Al-Waqi'ah 56
The Inevitable EventHow to read the Hangul
الرَّحْمَٰنِ르r라흐마니 بِسْمِ비스밀
- Bold = the stressed syllable of the word; a little stronger.
- Overline = long vowel (madd): hold it about two beats. Length matters most in recitation.
- Tiny = no vowel in the Arabic here — just the consonant, short.
- Small Latin letter = a sound Korean lacks, on the next syllable: f upper teeth on lower lip · θ/ð tongue tip between the teeth · r rolled tongue tip (a bare ㄹ is l).
How to read the Hangul
beginning the Christ salvation
- Bold, larger (ˈ) = say it strong and a little longer — the stressed syllable.
- Faint = weak and short (a reduced vowel). Don't give every syllable equal weight.
- Tiny 으 · 트 · 스 = barely voiced. English has no vowel there — stop on the consonant.
- Whole word faint (the, of, and, to…) = light and quick in a sentence; stress the content words.
- Small f v θ ð r = sounds Korean doesn't have — f: upper teeth on the lower lip; v: the same, voiced; θ/ð: tongue tip between the teeth; r: tongue curled back, touching nothing.
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About this surah
The surah begins with the moment the inevitable Event befalls, when the earth is shaken, mountains crumble to dust, and people are sorted into three groups. It describes in turn the foremost, who are brought near to God, the companions of the right, and the companions of the left, contrasting the gardens of the first two with the burning wind, boiling water and black smoke of the last. To those who doubt resurrection it poses a series of questions about the seed they sow, the water they drink and the fire they kindle: is it they who create these, or God? Swearing by the setting places of the stars, it affirms that this is a noble Quran in a well-guarded Book. It then depicts the moment the soul reaches the throat at death, restates the outcome for each of the three groups, and ends with the command to glorify the name of the Lord, the Most Great.
- The inevitable Event
- Three groups of people
- Signs in seed, water, fire
- A noble Quran
- The moment of death
The name It is named after verse 1, which speaks of the time when the inevitable Event befalls.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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1
إِذَا이ð다 وَقَعَتِ와까아틸 الْوَاقِعَةُ와끼아흐
When the inevitable Event befalls,
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2
لَيْسَ라이사 لِوَقْعَتِهَا리와끄아티하 كَاذِبَةٌ카ð디바흐
there is no denying its coming.
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3
خَافِضَةٌ카f피다툰 رَافِعَةٌr라f피아흐
It will bring [some] low and raise [others] high.
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4
إِذَا이ð다 رُجَّتِr룻자틸 الْأَرْضُ아r르두 رَجًّاr랏자
When the earth is shaken with a violent shaking,
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5
وَبُسَّتِ와붓사틸 الْجِبَالُ지발루 بَسًّا밧사
and the mountains are crumbled to pieces,
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6
فَكَانَتْf파카나트 هَبَاءً하바암 مُنْبَثًّا뭄밧θ사
and become scattered dust,
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7
وَكُنْتُمْ와쿤툼 أَزْوَاجًا아즈와잔 ثَلَاثَةًθ살라θ사흐
and you will be three groups:
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8
فَأَصْحَابُf파아스하불 الْمَيْمَنَةِ마이마나티 مَا마 أَصْحَابُ아스하불 الْمَيْمَنَةِ마이마나흐
the companions of the right — what are the companions of the right?
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9
وَأَصْحَابُ와아스하불 الْمَشْأَمَةِ마시아마티 مَا마 أَصْحَابُ아스하불 الْمَشْأَمَةِ마시아마흐
And the companions of the left — what are the companions of the left?
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10
وَالسَّابِقُونَ왓사비꾸낫 السَّابِقُونَ사비꾼
And the foremost, the foremost —
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11
أُولَٰئِكَ울라이칼 الْمُقَرَّبُونَ무까르r라분
they are the ones brought near [to God],
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12
فِيf피 جَنَّاتِ잔나틴 النَّعِيمِ나임
in the Gardens of Bliss:
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13
ثُلَّةٌθ술라툼 مِنَ미날 الْأَوَّلِينَ아우왈린
a large company from the earlier generations,
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14
وَقَلِيلٌ와깔릴룸 مِنَ미날 الْآخِرِينَ아키r린
and a few from the later ones,
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15
عَلَىٰ알라 سُرُرٍ수r루r림 مَوْضُونَةٍ마우두나흐
on couches woven with gold,
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16
مُتَّكِئِينَ뭇타키이나 عَلَيْهَا알라이하 مُتَقَابِلِينَ무타까빌린
reclining on them, facing one another.
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17
يَطُوفُ야뚜f푸 عَلَيْهِمْ알라이힘 وِلْدَانٌ윌다눔 مُخَلَّدُونَ무칼라둔
Ageless youths will circulate among them
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18
بِأَكْوَابٍ비아크와빈 وَأَبَارِيقَ와아바r리까 وَكَأْسٍ와카으심 مِنْ밈 مَعِينٍ마인
with cups and pitchers and a goblet from a flowing spring,
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19
لَا라 يُصَدَّعُونَ유삿다우나 عَنْهَا안하 وَلَا왈라 يُنْزِفُونَ윤지f푼
from which they suffer no headache, nor are they intoxicated,
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20
وَفَاكِهَةٍ와f파키하팀 مِمَّا밈마 يَتَخَيَّرُونَ야타카이야r룬
and fruit of whatever they choose,
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21
وَلَحْمِ왈라흐미 طَيْرٍ따이r림 مِمَّا밈마 يَشْتَهُونَ야시타훈
and the flesh of fowl of whatever they desire,
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22
وَحُورٌ와후r룬 عِينٌ인
and fair ones with lovely eyes,
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23
كَأَمْثَالِ카암θ살릴 اللُّؤْلُؤِ루을루일 الْمَكْنُونِ마크눈
like hidden pearls,
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24
جَزَاءً자자암 بِمَا비마 كَانُوا카누 يَعْمَلُونَ야으말룬
as a reward for what they used to do.
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25
لَا라 يَسْمَعُونَ야스마우나 فِيهَاf피하 لَغْوًا라그완 وَلَا왈라 تَأْثِيمًا타으θ시마
They will hear no idle talk there, nor any sinful speech,
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26
إِلَّا일라 قِيلًا낄란 سَلَامًا살라만 سَلَامًا살라마
only the saying, "Peace, peace."
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وَأَصْحَابُ와아스하불 الْيَمِينِ야미니 مَا마 أَصْحَابُ아스하불 الْيَمِينِ야민
And the companions of the right — what are the companions of the right?
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28
فِيf피 سِدْرٍ시드r림 مَخْضُودٍ마흐두드
[They will be] among thornless lote trees,
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وَطَلْحٍ와딸힘 مَنْضُودٍ만두드
and acacias layered [with fruit],
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30
وَظِلٍّ와ð딜림 مَمْدُودٍ맘두드
and shade extended,
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31
وَمَاءٍ와마임 مَسْكُوبٍ마스쿠브
and water ever-flowing,
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32
وَفَاكِهَةٍ와f파키하틴 كَثِيرَةٍ카θ시r라흐
and abundant fruit,
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33
لَا라 مَقْطُوعَةٍ막뚜아틴 وَلَا왈라 مَمْنُوعَةٍ맘누아흐
neither limited [by season] nor forbidden,
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34
وَفُرُشٍ와f푸r루심 مَرْفُوعَةٍ마r르f푸아흐
and raised couches.
