Chapter 69, 52 verses
The sure calamity!
Alhaqqatu
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
What is the sure calamity!
Ma alhaqqatu
ما الحاقة
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
وما أدراك ما الحاقة
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
كذبت ثمود وعاد بالقارعة
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin
وأما عاد فأهلكوا بريح صرصر عاتية
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
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.
Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun
سخرها عليهم سبع ليال وثمانية أيام حسوما فترى القوم فيها صرعى كأنهم أعجاز نخل خاوية
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Do you then see of them one remaining?
Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin
فهل ترى لهم من باقية
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati
وجاء فرعون ومن قبله والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan
فعصوا رسول ربهم فأخذهم أخذة رابية
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati
إنا لما طغى الماء حملناكم في الجارية
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ
So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun
لنجعلها لكم تذكرة وتعيها أذن واعية
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun
فإذا نفخ في الصور نفخة واحدة
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan
وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
فيومئذ وقعت الواقعة
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun
وانشقت السماء فهي يومئذ واهية
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ
And the angels shall be on the sides thereof; and above them eight shall bear on that day your Lord's power.
Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun
والملك على أرجائها ۚ ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يومئذ ثمانية
وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَٰنِيَةٌ
On that day you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun
يومئذ تعرضون لا تخفى منكم خافية
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ
Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه فيقول هاؤم اقرءوا كتابيه
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah
إني ظننت أني ملاق حسابيه
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
فهو في عيشة راضية
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
In a lofty garden,
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
في جنة عالية
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
The fruits of which are near at hand:
Qutoofuha daniyatun
قطوفها دانية
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما أسلفتم في الأيام الخالية
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ
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:
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
وأما من أوتي كتابه بشماله فيقول يا ليتني لم أوت كتابيه
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
And I had not known what my account was:
Walam adri ma hisabiyah
ولم أدر ما حسابيه
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
O would that it had made an end (of me):
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
يا ليتها كانت القاضية
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
My wealth has availed me nothing:
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
ما أغنى عني ماليه ۜ
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ
My authority is gone away from me.
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
هلك عني سلطانيه
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
Khuthoohu faghulloohu
خذوه فغلوه
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
Then cast him into the burning fire,
Thumma aljaheema salloohu
ثم الجحيم صلوه
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi
إنه كان لا يؤمن بالله العظيم
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
ولا يحض على طعام المسكين
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
Nor any food except refuse,
Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
ولا طعام إلا من غسلين
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
فلا أقسم بما تبصرون
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And that which you do not see.
Wama la tubsiroona
وما لا تبصرون
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona
وما هو بقول شاعر ۚ قليلا ما تؤمنون
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
ولا بقول كاهن ۚ قليلا ما تذكرون
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena
تنزيل من رب العالمين
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli
ولو تقول علينا بعض الأقاويل
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
لأخذنا منه باليمين
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena
فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَٰجِزِينَ
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
And most surely it is the true certainty
Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
وإنه لحق اليقين
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi
فسبح باسم ربك العظيم
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