Al-Waqiah (الواقعة)
Chapter 56 · The Inevitable · Juz 27
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ
Wa as haabush shimaali maaa as haabush shimaal
And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?
Quran 56:41 — Surah Al-Waqiah
This is verse 41 of 96 in Surah Al-Waqiah (الواقعة), meaning “The Inevitable”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 27 (Part 27) of the Quran.
Surah Al-Waqiah is the 56th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 96 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Wa as haabush shimaali maaa as haabush shimaal
ثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
A company of the former peoples
وَثُلَّةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
And a company of the later peoples.
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ
And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?
فِى سَمُومٍۢ وَحَمِيمٍۢ
[They will be] in scorching fire and scalding water
وَظِلٍّۢ مِّن يَحْمُومٍۢ
And a shade of black smoke,