Chapter 69, 52 verses
Alhaqqatu
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
The sure calamity!
The Sure Reality!
Ma alhaqqatu
ما الحاقة
What is the sure calamity!
What is the Sure Reality?
Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
وما أدراك ما الحاقة
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
كذبت ثمود وعاد بالقارعة
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
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 to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
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 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.
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
Do you then see of them one remaining?
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati
وجاء فرعون ومن قبله والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
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 Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
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
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
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
So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
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 is blown with a single 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 and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
فيومئذ وقعت الواقعة
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun
وانشقت السماء فهي يومئذ واهية
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall 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 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 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 you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain 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 book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! 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 shall meet my account.
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
فهو في عيشة راضية
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
في جنة عالية
In a lofty garden,
In a Garden on high,
Qutoofuha daniyatun
قطوفها دانية
The fruits of which are near at hand:
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
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
"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
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:
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 I had not known what my account was:
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
يا ليتها كانت القاضية
O would that it had made an end (of me):
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
ما أغنى عني ماليه ۜ
My wealth has availed me nothing:
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
هلك عني سلطانيه
My authority is gone away from me.
"My power has perished from me!"...
Khuthoohu faghulloohu
خذوه فغلوه
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
Thumma aljaheema salloohu
ثم الجحيم صلوه
Then cast him into the burning fire,
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which 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
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
ولا يحض على طعام المسكين
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
ولا طعام إلا من غسلين
Nor any food except refuse,
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
فلا أقسم بما تبصرون
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
So I do call to witness what ye see,
Wama la tubsiroona
وما لا تبصرون
And that which you do not see.
And what ye see not,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona
وما هو بقول شاعر ۚ قليلا ما تؤمنون
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you 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 the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
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 fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
لأخذنا منه باليمين
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
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 withheld Us from him.
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
وإنه لحق اليقين
And most surely it is the true certainty
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi
فسبح باسم ربك العظيم
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.