Chapter 69, 52 verses
Alhaqqatu
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
The Sure Reality!
Ma alhaqqatu
ما الحاقة
What is the Reality ?
What is the Sure Reality?
Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
وما أدراك ما الحاقة
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
كذبت ثمود وعاد بالقارعة
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin
وأما عاد فأهلكوا بريح صرصر عاتية
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
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
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.
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!
Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin
فهل ترى لهم من باقية
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati
وجاء فرعون ومن قبله والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan
فعصوا رسول ربهم فأخذهم أخذة رابية
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati
إنا لما طغى الماء حملناكم في الجارية
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun
لنجعلها لكم تذكرة وتعيها أذن واعية
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
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.
Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun
فإذا نفخ في الصور نفخة واحدة
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan
وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
فيومئذ وقعت الواقعة
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun
وانشقت السماء فهي يومئذ واهية
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun
والملك على أرجائها ۚ ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يومئذ ثمانية
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun
يومئذ تعرضون لا تخفى منكم خافية
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه فيقول هاؤم اقرءوا كتابيه
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah
إني ظننت أني ملاق حسابيه
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
فهو في عيشة راضية
Then he will be in blissful state
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
في جنة عالية
In a high garden
In a Garden on high,
Qutoofuha daniyatun
قطوفها دانية
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما أسلفتم في الأيام الخالية
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
وأما من أوتي كتابه بشماله فيقول يا ليتني لم أوت كتابيه
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
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!
Walam adri ma hisabiyah
ولم أدر ما حسابيه
And knew not what my reckoning!
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
يا ليتها كانت القاضية
Oh, would that it had been death!
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
ما أغنى عني ماليه ۜ
My wealth hath not availed me,
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
هلك عني سلطانيه
My power hath gone from me.
"My power has perished from me!"...
Khuthoohu faghulloohu
خذوه فغلوه
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
Thumma aljaheema salloohu
ثم الجحيم صلوه
And then expose him to hell - fire
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi
إنه كان لا يؤمن بالله العظيم
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
ولا يحض على طعام المسكين
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
ولا طعام إلا من غسلين
Nor any food save filth
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون
Which none but sinners eat.
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
فلا أقسم بما تبصرون
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
So I do call to witness what ye see,
Wama la tubsiroona
وما لا تبصرون
And all that ye see not
And what ye see not,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona
وما هو بقول شاعر ۚ قليلا ما تؤمنون
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
ولا بقول كاهن ۚ قليلا ما تذكرون
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena
تنزيل من رب العالمين
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli
ولو تقول علينا بعض الأقاويل
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
لأخذنا منه باليمين
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين
And then severed his life - artery,
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena
فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
وإنه لحق اليقين
And lo! it is absolute truth.
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi
فسبح باسم ربك العظيم
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.