Chapter 69, 52 verses
The sure calamity!
The Inevitable Reality -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
Alhaqqatu
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
What is the sure calamity!
What is the Inevitable Reality?
ما الحاقة
Ma alhaqqatu
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
وما أدراك ما الحاقة
Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
كذبت ثمود وعاد بالقارعة
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
وأما عاد فأهلكوا بريح صرصر عاتية
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 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.
سخرها عليهم سبع ليال وثمانية أيام حسوما فترى القوم فيها صرعى كأنهم أعجاز نخل خاوية
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?
Then do you see of them any remains?
فهل ترى لهم من باقية
Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
وجاء فرعون ومن قبله والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة
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 the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
فعصوا رسول ربهم فأخذهم أخذة رابية
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,
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship
إنا لما طغى الماء حملناكم في الجارية
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 for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
لنجعلها لكم تذكرة وتعيها أذن واعية
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 Horn is blown with one blast
فإذا نفخ في الصور نفخة واحدة
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 are lifted and leveled with one blow -
وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة
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, the Resurrection will occur,
فيومئذ وقعت الواقعة
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 split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
وانشقت السماء فهي يومئذ واهية
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 are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
والملك على أرجائها ۚ ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يومئذ ثمانية
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, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
يومئذ تعرضون لا تخفى منكم خافية
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:
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه فيقول هاؤم اقرءوا كتابيه
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.
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
إني ظننت أني ملاق حسابيه
Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
So he will be in a pleasant life -
فهو في عيشة راضية
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
In a lofty garden,
In an elevated garden,
في جنة عالية
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
The fruits of which are near at hand:
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
قطوفها دانية
Qutoofuha daniyatun
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما أسلفتم في الأيام الخالية
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 he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record
وأما من أوتي كتابه بشماله فيقول يا ليتني لم أوت كتابيه
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 had not known what is my account.
ولم أدر ما حسابيه
Walam adri ma hisabiyah
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
O would that it had made an end (of me):
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
يا ليتها كانت القاضية
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
My wealth has availed me nothing:
My wealth has not availed me.
ما أغنى عني ماليه ۜ
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ
My authority is gone away from me.
Gone from me is my authority."
هلك عني سلطانيه
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
خذوه فغلوه
Khuthoohu faghulloohu
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
Then cast him into the burning fire,
Then into Hellfire drive him.
ثم الجحيم صلوه
Thumma aljaheema salloohu
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
إنه كان لا يؤمن بالله العظيم
Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
ولا يحض على طعام المسكين
Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
Nor any food except refuse,
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
ولا طعام إلا من غسلين
Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
None will eat it except the sinners.
لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون
La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
So I swear by what you see
فلا أقسم بما تبصرون
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And that which you do not see.
And what you do not see
وما لا تبصرون
Wama la tubsiroona
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
وما هو بقول شاعر ۚ قليلا ما تؤمنون
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 the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
ولا بقول كاهن ۚ قليلا ما تذكرون
Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
تنزيل من رب العالمين
Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
ولو تقول علينا بعض الأقاويل
Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
We would have seized him by the right hand;
لأخذنا منه باليمين
Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين
Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين
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 indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.
وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين
Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين
Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين
Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
And most surely it is the true certainty
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
وإنه لحق اليقين
Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
فسبح باسم ربك العظيم
Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