بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
idhā waqaʿati l-wāqiʿatu
When the Inevitable Event takes place,
laysa liwaqʿatihā kādhibatun
then no one can deny it has come.
khāfiḍatun rāfiʿatun
It will debase ˹some˺ and elevate ˹others˺.
idhā rujjati l-arḍu rajjan
When the earth will be violently shaken,
wabussati l-jibālu bassan
and the mountains will be crushed to pieces,
fakānat habāan munbathan
becoming scattered ˹particles of˺ dust,
wakuntum azwājan thalāthatan
you will ˹all˺ be ˹divided into˺ three groups:
fa-aṣḥābu l-maymanati mā aṣḥābu l-maymanati
the people of the right, how ˹blessed˺ will they be;
wa-aṣḥābu l-mashamati mā aṣḥābu l-mashamati
the people of the left, how ˹miserable˺ will they be;
wal-sābiqūna l-sābiqūna
and the foremost ˹in faith˺ will be the foremost ˹in Paradise˺.
ulāika l-muqarabūna
They are the ones nearest ˹to Allah˺,
fī jannāti l-naʿīmi
in the Gardens of Bliss.
thullatun mina l-awalīna
˹They will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations
waqalīlun mina l-ākhirīna
and a few from later generations.
ʿalā sururin mawḍūnatin
˹All will be˺ on jewelled thrones,
muttakiīna ʿalayhā mutaqābilīna
reclining face to face.
yaṭūfu ʿalayhim wil'dānun mukhalladūna
They will be waited on by eternal youths
bi-akwābin wa-abārīqa wakasin min maʿīnin
with cups, pitchers, and a drink ˹of pure wine˺ from a flowing stream,
lā yuṣaddaʿūna ʿanhā walā yunzifūna
that will cause them neither headache nor intoxication.
wafākihatin mimmā yatakhayyarūna
˹They will also be served˺ any fruit they choose
walaḥmi ṭayrin mimmā yashtahūna
and meat from any bird they desire.
waḥūrun ʿīnun
And ˹they will have˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes,
ka-amthāli l-lu'lu-i l-maknūni
like pristine pearls,
jazāan bimā kānū yaʿmalūna
˹all˺ as a reward for what they used to do.
lā yasmaʿūna fīhā laghwan walā tathīman
There they will never hear any idle or sinful talk—
illā qīlan salāman salāman
only good and virtuous speech.
wa-aṣḥābu l-yamīni mā aṣḥābu l-yamīni
And the people of the right—how ˹blessed˺ will they be!
fī sid'rin makhḍūdin
˹They will be˺ amid thornless lote trees,
waṭalḥin manḍūdin
clusters of bananas,
waẓillin mamdūdin
extended shade,
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