The Inevitable (Al-Waaqe'ah)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
۞ When the great event comes to pass, 1 no soul will deny its coming. 2 abasing [some,] exalting [others]! 3 When the earth is shaken 4 and the mountains are shattered into [countless] shards, 5 and become a dust, scattered, 6 [on that Day,] then, shall you be [divided into] three kinds. 7 Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand? 8 And those on the left – how (wretched) are those on the left! 9 And the preceders are the preceders. 10 Who will be honoured 11 in the Gardens of Bliss. 12 (a throng of the ancients 13 And a few of those (foremost) will be from the later time (generations). 14 On studded thrones. 15 reclining on them, arrayed face to face; 16 Surrounded by immortal boys. 17 With cups, and jugs, and a glass from the flowing wine, 18 They shall not be affected with headache thereby, nor shall they get exhausted, 19 And fruit of what they select 20 and any flesh of fowl that they desire. 21 And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes, 22 Like unto hidden pearls, 23 All this shall be theirs as a reward for their deeds. 24 No empty talk will they hear there, nor any call to sin, 25 only the words of peace and tranquillity. 26 And the companions of the right hand; how happy are the companions of the right hand! 27 They shall be in the midst of thornless lote trees, 28 And clusters of banana plants. 29 And shade extended 30 And in perpetually flowing water. 31 and an abundance of fruits, 32 never-ending and unrestricted, 33 And on couches or thrones, raised high. 34 and the noble maidens that We have created 35 And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), - 36 loving companions, matching in age, 37 For the companions of the right [who are] 38