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35
إِنَّا인나 أَنْشَأْنَاهُنَّ안샤으나훈나 إِنْشَاءً인샤아
Indeed We have produced them in a [special] creation,
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36
فَجَعَلْنَاهُنَّf파자알나훈나 أَبْكَارًا압카r라
and made them virgins,
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37
عُرُبًا우r루반 أَتْرَابًا아트r라바
loving, of equal age,
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لِأَصْحَابِ리아스하빌 الْيَمِينِ야민
for the companions of the right:
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ثُلَّةٌθ술라툼 مِنَ미날 الْأَوَّلِينَ아우왈린
a large company from the earlier generations,
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وَثُلَّةٌ와θ술라툼 مِنَ미날 الْآخِرِينَ아키r린
and a large company from the later ones.
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وَأَصْحَابُ와아스하붓 الشِّمَالِ시말리 مَا마 أَصْحَابُ아스하붓 الشِّمَالِ시말
And the companions of the left — what are the companions of the left?
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42
فِيf피 سَمُومٍ사무민 وَحَمِيمٍ와하밈
[They will dwell] amid burning wind and boiling water,
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43
وَظِلٍّ와ð딜림 مِنْ민 يَحْمُومٍ야흐뭄
and a shade of black smoke,
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لَا라 بَارِدٍ바r리딘 وَلَا왈라 كَرِيمٍ카r림
neither cool nor pleasant.
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45
إِنَّهُمْ인나훔 كَانُوا카누 قَبْلَ까블라 ذَٰلِكَð달리카 مُتْرَفِينَ무트r라f핀
Before that they were indeed living in luxury,
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46
وَكَانُوا와카누 يُصِرُّونَ유시르r루나 عَلَى알랄 الْحِنْثِ힌θ실 الْعَظِيمِ아ð딤
and they persisted in the great sin,
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وَكَانُوا와카누 يَقُولُونَ야꿀루나 أَئِذَا아이ð다 مِتْنَا미트나 وَكُنَّا와쿤나 تُرَابًا투r라반 وَعِظَامًا와이ð다만 أَإِنَّا아인나 لَمَبْعُوثُونَ라마브우θ순
and they used to say, "When we have died and become dust and bones, will we really be raised again,
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أَوَآبَاؤُنَا아와아바우날 الْأَوَّلُونَ아우왈룬
and our forefathers too?"
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قُلْ꿀 إِنَّ인날 الْأَوَّلِينَ아우왈리나 وَالْآخِرِينَ왈아키r린
Say, "The people of old and those of later times alike
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لَمَجْمُوعُونَ라마즈무우나 إِلَىٰ일라 مِيقَاتِ미까티 يَوْمٍ야우밈 مَعْلُومٍ마을룸
will surely be gathered together for the appointed time of a known Day."
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ثُمَّθ숨마 إِنَّكُمْ인나쿰 أَيُّهَا아이유핫 الضَّالُّونَ달루날 الْمُكَذِّبُونَ무캇ð디분
Then you, O you who are astray and deny,
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لَآكِلُونَ라아킬루나 مِنْ민 شَجَرٍ샤자r림 مِنْ민 زَقُّومٍ작꿈
will surely eat from the tree of Zaqqum,
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فَمَالِئُونَf파말리우나 مِنْهَا민할 الْبُطُونَ부뚠
filling your bellies with it,
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فَشَارِبُونَf파샤r리부나 عَلَيْهِ알라이히 مِنَ미날 الْحَمِيمِ하밈
then drinking scalding water on top of it,
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فَشَارِبُونَf파샤r리부나 شُرْبَ슈r르발 الْهِيمِ힘
drinking like thirst-crazed camels.
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هَٰذَا하ð다 نُزُلُهُمْ누줄루훔 يَوْمَ야우맛 الدِّينِ딘
This will be their hospitality on the Day of Judgement.
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نَحْنُ나흐누 خَلَقْنَاكُمْ칼라끄나쿰 فَلَوْلَاf팔라울라 تُصَدِّقُونَ투삿디꾼
We created you, so why do you not believe?
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أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ아f파r라아이툼 مَا마 تُمْنُونَ툼눈
Have you considered the fluid you emit?
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أَأَنْتُمْ아안툼 تَخْلُقُونَهُ타흘루꾸나후 أَمْ암 نَحْنُ나흐눌 الْخَالِقُونَ칼리꾼
Is it you who create it, or are We the Creator?
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نَحْنُ나흐누 قَدَّرْنَا깟다r르나 بَيْنَكُمُ바이나쿠물 الْمَوْتَ마우타 وَمَا와마 نَحْنُ나흐누 بِمَسْبُوقِينَ비마스부낀
We have decreed death among you, and We are not to be outrun
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عَلَىٰ알라 أَنْ안 نُبَدِّلَ누밧딜라 أَمْثَالَكُمْ암θ살라쿰 وَنُنْشِئَكُمْ와눈시아쿰 فِيf피 مَا마 لَا라 تَعْلَمُونَ타을라문
in replacing you with others like you and bringing you into being in [a form] you do not know.
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وَلَقَدْ왈라까드 عَلِمْتُمُ알림투문 النَّشْأَةَ나시아탈 الْأُولَىٰ울라 فَلَوْلَاf팔라울라 تَذَكَّرُونَ타ð닥카r룬
You already know the first creation, so why do you not take heed?
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أَفَرَأَيْتُمْ아f파r라아이툼 مَا마 تَحْرُثُونَ타흐r루θ순
Have you considered what you sow?
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أَأَنْتُمْ아안툼 تَزْرَعُونَهُ타즈r라우나후 أَمْ암 نَحْنُ나흐눗 الزَّارِعُونَ자r리운
Is it you who make it grow, or are We the Grower?
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لَوْ라우 نَشَاءُ나샤우 لَجَعَلْنَاهُ라자알나후 حُطَامًا후따만 فَظَلْتُمْf파ð달툼 تَفَكَّهُونَ타f팍카훈
If We willed, We could make it crumbling chaff, and you would be left lamenting,
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إِنَّا인나 لَمُغْرَمُونَ라무그r라문
"We are burdened with debt!
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بَلْ발 نَحْنُ나흐누 مَحْرُومُونَ마흐r루문
No, we are deprived!"
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أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ아f파r라아이투물 الْمَاءَ마알 الَّذِي라ð디 تَشْرَبُونَ타시r라분
Have you considered the water you drink?
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أَأَنْتُمْ아안툼 أَنْزَلْتُمُوهُ안잘투무후 مِنَ미날 الْمُزْنِ무즈니 أَمْ암 نَحْنُ나흐눌 الْمُنْزِلُونَ문질룬
Is it you who send it down from the clouds, or are We the Sender?
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لَوْ라우 نَشَاءُ나샤우 جَعَلْنَاهُ자알나후 أُجَاجًا우자잔 فَلَوْلَاf팔라울라 تَشْكُرُونَ타시쿠r룬
If We willed, We could make it bitter. So why are you not grateful?
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أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ아f파r라아이투문 النَّارَ나r랄 الَّتِي라티 تُورُونَ투r룬
Have you considered the fire you kindle?
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أَأَنْتُمْ아안툼 أَنْشَأْتُمْ안샤으툼 شَجَرَتَهَا샤자r라타하 أَمْ암 نَحْنُ나흐눌 الْمُنْشِئُونَ문시운
Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the Producer?
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نَحْنُ나흐누 جَعَلْنَاهَا자알나하 تَذْكِرَةً타ð드키r라탄 وَمَتَاعًا와마타알 لِلْمُقْوِينَ릴무끄윈
We have made it a reminder and a provision for travellers in the wilderness.
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فَسَبِّحْf파삽비흐 بِاسْمِ비스미 رَبِّكَr랍비칼 الْعَظِيمِ아ð딤
So glorify the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
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75
فَلَاf팔라 أُقْسِمُ욱시무 بِمَوَاقِعِ비마와끼인 النُّجُومِ누줌
I swear by the setting places of the stars —
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وَإِنَّهُ와인나후 لَقَسَمٌ라까사물 لَوْ라우 تَعْلَمُونَ타을라무나 عَظِيمٌ아ð딤
and it is indeed a mighty oath, if only you knew —
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إِنَّهُ인나후 لَقُرْآنٌ라꾸r르아눈 كَرِيمٌ카r림
that this is indeed a noble Quran,
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78
فِيf피 كِتَابٍ키타빔 مَكْنُونٍ마크눈
in a well-guarded Book,
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لَا라 يَمَسُّهُ야맛수후 إِلَّا일랄 الْمُطَهَّرُونَ무따하r룬
which none touch except the purified,
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تَنْزِيلٌ탄질룸 مِنْ민 رَبِّr랍빌 الْعَالَمِينَ알라민
a revelation sent down from the Lord of all the worlds.
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أَفَبِهَٰذَا아f파비하ð달 الْحَدِيثِ하디θ시 أَنْتُمْ안툼 مُدْهِنُونَ무드히눈
Is it this message that you take lightly,
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82
وَتَجْعَلُونَ와타즈알루나 رِزْقَكُمْr리즈까쿰 أَنَّكُمْ안나쿰 تُكَذِّبُونَ투캇ð디분
and do you make your share [of thanks] that you deny?
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83
فَلَوْلَاf팔라울라 إِذَا이ð다 بَلَغَتِ발라가틸 الْحُلْقُومَ훌꿈
Why then, when [the soul] reaches the throat,
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84
وَأَنْتُمْ와안툼 حِينَئِذٍ히나이ð딘 تَنْظُرُونَ탄ð두r룬
while you are looking on at that moment —
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85
وَنَحْنُ와나흐누 أَقْرَبُ아끄r라부 إِلَيْهِ일라이히 مِنْكُمْ민쿰 وَلَٰكِنْ왈라킬 لَا라 تُبْصِرُونَ툽시r룬
and We are nearer to him than you, but you do not see —
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86
فَلَوْلَاf팔라울라 إِنْ인 كُنْتُمْ쿤툼 غَيْرَ가이r라 مَدِينِينَ마디닌
why then, if you are not to be held accountable,
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87
تَرْجِعُونَهَا타r르지우나하 إِنْ인 كُنْتُمْ쿤툼 صَادِقِينَ사디낀
do you not bring it back, if you are truthful?
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88
فَأَمَّاf파암마 إِنْ인 كَانَ카나 مِنَ미날 الْمُقَرَّبِينَ무까르r라빈
So if he is one of those brought near,
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89
فَرَوْحٌf파r라우훈 وَرَيْحَانٌ와r라이하눈 وَجَنَّتُ와잔나투 نَعِيمٍ나임
then [for him are] rest and fragrance and a Garden of Bliss.
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90
وَأَمَّا와암마 إِنْ인 كَانَ카나 مِنْ민 أَصْحَابِ아스하빌 الْيَمِينِ야민
And if he is one of the companions of the right,
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91
فَسَلَامٌf파살라물 لَكَ라카 مِنْ민 أَصْحَابِ아스하빌 الْيَمِينِ야민
then "Peace to you" from the companions of the right.
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92
وَأَمَّا와암마 إِنْ인 كَانَ카나 مِنَ미날 الْمُكَذِّبِينَ무캇ð디비낫 الضَّالِّينَ달린
But if he is one of those who denied and went astray,
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93
فَنُزُلٌf파누줄룸 مِنْ민 حَمِيمٍ하밈
then [his] hospitality is scalding water,
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94
وَتَصْلِيَةُ와타슬리야투 جَحِيمٍ자힘
and burning in Hellfire.
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95
إِنَّ인나 هَٰذَا하ð다 لَهُوَ라후와 حَقُّ학꿀 الْيَقِينِ야낀
This is indeed the certain truth.
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96
فَسَبِّحْf파삽비흐 بِاسْمِ비스미 رَبِّكَr랍비칼 الْعَظِيمِ아ð딤
So glorify the name of your Lord, the Most Great.