56. Vakia · verses 2–12

لَيۡسَ لِوَقۡعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ

Laysa liwaqAAatiha kathibatun

Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming.

خَافِضَةٞ رَّافِعَةٌ

Khafidatun rafiAAatun

(Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ رَجّٗا

Itha rujjati alardu rajjan

When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ بَسّٗا

Wabussati aljibalu bassan

And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,

فَكَانَتۡ هَبَآءٗ مُّنۢبَثّٗا

Fakanat habaan munbaththan

Becoming dust scattered abroad,

وَكُنتُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا ثَلَٰثَةٗ

Wakuntum azwajan thalathatan

And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.

فَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ

Faashabu almaymanati ma ashabu almaymanati

Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand;- What will be the Companions of the Right Hand?

وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ

Waashabu almashamati ma ashabu almashamati

And the Companions of the Left Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?

وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ

Waalssabiqoona alssabiqoona

And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ

Olaika almuqarraboona

These will be those Nearest to Allah:

فِي جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Fee jannati alnnaAAeemi

In Gardens of Bliss: