Al Haqqa, Al-Quran English Tran. Shakir

Shakir

The sure calamity!

Transliteration

Alhaqqatu

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

What is the sure calamity!

Transliteration

Ma alhaqqatu

Pickthall

What is the Reality ?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

What is the Inevitable?

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?

Shakir

Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.

Transliteration

Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati

Pickthall

As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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.

Transliteration

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

Pickthall

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.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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!

Shakir

Do you then see of them one remaining?

Transliteration

Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Do you see any remnants of them?

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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)]

Shakir

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

Transliteration

LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,

Transliteration

Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun

Pickthall

And when the trumpet shall sound one blast

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

On that day shall the great event come to pass,

Transliteration

Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu

Pickthall

Then, on that day will the Event befall.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.

Transliteration

Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

So he shall be in a life of pleasure,

Transliteration

Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin

Pickthall

Then he will be in blissful state

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

In a lofty garden,

Transliteration

Fee jannatin AAaliyatin

Pickthall

In a high garden

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

In a lofty Paradise,

Shakir

The fruits of which are near at hand:

Transliteration

Qutoofuha daniyatun

Pickthall

Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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:

Transliteration

Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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!

Shakir

And I had not known what my account was:

Transliteration

Walam adri ma hisabiyah

Pickthall

And knew not what my reckoning!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu

Pickthall

Oh, would that it had been death!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

My wealth has availed me nothing:

Transliteration

Ma aghna AAannee maliyah

Pickthall

My wealth hath not availed me,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

"My wealth has not availed me;

Shakir

My authority is gone away from me.

Transliteration

Halaka AAannee sultaniyah

Pickthall

My power hath gone from me.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Khuthoohu faghulloohu

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

Then cast him into the burning fire,

Transliteration

Thumma aljaheema salloohu

Pickthall

And then expose him to hell - fire

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then throw him in the blazing Fire.

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,

Transliteration

Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.

Transliteration

Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni

Pickthall

And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

Therefore he has not here today a true friend,

Transliteration

Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun

Pickthall

Therefor hath he no lover here this day,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So no friend has he here this Day,

Shakir

Nor any food except refuse,

Transliteration

Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin

Pickthall

Nor any food save filth

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.

Shakir

Which none but the wrongdoers eat.

Transliteration

La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona

Pickthall

Which none but sinners eat.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

But nay! I swear by that which you see,

Transliteration

Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona

Pickthall

But nay! I swear by all that ye see

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So I swear by whatsoever you see,

Shakir

And that which you do not see.

Transliteration

Wama la tubsiroona

Pickthall

And all that ye see not

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And by whatsoever you see not,

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

Pickthall

That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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].

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.

Transliteration

Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena

Pickthall

It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli

Pickthall

And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,

Transliteration

Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni

Pickthall

We assuredly had taken him by the right hand

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.

Transliteration

Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena

Pickthall

And then severed his life - artery,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

And most surely it is the true certainty

Transliteration

Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni

Pickthall

And lo! it is absolute truth.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Transliteration

Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi

Pickthall

So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Al Haqqa

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