الواقعة
Surah Al-Waqi'ah
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ
And the people of the left—how ˹miserable˺ will they be!
فِى سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ
˹They will be˺ in scorching heat and boiling water,
وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ
in the shade of black smoke,
لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ
neither cool nor refreshing.
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ
Indeed, before this ˹torment˺ they were spoiled by luxury,
وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
and persisted in the worst of sin.1
وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
They used to ask ˹mockingly˺, “When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ
And our forefathers as well?”
قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Most certainly, earlier and later generations
لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
will surely be gathered ˹together˺ for the appointed Day.
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَ
Then you, O misguided deniers,
لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍ مِّن زَقُّومٍ
will certainly eat from ˹the fruit of˺ the trees of Zaqqûm,1
فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ
filling up ˹your˺ bellies with it.
فَشَـٰرِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
Then on top of that you will drink boiling water—
فَشَـٰرِبُونَ شُرْبَ ٱلْهِيمِ
and you will drink ˹it˺ like thirsty camels do.”
هَـٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ
This will be their accommodation on the Day of Judgment.
نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ
It is We Who created you. Will you not then believe ˹in resurrection˺?
أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تُمْنُونَ
Have you considered what you ejaculate?
ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَـٰلِقُونَ
Is it you who create ˹a child out of˺ it, or is it We Who do so?
نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
We have ordained death for ˹all of˺ you, and We cannot be prevented