بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
The Sure Reality!
Alhaqqatu
Chapter 69, 52 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
The Sure Reality!
Alhaqqatu
ما الحاقة
What is the Sure Reality?
Ma alhaqqatu
وما أدراك ما الحاقة
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
كذبت ثمود وعاد بالقارعة
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
وأما عاد فأهلكوا بريح صرصر عاتية
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin
سخرها عليهم سبع ليال وثمانية أيام حسوما فترى القوم فيها صرعى كأنهم أعجاز نخل خاوية
He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm - trees tumbled down!
Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun
فهل ترى لهم من باقية
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin
وجاء فرعون ومن قبله والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati
فعصوا رسول ربهم فأخذهم أخذة رابية
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan
إنا لما طغى الماء حملناكم في الجارية
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati
لنجعلها لكم تذكرة وتعيها أذن واعية
That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance.
LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun
فإذا نفخ في الصور نفخة واحدة
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun
وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan
فيومئذ وقعت الواقعة
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
وانشقت السماء فهي يومئذ واهية
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun
والملك على أرجائها ۚ ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يومئذ ثمانية
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun
يومئذ تعرضون لا تخفى منكم خافية
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه فيقول هاؤم اقرءوا كتابيه
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah
إني ظننت أني ملاق حسابيه
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah
فهو في عيشة راضية
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
في جنة عالية
In a Garden on high,
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
قطوفها دانية
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
Qutoofuha daniyatun
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما أسلفتم في الأيام الخالية
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati
وأما من أوتي كتابه بشماله فيقول يا ليتني لم أوت كتابيه
And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me!
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
ولم أدر ما حسابيه
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
Walam adri ma hisabiyah
يا ليتها كانت القاضية
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
ما أغنى عني ماليه ۜ
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
هلك عني سلطانيه
"My power has perished from me!"...
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
خذوه فغلوه
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
Khuthoohu faghulloohu
ثم الجحيم صلوه
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
Thumma aljaheema salloohu
ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
إنه كان لا يؤمن بالله العظيم
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi
ولا يحض على طعام المسكين
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
ولا طعام إلا من غسلين
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
فلا أقسم بما تبصرون
So I do call to witness what ye see,
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
وما لا تبصرون
And what ye see not,
Wama la tubsiroona
إنه لقول رسول كريم
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
وما هو بقول شاعر ۚ قليلا ما تؤمنون
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona
ولا بقول كاهن ۚ قليلا ما تذكرون
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
تنزيل من رب العالمين
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena
ولو تقول علينا بعض الأقاويل
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli
لأخذنا منه باليمين
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena
وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
وإنه لحق اليقين
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
فسبح باسم ربك العظيم
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi