Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Ayah 21-40 — Word by Word
الواقعة
The Inevitable
Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.
walaḥmi ṭayrin mimmā yashtahūna
And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.
waḥūrun ʿīnun
And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes,
ka-amthāli l-lu'lu-i l-maknūni
The likenesses of pearls well-protected,
jazāan bimā kānū yaʿmalūna
As reward for what they used to do.
lā yasmaʿūna fīhā laghwan walā tathīman
They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin -
illā qīlan salāman salāman
Only a saying [of] peace, peace.
wa-aṣḥābu l-yamīni mā aṣḥābu l-yamīni
The companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?
fī sid'rin makhḍūdin
[They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed.
waṭalḥin manḍūdin
And [banana] trees layered [with fruit].
waẓillin mamdūdin
And shade extended.
wamāin maskūbin
And water poured out
wafākihatin kathīratin
And fruit, abundant [and varied],
lā maqṭūʿatin walā mamnūʿatin
Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden,
wafurushin marfūʿatin
And [upon] beds raised high.
innā anshanāhunna inshāan
Indeed, We have produced them [i.e., the women of Paradise] in a [new] creation
fajaʿalnāhunna abkāran
And made them virgins,
ʿuruban atrāban
Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age,
li-aṣḥābi l-yamīni
For the companions of the right [who are]
thullatun mina l-awalīna
A company of the former peoples
wathullatun mina l-ākhirīna
And a company of the later peoples.