فَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
Those on the Right—what of those on the Right?
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
And those on the Left—what of those on the Left?
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَـٰبِلِينَ
Reclining on them, facing one another.
يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌۭ مُّخَلَّدُونَ
Serving them will be immortalized youth.
بِأَكْوَابٍۢ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍۢ مِّن مَّعِينٍۢ
With cups, pitchers, and sparkling drinks.
لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ
Causing them neither headache, nor intoxication.
وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍۢ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
And meat of birds that they may desire.
جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
As a reward for what they used to do.
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا
Therein they will hear no nonsense, and no accusations.
إِلَّا قِيلًۭا سَلَـٰمًۭا سَلَـٰمًۭا
But only the greeting: “Peace, peace.”
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ
And those on the Right—what of those on the Right?
إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَـٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءًۭ
We have created them of special creation.
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ
And those on the Left—what of those on the Left?
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ
They had lived before that in luxury.
وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
And they used to persist in immense wrongdoing.
وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
And they used to say, “When we are dead and turned into dust and bones, are we to be resurrected?
لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ
Will be gathered for the appointment of a familiar Day.”
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَ
Then you, you misguided, who deny the truth.
لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍۢ مِّن زَقُّومٍۢ
Will be eating from the Tree of Bitterness.
فَشَـٰرِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
Will be drinking on top of it boiling water.
هَـٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ
That is their hospitality on the Day of Retribution.
نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ
We created you—if only you would believe!
ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَـٰلِقُونَ
Is it you who create it, or are We the Creator?
نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
We have decreed death among you, and We will not be outstripped.
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَـٰلَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِى مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
In replacing you with your likes, and transforming you into what you do not know.
وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
You have known the first formation; if only you would remember.
ءَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ
Is it you who make it grow, or are We the Grower?
لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ حُطَـٰمًۭا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ
If We will, We can turn it into rubble; then you will lament.
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَ
Have you seen the water you drink?
ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ
Is it you who sent it down from the clouds, or are We the Sender?
لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنَـٰهُ أُجَاجًۭا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ
If We will, We can make it salty. Will you not be thankful?
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِى تُورُونَ
Have you seen the fire you kindle?
ءَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنشِـُٔونَ
Is it you who produce its tree, or are We the Producer?
نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَـٰهَا تَذْكِرَةًۭ وَمَتَـٰعًۭا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ
We have made it a reminder, and a comfort for the users.
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
So glorify the Name of your Great Lord.
۞ فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ
I swear by the locations of the stars.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٌۭ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ
It is an oath, if you only knew, that is tremendous.
لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ
None can grasp it except the purified.
تَنزِيلٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
أَفَبِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ
Is it this discourse that you take so lightly?
وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ
And you make it your livelihood to deny it?
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ
We are nearer to it than you are, but you do not see.
تَرْجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
Then bring it back, if you are truthful.
فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
But if he is one of those brought near.
فَرَوْحٌۭ وَرَيْحَانٌۭ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍۢ
Then happiness, and flowers, and Garden of Delights.
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
And if he is one of those on the Right.
فَسَلَـٰمٌۭ لَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Then, “Peace upon you,” from those on the Right.
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
But if he is one of the deniers, the mistaken.
Summarized notes on Surah Al-Waqi'a
On the Day of Judgement, there shall be three types of people - those in (normal) Paradise, those in Hell and those in a special Paradise close to God; third being for the foremost. God created us in the first place. So it's easy for God to resurrect. Praise God for creations including those like cultivation, water, and fire that we use. The Quran is God's revelation. A man can't even make the soul return to a dying man.
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Quran text and . Mr. Talal Itani version of English Translation from Tanzil.net
Quran Audio from alquran.cloud. Recitation by Sheikh Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy
The Quran is clearly revelation from the One God, Who created all. The word Quran means recitation. Read about its compilation here - Islamweb.net. ExploreQuran.org displays Quran chapters in both, the actual compilation order (in printed copies), as well as a revelation order which might provide a different approach for exploring the Holy Quran.