بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

бисмиль-лəhир-рōhмəəнир-рōhиим

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ

из̃əə вəќō'əтиль-вəəќи'əh

When the Imminent [Hour] befalls

لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ

лэйсə ливəќ'əтиhəə кəəз̃ибəh

—there is no denying that it will befall—

خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ

хōōфидōтур-рōōфи'əh

[it will be] lowering and exalting.

إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا

из̃əə руджджəтиль-əрду рōджджə

When the earth is shaken violently,

وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا

вəбуссəтиль-джибəəлю бəссə

and the mountains are shattered into bits

فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا

фəкəəнəт həбəə`əмм-мумм-бəc̃c̃ə

and become scattered dust,

وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ثَلَٰثَةً

вəкуŋŋтум əзвəəджəн c̃əлəəc̃əh

you will be three groups:

فَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ

фə`əсhəəбуль-мəймəнəти мəə əсhəəбуль-мəймəнəh

The People of the Right Hand—and what are the People of the Right Hand?!

وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ

вə`əсhəəбуль-мəш`əмəти мəə əсhəəбуль-мəш`əмəh

And the People of the Left Hand—and what are the People of the Left Hand?!

وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ

вəс-сəəбиќуунəс-сəəбиќуун

And the Foremost Ones are the foremost ones: