Al-Waqiah (الواقعة)
Chapter 56 · The Inevitable · Juz 27
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
Wa as haabul mash'amati maaa as haabul mash'amah
And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?
Quran 56:9 — Surah Al-Waqiah
This is verse 9 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 haabul mash'amati maaa as haabul mash'amah
وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًۭا ثَلَٰثَةًۭ
And you become [of] three kinds:
فَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
Then the companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?
وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ
And the forerunners, the forerunners -
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Those are the ones brought near [to Allah]