Al Haqqa

Pickthall

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

Shakir

1 The sure calamity!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

2 What is the Reality ?

Shakir

2 What is the sure calamity!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 What is the Inevitable?

Pickthall

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

Shakir

3 And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

4 Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

5 Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

6 And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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.

Shakir

7 Which He made to prevail against them for seven nights and eight days unremittingly, so that you might have seen the people therein prostrate as if they were the trunks of hollow palms.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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!

Pickthall

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

Shakir

8 Do you then see of them one remaining?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 Do you see any remnants of them?

Pickthall

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

Shakir

9 And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

10 And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

11 Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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)]

Pickthall

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

Shakir

12 So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

13 And when the trumpet shall sound one blast

Shakir

13 And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

14 And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

15 Then, on that day will the Event befall.

Shakir

15 On that day shall the great event come to pass,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

16 And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

17 And the angels shall be on the sides thereof; and above them eight shall bear on that day your Lord's power.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

18 On that day you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain hidden.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

20 Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

21 Then he will be in blissful state

Shakir

21 So he shall be in a life of pleasure,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

22 In a high garden

Shakir

22 In a lofty garden,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

22 In a lofty Paradise,

Pickthall

23 Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.

Shakir

23 The fruits of which are near at hand:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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.

Shakir

24 Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

25 And as for him who is given his book in his left hand he shall say: O would that my book had never been given me:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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!

Pickthall

26 And knew not what my reckoning!

Shakir

26 And I had not known what my account was:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

27 Oh, would that it had been death!

Shakir

27 O would that it had made an end (of me):

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

28 My wealth hath not availed me,

Shakir

28 My wealth has availed me nothing:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

28 "My wealth has not availed me;

Pickthall

29 My power hath gone from me.

Shakir

29 My authority is gone away from me.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

30 Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

31 And then expose him to hell - fire

Shakir

31 Then cast him into the burning fire,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

31 Then throw him in the blazing Fire.

Pickthall

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

Shakir

32 Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

33 Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

34 And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.

Shakir

34 Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

35 Therefor hath he no lover here this day,

Shakir

35 Therefore he has not here today a true friend,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

35 So no friend has he here this Day,

Pickthall

36 Nor any food save filth

Shakir

36 Nor any food except refuse,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

37 Which none but sinners eat.

Shakir

37 Which none but the wrongdoers eat.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

38 But nay! I swear by all that ye see

Shakir

38 But nay! I swear by that which you see,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

38 So I swear by whatsoever you see,

Pickthall

39 And all that ye see not

Shakir

39 And that which you do not see.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

39 And by whatsoever you see not,

Pickthall

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

Shakir

40 Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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].

Pickthall

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

Shakir

41 And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

42 Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

44 And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,

Shakir

44 And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

45 We assuredly had taken him by the right hand

Shakir

45 We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

46 And then severed his life - artery,

Shakir

46 Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

48 And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

49 And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

50 And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

51 And lo! it is absolute truth.

Shakir

51 And most surely it is the true certainty

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

52 So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.

Shakir

52 Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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