﱋ​

and this, if only you knew, is indeed a great oath—
ﭑﭒﭓ ﱌ​

that this is truly a noble Quran,
ﭕﭖﭗ ﱍ​

in a well-preserved Record,1
ﭙﭚﭛﭜ ﱎ​

touched by none except the purified ˹angels˺.1
ﭞﭟﭠﭡ ﱏ​

˹It is˺ a revelation from the Lord of all worlds.
ﭣﭤﭥﭦ ﱐ​

How can you then take this message lightly,
ﭨﭩﭪﭫ ﱑ​

and repay ˹Allah for˺ your provisions with denial?1 
ﭭﭮﭯﭰ ﱒ​

Why then ˹are you helpless˺ when the soul ˹of a dying person˺ reaches ˹their˺ throat,
ﭲﭳﭴ ﱓ​

while you are looking on?
ﭶﭷﭸﭹﭺﭻﭼ ﱔ​

And We are nearer to such a person than you, but you cannot see.
ﭾﭿﮀﮁﮂ ﱕ​

Now, if you are not subject to Our Will ˹as you claim˺,
ﮄﮅﮆﮇ ﱖ​

bring that soul back, if what you say is true.
ﮉﮊﮋﮌﮍ ﱗ​

So, if the deceased is one of those brought near ˹to Us˺,
ﮏﮐﮑﮒ ﱘ​

then ˹such a person will have˺ serenity, fragrance,1 and a Garden of Bliss.
ﮔﮕﮖﮗﮘﮙ ﱙ​

And if the deceased is one of the people of the right,
ﮛﮜﮝﮞﮟ ﱚ​

then ˹they will be told,˺ “Greetings to you from the people of the right.”
ﮡﮢﮣﮤﮥﮦ ﱛ​

But if such person is one of the misguided deniers,
ﮨﮩﮪ ﱜ​

then their accommodation will be boiling water ˹to drink˺
ﮬﮭ ﱝ​

and burning in Hellfire.
ﮯﮰﮱﯓﯔ ﱞ​

Indeed, this is the absolute truth.
ﯖﯗﯘﯙ ﱟ​

So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest.