Surah Al-Waqi'ah
الواقعة
Full text, transliteration, translation and color-coded tajweed
- 96 verses
- Meccan
- Juz 27
- Pages 534 to 537
- 10 min 37 s to listen
- 359 tajweed rules
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- 379 words
- Order of revelation: 46
Al-Waqi'ah (الواقعة) is surah 56 of the Quran: Meccan, 96 verses, in juz 27, pages 534 to 537 of the Madani Mushaf. Listening takes 10 min 37 s with al-Husary's teaching recitation. Here is the full text of Al-Waqi'ah with color-coded tajweed, transliteration, translation of the meaning and an explanation of each verse.
The full text of Al-Waqi'ah
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ ﴿١﴾
idhā waqaʿati l-wāqiʿah
When the Occurrence occurs,
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لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ ﴿٢﴾
laysa liwaqʿatihā kādhibah
There is, at its occurrence, no denial.
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خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ ﴿٣﴾
khāfiḍatur rāfiʿah
It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].
According to their deeds rather than wealth and social position, as is the case in this world.
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إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا ﴿٤﴾
idhā rujjati l-arḍu rajjā
When the earth is shaken with convulsion
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وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا ﴿٥﴾
wabussati l-jibālu bassā
And the mountains are broken down, crumbling
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فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا ﴿٦﴾
fakānat habā'am mumbaththā
And become dust dispersing,
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وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ثَلَـٰثَةً ﴿٧﴾
wakuntum 'azwājan thalāthah
And you become [of] three kinds:
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فَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ ﴿٨﴾
fa'aṣḥābu l-maymanati mā 'aṣḥābu l-maymanah
Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?
i.e., those given their records in their right hand and who are destined for Paradise.
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وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ ﴿٩﴾
wa'aṣḥābu l-mash'amati mā 'aṣḥābu l-mash'amah
And the companions of the left - what are companions of the left?
i.e., those given their records in their left hand and who are destined for Hell.
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وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ﴿١٠﴾
was-sābiqūna s-sābiqūn
And the forerunners, the forerunners -
The words can also be understood as a complete sentence, i.e., "The forerunners [in good deeds] are the forerunners [in entering Paradise]."
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ﴿١١﴾
ulā'ika l-muqarrabūn
Those are the ones brought near [to Allāh]
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فِى جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿١٢﴾
fī jannāti n-naʿīm
In the Gardens of Pleasure,
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ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٣﴾
thullatum mina l-awwalīn
A [large] company of the former peoples
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وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿١٤﴾
waqalīlum mina l-ākhirīn
And a few of the later peoples,
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عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ ﴿١٥﴾
ʿalā sururim mawḍūnah
On thrones woven [with ornament],
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مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَـٰبِلِينَ ﴿١٦﴾
muttaki'īna ʿalayhā mutaqābilīn
Reclining on them, facing each other.
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يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ ﴿١٧﴾
yaṭūfu ʿalayhim wildānum mukhalladūn
There will circulate among them young boys made eternal
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بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ ﴿١٨﴾
bi'akwābiw wa'abārīqa waka'sim mim maʿīn
With vessels, pitchers and a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring -
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لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ ﴿١٩﴾
lā yuṣaddaʿūna ʿanhā walā yunzifūn
No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated -
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وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ ﴿٢٠﴾
wafākihatim mimmā yatakhayyarūn
And fruit of what they select
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وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ﴿٢١﴾
walaḥmi ṭayrim mimmā yashtahūn
And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.
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وَحُورٌ عِينٌ ﴿٢٢﴾
waḥūrun ʿīn
And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes,
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كَأَمْثَـٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ ﴿٢٣﴾
ka'amthāli llu'lu'i l-maknūn
The likenesses of pearls well-protected,
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جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٢٤﴾
jazā'am bimā kānū yaʿmalūn
As reward for what they used to do.
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لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا ﴿٢٥﴾
lā yasmaʿūna fīhā laghwaw walā ta'thīmā
They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin -
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إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَـٰمًا سَلَـٰمًا ﴿٢٦﴾
illā qīlan salāman salāmā
Only a saying [of] peace, peace.
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وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٢٧﴾
wa'aṣḥābu l-yamīni mā 'aṣḥābu l-yamīn
The companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?
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فِى سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ ﴿٢٨﴾
fī sidrim makhḍūd
[They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed
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وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ ﴿٢٩﴾
waṭalḥim manḍūd
And [banana] trees layered [with fruit]
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وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ ﴿٣٠﴾
waẓillim mamdūd
And shade extended
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وَمَآءٍ مَّسْكُوبٍ ﴿٣١﴾
wamā'im maskūb
And water poured out
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وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ ﴿٣٢﴾
wafākihatin kathīrah
And fruit, abundant [and varied],
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لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ ﴿٣٣﴾
lā maqṭūʿatiw walā mamnūʿah
Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden,
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وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ ﴿٣٤﴾
wafurushim marfūʿah
And [upon] beds raised high.
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إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَـٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءً ﴿٣٥﴾
innā 'ansha'nāhunna 'inshā'ā
Indeed, We have produced them [i.e., the women of Paradise] in a [new] creation
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فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا ﴿٣٦﴾
fajaʿalnāhunna 'abkārā
And made them virgins,
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عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا ﴿٣٧﴾
ʿuruban 'atrābā
Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age,
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لِّأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٣٨﴾
li'aṣḥābi l-yamīn
For the companions of the right [who are]
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ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿٣٩﴾
thullatum mina l-awwalīn
A company of the former peoples
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وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿٤٠﴾
wathullatum mina l-ākhirīn
And a company of the later peoples.
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وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ ﴿٤١﴾
wa'aṣḥābu sh-shimāli mā 'aṣḥābu sh-shimāl
And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?
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فِى سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ ﴿٤٢﴾
fī samūmiw waḥamīm
[They will be] in scorching fire and scalding water
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وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ ﴿٤٣﴾
waẓillim miy yaḥmūm
And a shade of black smoke,
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لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ ﴿٤٤﴾
lā bāridiw walā karīm
Neither cool nor beneficial.
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إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ ﴿٤٥﴾
innahum kānū qabla dhālika mutrafīn
Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence,
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وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٤٦﴾
wakānū yuṣirrūna ʿala l-ḥinthi l-ʿaẓīm
And they used to persist in the great violation,
i.e., shirk (association with Allāh) or disbelief.
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وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾
wakānū yaqūlūna 'a'idhā mitnā wakunnā turābaw waʿiẓāman 'a'innā lamabʿūthūn
And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
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أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ﴿٤٨﴾
awa'ābā'una l-awwalūn
And our forefathers [as well]?"
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قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿٤٩﴾
qul 'inna l-awwalīna wal-ākhirīn
Say, [O Muḥammad], "Indeed, the former and later peoples
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لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ﴿٥٠﴾
lamajmūʿūna 'ilā mīqāti yawmim maʿlūm
Are to be gathered together for the appointment of a known Day."
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ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٥١﴾
thumma 'innakum 'ayyuha ḍ-ḍāllūna l-mukadhdhibūn
Then indeed you, O those astray [who are] deniers,
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لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍ مِّن زَقُّومٍ ﴿٥٢﴾
la'ākilūna min shajarim min zaqqūm
Will be eating from trees of zaqqūm
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فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ ﴿٥٣﴾
famāli'ūna minha l-buṭūn
And filling with it your bellies
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فَشَـٰرِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَمِيمِ ﴿٥٤﴾
fashāribūna ʿalayhi mina l-ḥamīm
And drinking on top of it from scalding water
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فَشَـٰرِبُونَ شُرْبَ ٱلْهِيمِ ﴿٥٥﴾
fashāribūna shurba l-hīm
And will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels.
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هَـٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٥٦﴾
hādhā nuzuluhum yawma d-dīn
That is their accommodation on the Day of Recompense.
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نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ ﴿٥٧﴾
naḥnu khalaqnākum falawlā tuṣaddiqūn
We have created you, so why do you not believe?
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أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تُمْنُونَ ﴿٥٨﴾
afara'aytum mā tumnūn
Have you seen that which you emit?
i.e., semen, which contains the potential for human life.
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ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَـٰلِقُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾
a'antum takhluqūnahū 'am naḥnu l-khāliqūn
Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator?
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نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ ﴿٦٠﴾
naḥnu qaddarnā baynakumu l-mawta wamā naḥnu bimasbūqīn
We have decreed death among you, and We are not to be outdone
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عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَـٰلَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِى مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٦١﴾
ʿalā 'an nubaddila 'amthālakum wanunshi'akum fī mā lā taʿlamūn
In that We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know.
An alternative meaning has also been given: "...in that We will replace the likes of you [with others upon the earth] and create you [in the Hereafter] in that which you do not know."
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وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿٦٢﴾
walaqad ʿalimtumu n-nash'ata l-ūlā falawlā tadhakkarūn
And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember?
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أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ ﴿٦٣﴾
afara'aytum mā taḥruthūn
And have you seen that [seed] which you sow?
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ءَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ ﴿٦٤﴾
a'antum tazraʿūnahū 'am naḥnu z-zāriʿūn
Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower?
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لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ حُطَـٰمًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ ﴿٦٥﴾
law nashā'u lajaʿalnāhu ḥuṭāman faẓaltum tafakkahūn
If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,
At what had happened or remain in a state of shock. Another meaning is "in regret."
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إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ ﴿٦٦﴾
innā lamughramūn
[Saying], "Indeed, we are [now] in debt;
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بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ ﴿٦٧﴾
bal naḥnu maḥrūmūn
Rather, we have been deprived."
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أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَ ﴿٦٨﴾
afara'aytumu l-mā'a lladhī tashrabūn
And have you seen the water that you drink?
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ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ ﴿٦٩﴾
a'antum 'anzaltumūhu mina l-muzni 'am naḥnu l-munzilūn
Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?
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لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنَـٰهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ ﴿٧٠﴾
law nashā'u jaʿalnāhu 'ujājan falawlā tashkurūn
If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?
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أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِى تُورُونَ ﴿٧١﴾
afara'aytumu n-nāra llatī tūrūn
And have you seen the fire that you ignite?
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ءَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنشِـُٔونَ ﴿٧٢﴾
a'antum 'ansha'tum shajaratahā 'am naḥnu l-munshi'ūn
Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?
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نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَـٰهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَـٰعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ ﴿٧٣﴾
naḥnu jaʿalnāhā tadhkirataw wamatāʿal lil-muqwīn
We have made it a reminder and provision for the travelers,
Of the great fire of Hell.
In the form of flints or other means by which to ignite fire. Travelers are mentioned because of the special convenience to them, although it is a provision for all people in general.
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فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٧٤﴾
fasabbiḥ bismi rabbika l-ʿaẓīm
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
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۞ فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ ﴿٧٥﴾
falā 'uqsimu bimawāqiʿi n-nujūm
Then I swear by the setting of the stars,
Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) confirms absolutely by oath.
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ ﴿٧٦﴾
wa'innahū laqasamul law taʿlamūna ʿaẓīm
And indeed, it is an oath - if you could know - [most] great.
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إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرْءَانٌ كَرِيمٌ ﴿٧٧﴾
innahū laqur'ānun karīm
Indeed, it is a noble Qur’ān.
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فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مَّكْنُونٍ ﴿٧٨﴾
fī kitābim maknūn
In a Register well-protected;.
The Preserved Slate (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ), which is with Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā).
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لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ ﴿٧٩﴾
lā yamassuhū 'illa l-muṭahharūn
None touch it except the purified [i.e., the angels].
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تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿٨٠﴾
tanzīlum mir rabbi l-ʿālamīn
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
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أَفَبِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ ﴿٨١﴾
afabihādha l-ḥadīthi 'antum mud-hinūn
Then is it to this statement that you are indifferent
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وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٨٢﴾
watajʿalūna rizqakum 'annakum tukadhdhibūn
And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]?
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فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ ﴿٨٣﴾
falawlā 'idhā balaghati l-ḥulqūm
Then why, when it [i.e., the soul at death] reaches the throat
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وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ ﴿٨٤﴾
wa'antum ḥīna'idhin tanẓurūn
And you are at that time looking on -
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وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿٨٥﴾
wanaḥnu 'aqrabu 'ilayhi minkum walākil lā tubṣirūn
And We [i.e., Our angels] are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -
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فَلَوْلَآ إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ ﴿٨٦﴾
falawlā 'in kuntum ghayra madīnīn
Then why do you not, if you are not to be recompensed,
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تَرْجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿٨٧﴾
tarjiʿūnahā 'in kuntum ṣādiqīn
Bring it back, if you should be truthful?
i.e., return the soul to the body, meaning that just as you cannot prevent death when it is decreed, you will not escape the recompense when it is decreed.
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فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ ﴿٨٨﴾
fa'ammā 'in kāna mina l-muqarrabīn
And if he [i.e., the deceased] was of those brought near [to Allāh],
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فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍ ﴿٨٩﴾
farawḥuw warayḥānuw wajannatu naʿīm
Then [for him is] rest and bounty and a garden of pleasure.
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وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٩٠﴾
wa'ammā 'in kāna min 'aṣḥābi l-yamīn
And if he was of the companions of the right,
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فَسَلَـٰمٌ لَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٩١﴾
fasalāmul laka min 'aṣḥābi l-yamīn
Then [the angels will say], "Peace for you; [you are] from the companions of the right."
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وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ﴿٩٢﴾
wa'ammā 'in kāna mina l-mukadhdhibīna ḍ-ḍāllīn
But if he was of the deniers [who were] astray,
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فَنُزُلٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ ﴿٩٣﴾
fanuzulum min ḥamīm
Then [for him is] accommodation of scalding water
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وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ ﴿٩٤﴾
wataṣliyatu jaḥīm
And burning in Hellfire.
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إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿٩٥﴾
inna hādhā lahuwa ḥaqqu l-yaqīn
Indeed, this is the true certainty,
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فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٩٦﴾
fasabbiḥ bismi rabbika l-ʿaẓīm
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
In the transliteration, “|”: the reciter stops; “·”: sakt, a brief cut without taking a breath.
Listened to Al-Waqi'ah? Now recite it.
Tajweed in Al-Waqi'ah, by the numbers
| Rule | Count | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Madd at a stop | 78 | |
| Hamzat al-Wasl | 60 | |
| Madd Tabee'ee | 50 | |
| Ikhfa | 37 | |
| Idgham with Ghunnah | 33 | |
| Ghunnah | 25 | |
| Qalqalah | 19 | |
| Madd Munfasil | 17 | |
| Lam Shamsiyyah | 13 | |
| Madd Muttasil | 9 | |
| Idgham without Ghunnah | 6 | |
| Unpronounced letter | 5 | |
| Idgham Shafawi | 3 | |
| Iqlab | 2 | |
| Madd Lazim | 2 |
The meaning of Al-Waqi'ah, verse by verse
Show the meaning of the 96 verses
- 56:1
When the inevitable rising will occur.
- 56:2
There will be no soul that denies it like how it used to deny in the world.
- 56:3
It will bring the sinful disbelievers low by entering them into the Fire, and it will raise the mindful believers high by entering them into Paradise.
- 56:4
When the earth is shaken violently.
- 56:5
And the mountains are completely crushed.
- 56:6
Due to this crushing they will become scattered dust.
- 56:7
You will be in three categories on that day.
- 56:8
The people of the right hand, who will receive their books in their right hands. How high and great will be their rank!
- 56:9
The people of the left hand, who will receive their books in their left hands. How despicable and wretched will be their ranks.
- 56:10
Those who were foremost in doing good deeds in the world they will be foremost in the afterlife to enter Paradise.
- 56:11
They are the ones who will be brought close to Allah.
- 56:12
In gardens of delight, they will enjoy different types of delight.
- 56:13
A group from this nation and from previous nation.
- 56:14
A few people at the end of time will be the foremost ones that are brought close.
