Chapter 69, 52 verses
The sure calamity!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
সেই অবশ্যম্ভাবী ঘটনা,
The Inevitable Reality -
What is the sure calamity!
What is the Reality ?
কী সেই অবশ্যম্ভাবী ঘটনা?
What is the Inevitable Reality?
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
আর তুমি কি জান সেই অবশ্যম্ভাবী ঘটনা কী?
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
আদ ও সামূদ সম্প্রদায় অস্বীকার করিয়াছিল মহাপ্রলয়।
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
আর সামূদ সম্প্রদায়, উহাদেরকে ধ্বংস করা হইয়াছিল এক প্রলয়ংকর বিপর্যয় দ্বারা।
So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
আর ‘আদ সম্প্রদায়, উহাদেরকে ধ্বংস করা হইয়াছিল এক প্রচণ্ড ঝঞ্ঝাবায়ু দ্বারা,
And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
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.
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.
যাহা তিনি উহাদের উপর প্রবাহিত করিয়াছিলেন সপ্তরাত্রি ও অষ্টদিবস বিরামহীনভাবে; তখন তুমি উক্ত সম্প্রদায়কে দেখিতে - উহারা সেখানে লুটাইয়া পড়িয়া আছে সারশূন্য খর্জুর কাণ্ডের ন্যায়।
Which Allah imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.
Do you then see of them one remaining?
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
অতঃপর উহাদের কাহাকেও তুমি বিদ্যমান দেখিতে পাও কি?
Then do you see of them any remains?
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
ফির‘আওন, তাহার পূর্ববর্তীরা এবং উল্টাইয়া দেওয়া জনপদ পাপাচারে লিপ্ত ছিল।
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
উহারা উহাদের প্রতিপালকের রাসূলকে অমান্য করিয়াছিল, ফলে তিনি উহাদেরকে শাস্তি দিলেন - কঠোর শাস্তি।
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
যখন জলোচ্ছ্বাস হইয়াছিল তখন আমি তোমাদের - কে আরোহণ করাইয়াছিলাম নৌযানে,
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship
So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
আমি ইহা করিয়াছিলাম তোমাদের শিক্ষার জন্য এবং এইজন্য যে, শ্রুতিধর কর্ণ ইহা সংরক্ষণ করে।
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
যখন শিঙ্গায় ফুৎকার দেওয়া হইবে - একটি মাত্র ফুৎকার,
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
পর্বতমালাসমেত পৃথিবী উৎক্ষিপ্ত হইবে এবং মাত্র এক ধাক্কায় উহারা চূর্ণ - বিচূর্ণ হইয়া যাইবে।
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
সেদিন সংঘটিত হইবে মহাপ্রলয়,
Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
এবং আকাশ বিদীর্ণ হইয়া যাইবে আর সেই দিন উহা বিক্ষিপ্ত হইয়া পড়িবে।
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
And the angels shall be on the sides thereof; and above them eight shall bear on that day your Lord's power.
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
ফিরিশ্তাগণ আকাশের প্রান্তদেশে থাকিবে এবং সেই দিন আটজন ফিরিশ্তা তোমার প্রতিপালকের আরশকে ধারণ করিবে তাহাদের ঊর্ধ্বে।
And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
On that day you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
সেই দিন উপস্থিত করা হইবে তোমাদেরকে এবং তোমাদের কিছুই গোপন থাকিবে না।
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
তখন যাহাকে তাহার ‘আমলনামা তাহার দক্ষিণ হস্তে দেওয়া হইবে, সে বলিবে, ‘লও, আমার ‘আমলনামা, পড়িয়া দেখ ;
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
‘নিশ্চয়ই আমি জানিতাম যে, আমাকে আমার হিসাবের সম্মুখীন হইতে হইবে।’
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
Then he will be in blissful state
সুতরাং সে যাপন করিবে সন্তোষজনক জীবন;
So he will be in a pleasant life -
In a lofty garden,
In a high garden
সুউচ্চ জান্নাতে
In an elevated garden,
The fruits of which are near at hand:
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
যাহার ফলরাশি অবনমিত থাকিবে নাগালের মধ্যে।
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
তাহাদেরকে বলা হইবে, ‘পানাহার কর তৃপ্তির সঙ্গে, তোমরা অতীত দিনে যাহা করিয়াছিলে তাহার বিনিময়ে।’
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
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:
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
কিন্তু যাহার ‘আমলনামা তাহার বাম হস্তে দেওয়া হইবে, সে বলিবে, ‘হায়! আমাকে যদি দেওয়াই না হইত আমার ‘আমলনামা,
But as for he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record
And I had not known what my account was:
And knew not what my reckoning!
