إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ

Izaa waqa'atil waaqi'ah

When the Occurrence occurs,

لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ

Laisa liwaq'atihaa kaazibah

There is, at its occurrence, no denial.

خَافِضَةٌۭ رَّافِعَةٌ

Khafidatur raafi'ah

It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّۭا

Izaa rujjatil ardu rajjaa

When the earth is shaken with convulsion

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّۭا

Wa bussatil jibaalu bassaa

And the mountains are broken down, crumbling

فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءًۭ مُّنۢبَثًّۭا

Fakaanat habaaa'am mumbassaa

And become dust dispersing.

وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا ثَلَـٰثَةًۭ

Wa kuntum azwaajan salaasah

And you become [of] three kinds:

فَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

Fa as haabul maimanati maaa as haabul maimanah

Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?

وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

Wa as haabul mash'amati maaa as haabul mash'amah

And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?

وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ

Wassaabiqoonas saabiqoon

And the forerunners, the forerunners -