الواقعة

56 - The Inevitable (Al-Waaqe'ah)

Order of Revelation: 46

فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ

Transliteration:

Fee jannati alnnaAAeemi

Word by Word:

In Gardens (of) Pleasure,

Translations:

In gardens of bliss [will they dwell] -

In Gardens of Bliss:

In gardens of delight;

In Gardens of bliss

In the Gardens of Pleasure,

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Transliteration:

Thullatun mina al-awwaleena

Word by Word:

A company of the former (people),

Translations:

a good many of those of olden times,

A number of people from those of old,

A multitude of those of old

A multitude from among the first,

A [large] company of the former peoples

وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ الْآخِرِينَ

Transliteration:

Waqaleelun mina al-akhireena

Word by Word:

And a few of the later (people),

Translations:

but [only] a few of later times.

And a few from those of later times.

And a few of those of later time.

And a few from among those of later times,

And a few of the later peoples,

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ

Transliteration:

AAala sururin mawdoonatin

Word by Word:

On thrones decorated,

Translations:

[They will be seated] on gold-encrusted thrones of happiness,

(They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),

On lined couches,

On thrones inwrought,

On thrones woven [with ornament],

مُّتَّكِئِينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَابِلِينَ

Transliteration:

Muttaki-eena AAalayha mutaqabileena

Word by Word:

Reclining, on them facing each other.

Translations:

reclining upon them, facing one another [in love].

Reclining on them, facing each other.

Reclining therein face to face.

Reclining on them, facing each other.

Reclining on them, facing each other.

يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ

Transliteration:

Yatoofu AAalayhim wildanun mukhalladoona

Word by Word:

Will circulate among them boys immortal,

Translations:

Immortal youths will wait upon them

Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness),

There wait on them immortal youths

Round about them will go youths never altering in age,

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal