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Surah Al-Waqi'ah, Ayah 61-80 — Word by Word

الواقعة

The Inevitable

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Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.

61
٦١

ʿalā an nubaddila amthālakum wanunshi-akum fī mā lā taʿlamūna

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

62
٦٢

walaqad ʿalim'tumu l-nashata l-ūlā falawlā tadhakkarūna

And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember?

63
٦٣

afara-aytum mā taḥruthūna

And have you seen that [seed] which you sow?

64
٦٤

a-antum tazraʿūnahu am naḥnu l-zāriʿūna

Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower?

65
٦٥

law nashāu lajaʿalnāhu ḥuṭāman faẓaltum tafakkahūna

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

66
٦٦

innā lamugh'ramūna

[Saying], "Indeed, we are [now] in debt;

67
٦٧

bal naḥnu maḥrūmūna

Rather, we have been deprived."

68
٦٨

afara-aytumu l-māa alladhī tashrabūna

And have you seen the water that you drink?

69
٦٩

a-antum anzaltumūhu mina l-muz'ni am naḥnu l-munzilūna

Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?

70
٧٠

law nashāu jaʿalnāhu ujājan falawlā tashkurūna

If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?

71
٧١

afara-aytumu l-nāra allatī tūrūna

And have you seen the fire that you ignite?

72
٧٢

a-antum anshatum shajaratahā am naḥnu l-munshiūna

Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?

73
٧٣

naḥnu jaʿalnāhā tadhkiratan wamatāʿan lil'muq'wīna

We have made it a reminder and provision for the travelers,

74
٧٤

fasabbiḥ bi-is'mi rabbika l-ʿaẓīmi

So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

75
٧٥

falā uq'simu bimawāqiʿi l-nujūmi

Then I swear by the setting of the stars,

76
٧٦

wa-innahu laqasamun law taʿlamūna ʿaẓīmun

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

77
٧٧

innahu laqur'ānun karīmun

Indeed, it is a noble Qur’ān.

78
٧٨

fī kitābin maknūnin

In a Register well-protected;.

79
٧٩

lā yamassuhu illā l-muṭaharūna

None touch it except the purified [i.e., the angels].

80
٨٠

tanzīlun min rabbi l-ʿālamīna

[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.