Al-Waqi'ah Verse 3

It will debase ˹some˺ and elevate ˹others˺.[[ Unlike this world of sheer injustice, the Hereafter will put everyone in their right place. The righteous will be elevated in Paradise, while the wicked will be humiliated in Hell. ]]

it will bring some low and raise others up.

abasing, exalting,

bringing low and raising high.

Abasing exalting.

(Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;

(a calamitous Event) that shall turn things upside down:

Degrading (some) and exalting (others);

The event will be abasing some, and exalting some.

[it will be] lowering and exalting.

Abasing some and exalting others;

(This event shall be) lowering (the status of some and) exalting (that of others).

Lowering/reducing, raising/removing away

The event will be abasing some, and exalting some.

Abasing some, exalting others

It will bring low (some); (and others) it will exalt;

There is no belying its coming to pass --

Abasing (one party), exalting (the other),

Abasing (some), exalting (others);

It will abase some and exalt others.

(it will) abase (some) and exalt (others).

Bringing low (some), exalting (others).

some shall be abased and others exalted.

Bringing low, raising high.

[it will be] abasing [some], exalting [others], that is, it will manifest the abasing of some people by [virtue of] their admission into the Fire, and [manifest] the exalting of others by their admission into Paradise.

Bringing low, exalting.

indicates that Al-Waqi`ah lowers some people to the lowest parts of the Fire, even if they had been mighty in this life. It also elevates others to the highest grades in the residence of eternal delight, even if they were weak in this life.

This was said by Al-Hasan, Qatadah and others.

Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn Abbas,
خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ
(Bringing low, exalting),

"It made the near and the far hear it,"

while Ikrimah said,

"It lowered, and thus those who were close heard it, and elevated, and thus those in the distance heard it."

Ad-Dahhak and Qatadah said similarly.

Allah said,

إِذَا رُجَّتِ الاَْرْضُ رَجًّا

It shall abase those whose mode of action incurred the destiny they brought upon themselves of coming down very low, and it shall raise and exalt in dignity those whose breasts had been filled with the profound reverence dutiful to Allah