Chapter 69, 52 verses
The sure calamity!
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
Alhaqqatu
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
What is the sure calamity!
What is the Inevitable?
Ma alhaqqatu
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!
Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin
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.
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!
Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Do you then see of them one remaining?
Do you see any remnants of them?
Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.
Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.
FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
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)]
Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati
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.
That We might make it (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.
LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).
Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.
Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall.
Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.
Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun
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.
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun
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.
That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.
Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun
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:
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!
Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
"Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"
Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
In a lofty garden,
In a lofty Paradise,
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
The fruits of which are near at hand:
The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.
Qutoofuha daniyatun
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati
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:
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!
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
And I had not known what my account was:
"And that I had never known how my Account is!
Walam adri ma hisabiyah
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
O would that it had made an end (of me):
"Would that it had been my end (death)!
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
My wealth has availed me nothing:
"My wealth has not availed me;
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ
My authority is gone away from me.
"My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
(It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;
Khuthoohu faghulloohu
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
Then cast him into the burning fire,
Then throw him in the blazing Fire.
Thumma aljaheema salloohu
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).
Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
So no friend has he here this Day,
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
Nor any food except refuse,
Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.
Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
So I swear by whatsoever you see,
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And that which you do not see.
And by whatsoever you see not,
Wama la tubsiroona
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
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].
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!
Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),
Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),
Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),
Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.
Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَٰجِزِينَ
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).
Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)
Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).
Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
And most surely it is the true certainty
And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.
Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.
Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