بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ إِذا وَقَعَتِ الواقِعَةُ

When the Occurrence occurs,

لَيسَ لِوَقعَتِها كاذِبَةٌ

There is, at its occurrence, no denial.

خافِضَةٌ رافِعَةٌ

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

إِذا رُجَّتِ الأَرضُ رَجًّا

When the earth is shaken with convulsion

فَكانَت هَباءً مُنبَثًّا

And become dust dispersing.

وَكُنتُم أَزواجًا ثَلاثَةً

And you become [of] three kinds:

فَأَصحابُ المَيمَنَةِ ما أَصحابُ المَيمَنَةِ

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

وَأَصحابُ المَشأَمَةِ ما أَصحابُ المَشأَمَةِ

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

وَالسّابِقونَ السّابِقونَ

And the forerunners, the forerunners -