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Surah 56 · Makki · 96 ayat

الواقعة

Al-Waqi'ah

The Inevitable

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ ﴿١﴾

    56:1When the Occurrence occurs

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  2. لَيۡسَ لِوَقۡعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ ﴿٢﴾

    56:2There is, at its occurrence, no denial

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  3. خَافِضَةٞ رَّافِعَةٌ ﴿٣﴾

    56:3It will bring down [some] and raise up [others]

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  4. إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ رَجّٗا ﴿٤﴾

    56:4When the earth is shaken with convulsion

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  5. وَبُسَّتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ بَسّٗا ﴿٥﴾

    56:5And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

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  6. فَكَانَتۡ هَبَآءٗ مُّنۢبَثّٗا ﴿٦﴾

    56:6And become dust dispersing

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  7. وَكُنتُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجٗا ثَلَٰثَةٗ ﴿٧﴾

    56:7And you become [of] three kinds

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  8. فَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ ﴿٨﴾

    56:8Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right

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  9. وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشۡـَٔمَةِ ﴿٩﴾

    56:9And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left

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  10. وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ﴿١٠﴾

    56:10And the forerunners, the forerunners

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  11. أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ ﴿١١﴾

    56:11Those are the ones brought near [to Allah]

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  12. فِي جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿١٢﴾

    56:12In the Gardens of Pleasure

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  13. ثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٣﴾

    56:13A [large] company of the former peoples

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  14. وَقَلِيلٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ﴿١٤﴾

    56:14And a few of the later peoples

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  15. عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مَّوۡضُونَةٖ ﴿١٥﴾

    56:15On thrones woven [with ornament]

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  16. مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيۡهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ ﴿١٦﴾

    56:16Reclining on them, facing each other

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  17. يَطُوفُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وِلۡدَٰنٞ مُّخَلَّدُونَ ﴿١٧﴾

    56:17There will circulate among them young boys made eternal

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  18. بِأَكۡوَابٖ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينٖ ﴿١٨﴾

    56:18With vessels, pitchers and a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring

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  19. لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنۡهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ ﴿١٩﴾

    56:19No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated

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  20. وَفَٰكِهَةٖ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ ﴿٢٠﴾

    56:20And fruit of what they select

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  21. وَلَحۡمِ طَيۡرٖ مِّمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ﴿٢١﴾

    56:21And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire

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  22. وَحُورٌ عِينٞ ﴿٢٢﴾

    56:22And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes

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  23. كَأَمۡثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤۡلُوِٕ ٱلۡمَكۡنُونِ ﴿٢٣﴾

    56:23The likenesses of pearls well-protected

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  24. جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿٢٤﴾

    56:24As reward for what they used to do

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  25. لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا تَأۡثِيمًا ﴿٢٥﴾

    56:25They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin

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  26. إِلَّا قِيلٗا سَلَٰمٗا سَلَٰمٗا ﴿٢٦﴾

    56:26Only a saying: "Peace, peace

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  27. وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ﴿٢٧﴾

    56:27The companions of the right - what are the companions of the right

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  28. فِي سِدۡرٖ مَّخۡضُودٖ ﴿٢٨﴾

    56:28[They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed

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  29. وَطَلۡحٖ مَّنضُودٖ ﴿٢٩﴾

    56:29And [banana] trees layered [with fruit]

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  30. وَظِلّٖ مَّمۡدُودٖ ﴿٣٠﴾

    56:30And shade extended

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  31. وَمَآءٖ مَّسۡكُوبٖ ﴿٣١﴾

    56:31And water poured out

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  32. وَفَٰكِهَةٖ كَثِيرَةٖ ﴿٣٢﴾

    56:32And fruit, abundant [and varied]

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  33. لَّا مَقۡطُوعَةٖ وَلَا مَمۡنُوعَةٖ ﴿٣٣﴾

