الـحاقّـة

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!

1 Alhaqqatu

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!

2 What is the Reality ?

2 Ma alhaqqatu

2 What is the Inevitable?

3 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!

3 Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu

3 And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?

4 (The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.

4 Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati

4 Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!

5 As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.

5 Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati

5 As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!

6 And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,

6 Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin

6 And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!

7 Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm - trees.

7 Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun

7 Which Allah imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown (destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms!

8 Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?

8 Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin

8 Do you see any remnants of them?

9 And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,

9 Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati

9 And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.

10 And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.

10 FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan

10 And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.

11 Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship

11 Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati

11 Verily, when the water rose beyond its limits [Nuh's (Noah) Flood], We carried you (mankind) in the floating [ship that was constructed by Nuh (Noah)]

12 That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.

12 LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun

12 That We might make it (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.

13 And when the trumpet shall sound one blast

13 Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun

13 Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).

14 And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,

14 Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan

14 And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.

15 Then, on that day will the Event befall.

15 Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu

15 Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall.

16 And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.

16 Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun

16 And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.

17 And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.

17 Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun

17 And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.

18 On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.

18 Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun

18 That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.

19 Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!

19 Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah

19 Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!

20 Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.

20 Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah

20 "Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"

21 Then he will be in blissful state

21 Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin

21 So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.

22 In a high garden

22 Fee jannatin AAaliyatin

22 In a lofty Paradise,

23 Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.

23 Qutoofuha daniyatun

23 The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.

24 (And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.

24 Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati

24 Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!

25 But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book

25 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah

25 But as for him who will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "I wish that I had not been given my Record!

26 And knew not what my reckoning!

26 Walam adri ma hisabiyah

26 "And that I had never known how my Account is!

27 Oh, would that it had been death!

27 Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu

27 "Would that it had been my end (death)!

28 My wealth hath not availed me,

28 Ma aghna AAannee maliyah

28 "My wealth has not availed me;

29 My power hath gone from me.

29 Halaka AAannee sultaniyah

29 "My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"

30 (It will be said): Take him and fetter him

30 Khuthoohu faghulloohu

30 (It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;

31 And then expose him to hell - fire

31 Thumma aljaheema salloohu

31 Then throw him in the blazing Fire.

32 And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.

32 Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu

32 "Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"

33 Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,

33 Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi

33 Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,

34 And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.

34 Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni

34 And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).

35 Therefor hath he no lover here this day,

35 Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun

35 So no friend has he here this Day,

36 Nor any food save filth

36 Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin

36 Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.

37 Which none but sinners eat.

37 La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona

37 None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).

38 But nay! I swear by all that ye see

38 Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona

38 So I swear by whatsoever you see,

39 And all that ye see not

39 Wama la tubsiroona

39 And by whatsoever you see not,

40 That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.

40 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

40 That this is verily, the word of an honoured Messenger [i.e. Jibril (Gabriel) or Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم which he has brought from Allah].

41 It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!

41 Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona

41 It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!

42 Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!

42 Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona

42 Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!

43 It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

43 Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena

43 This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).

44 And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,

44 Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli

44 And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),

45 We assuredly had taken him by the right hand

45 Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni

45 We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),

46 And then severed his life - artery,

46 Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena

46 And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),

47 And not one of you could have held Us off from him.

47 Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena

47 And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.

48 And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).

48 Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena

48 And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).

49 And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).

49 Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena

49 And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)

50 And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.

50 Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena

50 And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).

51 And lo! it is absolute truth.

51 Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni

51 And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.

52 So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.

52 Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi

52 So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.