Surah Al Waqiah Read
Surah Al Waqiah is the 56th chapter of the Holy Qur’an and is located in the 27th Juzz (Parah). This Surah contains 96 verses, 428 words, and 1723 letters. This is revealed in Makkah.
The primary theme of Surat Al Waqiah is the Day of Judgment, describing the events that will unfold and the ultimate fate of people based on their deeds.
The Surah highlights the division of humanity into three groups: the righteous, the people of the left (wrongdoers), and the people of the right (the blessed), along with the rewards and punishments for each group. It is often recited for seeking Allah’s blessings and provision, as it is believed to bring sustenance and protection from poverty.
| Surah Waqiah Verses | Surah Waqiah Words | Surah Waqiah letters | Surah Waqiah Rukus |
| 96 | 428 | 1723 | 3 |
Read Surah Waqiah Arabic Text
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُۙ(۱) لَیْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌۘ(۲) خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌۙ(۳) اِذَا رُجَّتِ الْاَرْضُ رَجًّاۙ(۴) وَّ بُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّاۙ(۵) فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنْۢبَثًّاۙ(۶) وَّ كُنْتُمْ اَزْوَاجًا ثَلٰثَةًؕ(۷) فَاَصْحٰبُ الْمَیْمَنَةِﳔمَاۤ اَصْحٰبُ الْمَیْمَنَةِؕ(۸) وَ اَصْحٰبُ الْمَشْــٴَـمَةِﳔمَاۤ اَصْحٰبُ الْمَشْــٴَـمَةِؕ(۹) وَ السّٰبِقُوْنَ السّٰبِقُوْنَۚۙ(۱۰) اُولٰٓىٕكَ الْمُقَرَّبُوْنَۚ(۱۱) فِیْ جَنّٰتِ النَّعِیْمِ(۱۲) ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْاَوَّلِیْنَۙ(۱۳) وَ قَلِیْلٌ مِّنَ الْاٰخِرِیْنَؕ(۱۴) عَلٰى سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُوْنَةٍۙ(۱۵) مُّتَّكِـٕیْنَ عَلَیْهَا مُتَقٰبِلِیْنَ(۱۶) یَطُوْفُ عَلَیْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُوْنَۙ(۱۷) بِاَكْوَابٍ وَّ اَبَارِیْقَ ﳔ وَ كَاْسٍ مِّنْ مَّعِیْنٍۙ(۱۸) لَّا یُصَدَّعُوْنَ عَنْهَا وَ لَا یُنْزِفُوْنَۙ(۱۹) وَ فَاكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا یَتَخَیَّرُوْنَۙ(۲۰) وَ لَحْمِ طَیْرٍ مِّمَّا یَشْتَهُوْنَؕ(۲۱) وَ حُوْرٌ عِیْنٌۙ(۲۲) كَاَمْثَالِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْمَكْنُوْنِۚ(۲۳) جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ(۲۴) لَا یَسْمَعُوْنَ فِیْهَا لَغْوًا وَّ لَا تَاْثِیْمًاۙ(۲۵) اِلَّا قِیْلًا سَلٰمًا سَلٰمًا(۲۶) وَ اَصْحٰبُ الْیَمِیْنِ ﳔ مَاۤ اَصْحٰبُ الْیَمِیْنِؕ(۲۷) فِیْ سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُوْدٍۙ(۲۸) وَّ طَلْحٍ مَّنْضُوْدٍۙ(۲۹) وَّ ظِلٍّ مَّمْدُوْدٍۙ(۳۰) وَّ مَآءٍ مَّسْكُوْبٍۙ(۳۱) وَّ فَاكِهَةٍ كَثِیْرَةٍۙ(۳۲) لَّا مَقْطُوْعَةٍ وَّ لَا مَمْنُوْعَةٍۙ(۳۳) وَّ فُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوْعَةٍؕ(۳۴) اِنَّاۤ اَنْشَاْنٰهُنَّ اِنْشَآءًۙ(۳۵) فَجَعَلْنٰهُنَّ اَبْكَارًاۙ(۳۶) عُرُبًا اَتْرَابًاۙ(۳۷) لِّاَصْحٰبِ الْیَمِیْنِ(۳۸)ﮒ ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْاَوَّلِیْنَۙ(۳۹) وَ ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْاٰخِرِیْنَؕ(۴۰) وَ اَصْحٰبُ الشِّمَالِ ﳔ مَاۤ اَصْحٰبُ الشِّمَالِؕ(۴۱) فِیْ سَمُوْمٍ وَّ حَمِیْمٍۙ(۴۲) وَّ ظِلٍّ مِّنْ یَّحْمُوْمٍۙ(۴۳) لَّا بَارِدٍ وَّ لَا كَرِیْمٍ(۴۴) اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا قَبْلَ ذٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِیْنَۚۖ(۴۵) وَ كَانُوْا یُصِرُّوْنَ عَلَى الْحِنْثِ الْعَظِیْمِۚ(۴۶) وَ كَانُوْا یَقُوْلُوْنَ ﳔ اَىٕذَا مِتْنَا وَ كُنَّا تُرَابًا وَّ عِظَامًا ءَاِنَّا لَمَبْعُوْثُوْنَۙ(۴۷) اَوَ اٰبَآؤُنَا الْاَوَّلُوْنَ(۴۸) قُلْ اِنَّ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ وَ الْاٰخِرِیْنَۙ(۴۹) لَمَجْمُوْعُوْنَ ﳔ اِلٰى مِیْقَاتِ یَوْمٍ مَّعْلُوْمٍ(۵۰) ثُمَّ اِنَّكُمْ اَیُّهَا الضَّآلُّوْنَ الْمُكَذِّبُوْنَۙ(۵۱) لَاٰكِلُوْنَ مِنْ شَجَرٍ مِّنْ زَقُّوْمٍۙ(۵۲) فَمَالِــٴُـوْنَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُوْنَۚ(۵۳) فَشٰرِبُوْنَ عَلَیْهِ مِنَ الْحَمِیْمِۚ(۵۴) فَشٰرِبُوْنَ شُرْبَ الْهِیْمِؕ(۵۵) هٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ یَوْمَ الدِّیْنِؕ(۵۶) نَحْنُ خَلَقْنٰكُمْ فَلَوْ لَا تُصَدِّقُوْنَ(۵۷) اَفَرَءَیْتُمْ مَّا تُمْنُوْنَؕ(۵۸) ءَاَنْتُمْ تَخْلُقُوْنَهٗۤ اَمْ نَحْنُ الْخٰلِقُوْنَ(۵۹) نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَیْنَكُمُ الْمَوْتَ وَ مَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوْقِیْنَۙ(۶۰) عَلٰۤى اَنْ نُّبَدِّلَ اَمْثَالَكُمْ وَ نُنْشِئَكُمْ فِیْ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ(۶۱) وَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ النَّشْاَةَ الْاُوْلٰى فَلَوْ لَا تَذَكَّرُوْنَ(۶۲) اَفَرَءَیْتُمْ مَّا تَحْرُثُوْنَؕ(۶۳) ءَاَنْتُمْ تَزْرَعُوْنَهٗۤ اَمْ نَحْنُ الزّٰرِعُوْنَ(۶۴) لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنٰهُ حُطَامًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُوْنَ(۶۵) اِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُوْنَۙ(۶۶) بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُوْمُوْنَ(۶۷) اَفَرَءَیْتُمُ الْمَآءَ الَّذِیْ تَشْرَبُوْنَؕ(۶۸) ءَاَنْتُمْ اَنْزَلْتُمُوْهُ مِنَ الْمُزْنِ اَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنْزِلُوْنَ(۶۹) لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنٰهُ اُجَاجًا فَلَوْ لَا تَشْكُرُوْنَ(۷۰) اَفَرَءَیْتُمُ النَّارَ الَّتِیْ تُوْرُوْنَؕ(۷۱) ءَاَنْتُمْ اَنْشَاْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَاۤ اَمْ نَحْنُ الْمُنْشِــٴُـوْنَ(۷۲) نَحْنُ جَعَلْنٰهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَّ مَتَاعًا لِّلْمُقْوِیْنَۚ(۷۳) فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِیْمِ۠(۷۴) فَلَاۤ اُقْسِمُ بِمَوٰقِعِ النُّجُوْمِۙ(۷۵) وَ اِنَّهٗ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ عَظِیْمٌۙ(۷۶) اِنَّهٗ لَقُرْاٰنٌ كَرِیْمٌۙ(۷۷) فِیْ كِتٰبٍ مَّكْنُوْنٍۙ(۷۸) لَّا یَمَسُّهٗۤ اِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُوْنَؕ(۷۹) تَنْزِیْلٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ(۸۰) اَفَبِهٰذَا الْحَدِیْثِ اَنْتُمْ مُّدْهِنُوْنَۙ(۸۱) وَ تَجْعَلُوْنَ رِزْقَكُمْ اَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُوْنَ(۸۲) فَلَوْ لَاۤ اِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُوْمَۙ(۸۳) وَ اَنْتُمْ حِیْنَىٕذٍ تَنْظُرُوْنَۙ(۸۴) وَ نَحْنُ اَقْرَبُ اِلَیْهِ مِنْكُمْ وَ لٰكِنْ لَّا تُبْصِرُوْنَ(۸۵) فَلَوْ لَاۤ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ غَیْرَ مَدِیْنِیْنَۙ(۸۶) تَرْجِعُوْنَهَاۤ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ(۸۷) فَاَمَّاۤ اِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِیْنَۙ(۸۸) فَرَوْحٌ وَّ رَیْحَانٌ ﳔ وَّ جَنَّتُ نَعِیْمٍ(۸۹) وَ اَمَّاۤ اِنْ كَانَ مِنْ اَصْحٰبِ الْیَمِیْنِۙ(۹۰) فَسَلٰمٌ لَّكَ مِنْ اَصْحٰبِ الْیَمِیْنِؕ(۹۱) وَ اَمَّاۤ اِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ الضَّآلِّیْنَۙ(۹۲) فَنُزُلٌ مِّنْ حَمِیْمٍۙ(۹۳) وَّ تَصْلِیَةُ جَحِیْمٍ(۹۴) اِنَّ هٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ الْیَقِیْنِۚ(۹۵) فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِیْمِ۠(۹۶)
Benefits of Reciting Surah Al Waqiah
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has highlighted the importance of reciting Surah Waqiah.
According to his teachings, anyone who recites this Surah regularly will be protected from poverty. On the Day of Judgment, the person who consistently recites Surah Al Waqiah will have a radiant and shining face.
The Surah is often recited for seeking blessings, prosperity, and protection from financial difficulties. Many people incorporate it into their daily prayers or recite it at specific times to reap these spiritual benefits.
Surah Waqiah is also recited to bring peace of mind, strengthen faith, and remind us of the temporary nature of worldly life and the eternal life hereafter.
It encourages reflection on the power of Allah and the inevitable reality of the Day of Judgment, helping believers maintain their focus on living a righteous life.
Questions and Answers About Surah Waqiah
1. What is the significance of Surah Al Waqiah in the Quran?
- Surah Waqiah is the 56th chapter of the Quran and is significant for its themes of resurrection and the Day of Judgment.
- It reminds believers of the consequences of their actions in this life and the realities of the afterlife.
- Reciting this Surah is believed to protect from poverty and bring spiritual blessings.
2. Why is Surah Al Waqiah called a Makki Surah?
Surah Waqiah is called a Makki Surah because it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) while he was in Makkah. Makki Surahs typically focus on fundamental beliefs like monotheism, the afterlife, and the importance of following divine guidance.
3. What are the benefits of reciting Surah Al Waqiah regularly?
Reciting Waqiah offers several benefits. According to the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), it can protect a person from poverty and financial difficulties.
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