إِذا رُجَّتِ الأَرضُ رَجًّا
When the earth is violently shaken.
وَبُسَّتِ الجِبالُ بَسًّا
And the mountains are reduced to fine dust.
فَكانَت هَباءً مُنبَثًّا
Becoming dispersed dust.
وَكُنتُم أَزواجًا ثَلاثَةً
You will be sorted into three categories.
فَأَصحابُ المَيمَنَةِ ما أَصحابُ المَيمَنَةِ
Those on the Right—what of those on the Right?
وَأَصحابُ المَشأَمَةِ ما أَصحابُ المَشأَمَةِ
And those on the Left—what of those on the Left?
وَالسّابِقونَ السّابِقونَ
And the forerunners, the foremost.
أُولـٰئِكَ المُقَرَّبونَ
Those drawn near.
في جَنّاتِ النَّعيمِ
In the Gardens of Delight.
ثُلَّةٌ مِنَ الأَوَّلينَ
A multitude from the earliest generations.
وَقَليلٌ مِنَ الآخِرينَ
And a few from the later ones.