Chapter 69, 52 verses
The sure calamity!
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَاقَّةُ
The Sure Reality!
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
What is the sure calamity!
مَا الْحَاقَّةُ
What is the Sure Reality?
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحَاقَّةُ
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌ بِالْقَارِعَةِ
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِالطَّاغِيَةِ
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
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.
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَانِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى الْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm - trees tumbled down!
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Do you then see of them one remaining?
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّن بَاقِيَةٍ
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
وَجَاءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُ وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَاتُ بِالْخَاطِئَةِ
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
فَعَصَوْا رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَى الْمَاءُ حَمَلْنَاكُمْ فِي الْجَارِيَةِ
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
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.
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَا أُذُنٌ وَاعِيَةٌ
That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance.
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
وَحُمِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَاحِدَةً
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
وَانشَقَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَهِيَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
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.
وَالْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰ أَرْجَائِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَانِيَةٌ
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
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.
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
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:
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَاؤُمُ اقْرَءُوا كِتَابِيَهْ
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَاقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
In a lofty garden,
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
In a Garden on high,
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
The fruits of which are near at hand:
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِي الْأَيَّامِ الْخَالِيَةِ
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
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:
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِشِمَالِهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَابِيَهْ
And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me!
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
And I had not known what my account was:
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
O would that it had made an end (of me):
يَا لَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ الْقَاضِيَةَ
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
My wealth has availed me nothing:
مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّي مَالِيَهْ ۜ
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ
My authority is gone away from me.
هَلَكَ عَنِّي سُلْطَانِيَهْ
"My power has perished from me!"...
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
Then cast him into the burning fire,
ثُمَّ الْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
ثُمَّ فِي سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَاسْلُكُوهُ
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
إِنَّهُ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ الْيَوْمَ هَاهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
Nor any food except refuse,
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُ إِلَّا الْخَاطِئُونَ
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
So I do call to witness what ye see,
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And that which you do not see.
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And what ye see not,
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ الْأَقَاوِيلِ
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِالْيَمِينِ
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ الْوَتِينَ
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَاجِزِينَ
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَٰجِزِينَ
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
وَإِنَّهُ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
وَإِنَّهُ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
And most surely it is the true certainty
وَإِنَّهُ لَحَقُّ الْيَقِينِ
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