- 56:15
On couches woven with gold.
- 56:16
Reclining on these couches facing one another and no one will look at the back of another.
- 56:17
Children who will never face old age or extinction will roam around them, to serve them.
- 56:18
They will roam around them holding handle-less jugs, jugs with handles, and glasses of unlimited wine that flows in Paradise.
- 56:19
It is not like the wine of the world; it’s drinkers will not get headaches nor suffer intoxication.
- 56:20
These children will also roam around them with fruits, from which they may choose.
- 56:21
They will also roam around with the meat of birds their hearts desire.
- 56:22
They will also have beautiful, wide-eyed women in Paradise.
- 56:23
Like pearls protected within their shells.
- 56:24
As a reward for the good actions they used to do in the world.
- 56:25
They will not hear any foul language in Paradise, nor any language that incurs sin.
- 56:26
They will only hear the angels greeting them, and the greetings of one another.
- 56:27
And the People of the Right: who are the People of the Right? Their rank and status with Allah is indeed, great!
- 56:28
They will be among harmless, thornless lote trees.
- 56:29
And bananas, neatly arranged in rows with one another.
- 56:30
And lengthened, continuous, unmoving shadows.
- 56:31
And flowing water which never stops.
- 56:32
And many fruits that cannot be counted.
- 56:33
They will never finish, because they are not seasonal, nor will there be anything that comes in between their desire for them at any time.
- 56:34
And raised spreads, spread on the couches.
- 56:35
Indeed, I created the aforementioned wide-eyed women in an extraordinary way.
- 56:36
I made them virgins, previously untouched.
- 56:37
They are very loving to their husbands, and equal to them in age.
- 56:38
I created them for the People of the Right: those who will be taken towards the right as a sign of their excellence.
- 56:39
They are a group from the nations of the previous Prophets.
- 56:40
And a group from the nation of Muhammad (peace be upon him), which is the last of all nations.
- 56:41
As for the People of the Left: who are the People of the Left? Their state and outcome is indeed, very bad.
- 56:42
They will be among severely hot winds and extremely hot water.
- 56:43
And in the shadow of black smoke.
- 56:44
Neither will it be pleasant, nor will it be a good sight.
- 56:45
Indeed, before they came to the punishment, they were enjoying the luxuries in the world, caring only for their desires.
- 56:46
They used to persist on disbelief in Allah and the worship of idols instead of Him.
- 56:47
They also used to reject the resurrection, and they would say regarding it, mocking it and thinking it to be far-fetched: “What, when we die and become dust and decayed and decomposed bones, shall we be resurrected after that?”
- 56:48
“Will our ancient forefathers who died before us also be resurrected?”
- 56:49
O Messenger! Say to these deniers of the resurrection: “Indeed, the earlier generations of people and the later ones from them...
- 56:50
“...will soon be inevitably gathered on the Day of Judgement to be taken to account and requited.”
- 56:51
Then, O you rejectors of the resurrection and deviants from the straight path!
- 56:52
You shall, on the Day of Judgement, eat from the fruits of the tree of Al-Zaqqūm, which are the worst and most disgusting of fruits.
- 56:53
You will fill your hungry bellied with the fruits of that bitter tree.
- 56:54
Then you will drink extremely hot water on top of that.
- 56:55
You will drink so much of it, just like a camel suffering from a burning thirst drinks.
- 56:56
The aforementioned bitter fruit and extremely hot water is your hospitality you will be received with on the Day of Requital.
- 56:57
O rejectors! I created you from non-existence, so why do you not believe I will resurrect you after you have died?
- 56:58
O people! Do you not see the semen you ejaculate into the wombs of your wives?
- 56:59
Is it you that creates that semen, or am I the one who creates it?
- 56:60
I determine death between you; each one of you has a fixed amount of time which he neither goes beyond nor falls short of. I am not incapable...
- 56:61
...of changing the form and appearance that you currently hold, and recreating you into a form and appearance that you do not know of.
- 56:62
Verily, you know how I created you initially, so do you not take heed and realise that the being who created you in the first place, is capable of resurrecting you after you die?