‘এবং আমি যদি না জানিতাম আমার হিসাব !
And had not known what is my account.
O would that it had made an end (of me):
Oh, would that it had been death!
‘হায়! আমার মৃত্যুই যদি আমার শেষ হইত।
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
My wealth has availed me nothing:
My wealth hath not availed me,
‘আমার ধন - সম্পদ আমার কোন কাজেই আসিল না।
My wealth has not availed me.
My authority is gone away from me.
My power hath gone from me.
‘আমার ক্ষমতাও বিনষ্ট হইয়াছে।’
Gone from me is my authority."
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
ফিরিশ্তাদেরকে বলা হইবে, ‘ধর উহাকে, উহার গলদেশে বেড়ি পরাইয়া দাও।
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
Then cast him into the burning fire,
And then expose him to hell - fire
‘অতঃপর উহাকে নিক্ষেপ কর জাহান্নামে।
Then into Hellfire drive him.
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
‘পুনরায় তাহাকে শৃঙ্খলিত কর সত্তর হস্ত দীর্ঘ এক শৃঙ্খলে’,
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
সে তো মহান র প্রতি ছিল না।
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
এবং অভাবগ্রস্তকে অন্নদানে উৎসাহিত করিত না,
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
অতএব এই দিন সেখানে তাহার কোন সুহৃদ থাকিবে না,
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
Nor any food except refuse,
Nor any food save filth
এবং কোন খাদ্য থাকিবে না ক্ষতনিঃসৃত পুঁজ ব্যতীত,
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
Which none but sinners eat.
যাহা অপরাধী ব্যতীত কেহ খাইবে না।
None will eat it except the sinners.
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
আমি কসম করিতেছি উহার, যাহা তোমরা দেখিতে পাও,
So I swear by what you see
And that which you do not see.
And all that ye see not
এবং যাহা তোমরা দেখিতে পাও না ;
And what you do not see
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
নিশ্চয়ই এই কুরআন এক সম্মানিত রাসূলের বহনকৃত বার্তা।
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
ইহা কোন কবির রচনা নয়; তোমরা অল্পই বিশ্বাস কর,
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
ইহা কোন গণকের কথাও নয়, তোমরা অল্পই অনুধাবন কর।
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
ইহা জগতসমূহের প্রতিপালকের নিকট হইতে অবতীর্ণ।
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
সে যদি আমার নামে কোন কথা রচনা করিয়া চালাইতে চেষ্টা করিত,
And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
আমি অবশ্যই তাহার দক্ষিণ হস্ত ধরিয়া ফেলিতাম,
We would have seized him by the right hand;
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
And then severed his life - artery,
এবং কাটিয়া দিতাম তাহার জীবন - ধমনী,
Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
অতঃপর তোমাদের মধ্যে এমন কেহই নাই, যে তাহাকে রক্ষা করিতে পারে।
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
এই কুরআন মুত্তাকীদের জন্য অবশ্যই এক উপদেশ।
And indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
আমি অবশ্যই জানি যে, তোমাদের মধ্যে মিথ্যা আরোপকারী রহিয়াছে।
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
এবং এই কুরআন নিশ্চয়ই কাফিরদের অনুশোচনার কারণ হইবে,
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
And most surely it is the true certainty
And lo! it is absolute truth.
অবশ্যই ইহা নিশ্চিত সত্য।
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
অতএব তুমি মহান প্রতিপালকের নামের পবিত্রতা ও মহিমা ঘোষণা কর।
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.