    56:33Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden

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  34. وَفُرُشٖ مَّرۡفُوعَةٍ ﴿٣٤﴾

    56:34And [upon] beds raised high

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  35. إِنَّآ أَنشَأۡنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءٗ ﴿٣٥﴾

    56:35Indeed, We have produced the women of Paradise in a [new] creation

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  36. فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُنَّ أَبۡكَارًا ﴿٣٦﴾

    56:36And made them virgins

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  37. عُرُبًا أَتۡرَابٗا ﴿٣٧﴾

    56:37Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age

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  38. لِّأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ﴿٣٨﴾

    56:38For the companions of the right [who are]

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  39. ثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ﴿٣٩﴾

    56:39A company of the former peoples

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  40. وَثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ﴿٤٠﴾

    56:40And a company of the later peoples

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  41. وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ ﴿٤١﴾

    56:41And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left

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  42. فِي سَمُومٖ وَحَمِيمٖ ﴿٤٢﴾

    56:42[They will be] in scorching fire and scalding water

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  43. وَظِلّٖ مِّن يَحۡمُومٖ ﴿٤٣﴾

    56:43And a shade of black smoke

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  44. لَّا بَارِدٖ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ ﴿٤٤﴾

    56:44Neither cool nor beneficial

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  45. إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتۡرَفِينَ ﴿٤٥﴾

    56:45Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence

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  46. وَكَانُواْ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلۡحِنثِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ﴿٤٦﴾

    56:46And they used to persist in the great violation

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  47. وَكَانُواْ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾

    56:47And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected

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  48. أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ ﴿٤٨﴾

    56:48And our forefathers [as well]

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  49. قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ﴿٤٩﴾

    56:49Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, the former and the later peoples

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  50. لَمَجۡمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ﴿٥٠﴾

    56:50Are to be gathered together for the appointment of a known Day

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  51. ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٥١﴾

    56:51Then indeed you, O those astray [who are] deniers

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  52. لَأٓكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٖ مِّن زَقُّومٖ ﴿٥٢﴾

    56:52Will be eating from trees of zaqqum

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  53. فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ ﴿٥٣﴾

    56:53And filling with it your bellies

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  54. فَشَٰرِبُونَ عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ ﴿٥٤﴾

    56:54And drinking on top of it from scalding water

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  55. فَشَٰرِبُونَ شُرۡبَ ٱلۡهِيمِ ﴿٥٥﴾

    56:55And will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels

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  56. هَٰذَا نُزُلُهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٥٦﴾

    56:56That is their accommodation on the Day of Recompense

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  57. نَحۡنُ خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ فَلَوۡلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ ﴿٥٧﴾

    56:57We have created you, so why do you not believe

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  58. أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تُمۡنُونَ ﴿٥٨﴾

    56:58Have you seen that which you emit

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  59. ءَأَنتُمۡ تَخۡلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡخَٰلِقُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾

    56:59Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator

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  60. نَحۡنُ قَدَّرۡنَا بَيۡنَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ ﴿٦٠﴾

    56:60We have decreed death among you, and We are not to be outdone

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  61. عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمۡثَٰلَكُمۡ وَنُنشِئَكُمۡ فِي مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿٦١﴾

    56:61In that We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know

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  62. وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُمُ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ فَلَوۡلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿٦٢﴾

    56:62And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember

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  63. أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تَحۡرُثُونَ ﴿٦٣﴾

    56:63And have you seen that [seed] which you sow

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  64. ءَأَنتُمۡ تَزۡرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلزَّـٰرِعُونَ ﴿٦٤﴾

    56:64Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower

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  65. لَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ حُطَٰمٗا فَظَلۡتُمۡ تَفَكَّهُونَ ﴿٦٥﴾

    56:65If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder

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  66. إِنَّا لَمُغۡرَمُونَ ﴿٦٦﴾

    56:66[Saying], "Indeed, we are [now] in debt

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  67. بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ ﴿٦٧﴾

    56:67Rather, we have been deprived

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  68. أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَآءَ ٱلَّذِي تَشۡرَبُونَ ﴿٦٨﴾

    56:68And have you seen the water that you drink

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  69. ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنزَلۡتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُزۡنِ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنزِلُونَ ﴿٦٩﴾

    56:69Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down

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  70. لَوۡ نَشَآءُ جَعَلۡنَٰهُ أُجَاجٗا فَلَوۡلَا تَشۡكُرُونَ ﴿٧٠﴾

    56:70If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful

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  71. أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِي تُورُونَ ﴿٧١﴾

    56:71And have you seen the fire that you ignite

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  72. ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنشَأۡتُمۡ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنشِـُٔونَ ﴿٧٢﴾

    56:72Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer

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  73. نَحۡنُ جَعَلۡنَٰهَا تَذۡكِرَةٗ وَمَتَٰعٗا لِّلۡمُقۡوِينَ ﴿٧٣﴾

    56:73We have made it a reminder and provision for the travelers

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  74. فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ﴿٧٤﴾

    56:74So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great

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  75. ۞فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ ﴿٧٥﴾

    56:75Then I swear by the setting of the stars

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  76. وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٞ لَّوۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ ﴿٧٦﴾

    56:76And indeed, it is an oath - if you could know - [most] great

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  77. إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرۡءَانٞ كَرِيمٞ ﴿٧٧﴾

    56:77Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an

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  78. فِي كِتَٰبٖ مَّكۡنُونٖ ﴿٧٨﴾

    56:78In a Register well-protected

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  79. لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُطَهَّرُونَ ﴿٧٩﴾

    56:79None touch it except the purified

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  80. تَنزِيلٞ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٨٠﴾

    56:80[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds

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  81. أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدۡهِنُونَ ﴿٨١﴾

    56:81Then is it to this statement that you are indifferent

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  82. وَتَجۡعَلُونَ رِزۡقَكُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٨٢﴾

    56:82And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]

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  83. فَلَوۡلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلۡحُلۡقُومَ ﴿٨٣﴾

    56:83Then why, when the soul at death reaches the throat

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  84. وَأَنتُمۡ حِينَئِذٖ تَنظُرُونَ ﴿٨٤﴾

    56:84And you are at that time looking on

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  85. وَنَحۡنُ أَقۡرَبُ إِلَيۡهِ مِنكُمۡ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبۡصِرُونَ ﴿٨٥﴾

    56:85And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see

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  86. فَلَوۡلَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ غَيۡرَ مَدِينِينَ ﴿٨٦﴾

    56:86Then why do you not, if you are not to be recompensed

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  87. تَرۡجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿٨٧﴾

    56:87Bring it back, if you should be truthful

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  88. فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ ﴿٨٨﴾

    56:88And if the deceased was of those brought near to Allah

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  89. فَرَوۡحٞ وَرَيۡحَانٞ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٖ ﴿٨٩﴾

    56:89Then [for him is] rest and bounty and a garden of pleasure

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  90. وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ﴿٩٠﴾

    56:90And if he was of the companions of the right

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  91. فَسَلَٰمٞ لَّكَ مِنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ﴿٩١﴾

    56:91Then [the angels will say], "Peace for you; [you are] from the companions of the right

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  92. وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ﴿٩٢﴾

    56:92But if he was of the deniers [who were] astray

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  93. فَنُزُلٞ مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ ﴿٩٣﴾

    56:93Then [for him is] accommodation of scalding water

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  94. وَتَصۡلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ ﴿٩٤﴾

    56:94And burning in Hellfire

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  95. إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلۡيَقِينِ ﴿٩٥﴾

    56:95Indeed, this is the true certainty

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  96. فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ﴿٩٦﴾

    56:96So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great

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Translation: Sahih International. Translations distributed by Tanzil.net. Used verbatim.

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