- 56:63
Do you see the seeds you plant in the earth?
- 56:64
Are you the ones who make that seed grow, or am I the one that makes it grow?
- 56:65
If I wish to ruin that crop, I can do so after bringing it close to ripening and harvest. You would then be left shocked at what affected it.
- 56:66
You would say, “Indeed, we lost everything we spent, and we have been punished.”
- 56:67
“Rather, we have been deprived of sustenance.”
- 56:68
Do you see the water you drink when you are thirsty?
- 56:69
Are you the ones who cause it to fall from the clouds in the sky, or am I the one who sends it down?
- 56:70
If I wanted to make that water extremely bitter, such that it would be of no use for drinking nor for irrigation, I would have done so. Will you then not be grateful to Me for sending it down as palatable and a mercy for you?
- 56:71
Do you see the fire that you ignite for your interests?
- 56:72
Are you the ones who make the trees you ignite it with, grow, or am I the one who causes it to grow, being kind to you?
- 56:73
I am the one who made this fire for you as a reminder to you of the fire of the Afterlife, and I made it a means of benefit for the travellers among you.
- 56:74
O Messenger! So glorify your great Lord, of everything that in unbefitting of Him.
- 56:75
Allah takes an oath on the positions of the stars and their orbits.
- 56:76
And indeed, taking an oath of these orbits is a great thing - if only you were to understand its greatness-, because there are uncountable signs and lessons in it.
- 56:77
O people! Indeed, the Qur’ān that is recited to you is a noble Qur’ān, because of the great benefits that it contains.
- 56:78
It is in a record preserved from the eyes of people, i.e. the Preserved Tablet.
- 56:79
Only the angels, pure of sin and defects can touch it.
- 56:80
It is a revelation from the Lord of the creations, on His Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
- 56:81
O idolaters! Do you then reject this speech, and not believe in it?
- 56:82
And do you show your gratitude to Allah for the blessings He has provided you with, by rejecting Him and attributing the rain to the setting of stars, by saying, “It rained upon us due to the setting of so and so star”.
- 56:83
Why not, when the soul reaches the throat...
- 56:84
...and at that time, you see the dying person in front of you...
- 56:85
...whilst My angels are closer to the dying person than you are, but you do not see them...
- 56:86
Why then, if you are not going to be resurrected - as you claim - for requital...
- 56:87
...return this soul that is leaving your dead, if you are truthful? You cannot do it.
- 56:88
As for if the dying person is one of those who hasten towards good...
- 56:89
...he will be in such comfort after which there will be no tiring, good sustenance and mercy. He will have a Paradise in which he will live in luxury, enjoying whatever his soul desires.
- 56:90
And if the dying person is from the People of the Right, do not worry about their condition, because they will be in peace and security.
- 56:91
And if the dying person is from the People of the Right, do not worry about their condition, because they will be in peace and security.
- 56:92
And if the dying person is from the rejectors of what the Messenger (peace be upon him) brought: the deviators from the straight path...
- 56:93
...then he will have some hospitality presented to him, which will be extremely hot water.
- 56:94
And he will have to burn in the fire of hell.
- 56:95
O Messenger! Indeed, the stories I have narrated to you are convincingly true, in which there is no doubt.
- 56:96
So glorify the great name of your Lord, and proclaim His purity from all defects.
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surah Al-Waqi'ah?
96 verses and 379 words. It starts in juz 27 and covers pages 534 to 537 of the Madani Mushaf.
Is Al-Waqi'ah Meccan or Medinan?
Meccan, according to the classification of the Madani Mushaf. In the order of revelation, it comes 46th.
How long does it take to listen to Al-Waqi'ah?
10 min 37 s with al-Husary's teaching recitation (al-Mushaf al-Mu'allim), which is slower than a usual recitation.
Which tajweed rules are in Al-Waqi'ah?
359 rules are color-coded on this page. The most frequent in Al-Waqi'ah: Madd at a stop (78), Hamzat al-Wasl (60) and Madd Tabee'ee (50).
How can I practice reciting Surah Al-Waqi'ah and get corrected?
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