Chapter 69, 52 verses
Alhaqqatu
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
The Sure Reality!
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
Ma alhaqqatu
ما الحاقة
What is the Sure Reality?
What is the Inevitable?
Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
وما أدراك ما الحاقة
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
كذبت ثمود وعاد بالقارعة
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin
وأما عاد فأهلكوا بريح صرصر عاتية
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!
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
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!
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!
Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin
فهل ترى لهم من باقية
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Do you see any remnants of them?
Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati
وجاء فرعون ومن قبله والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.
FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan
فعصوا رسول ربهم فأخذهم أخذة رابية
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.
Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati
إنا لما طغى الماء حملناكم في الجارية
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
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)]
LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun
لنجعلها لكم تذكرة وتعيها أذن واعية
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.
That We might make it (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.
Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun
فإذا نفخ في الصور نفخة واحدة
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).
Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan
وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.
Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
فيومئذ وقعت الواقعة
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall.
Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun
وانشقت السماء فهي يومئذ واهية
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.
Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun
والملك على أرجائها ۚ ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يومئذ ثمانية
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun
يومئذ تعرضون لا تخفى منكم خافية
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.
Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه فيقول هاؤم اقرءوا كتابيه
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!
Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah
إني ظننت أني ملاق حسابيه
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
"Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
فهو في عيشة راضية
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
في جنة عالية
In a Garden on high,
In a lofty Paradise,
Qutoofuha daniyatun
قطوفها دانية
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما أسلفتم في الأيام الخالية
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
وأما من أوتي كتابه بشماله فيقول يا ليتني لم أوت كتابيه
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!
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!
Walam adri ma hisabiyah
ولم أدر ما حسابيه
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
"And that I had never known how my Account is!
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
يا ليتها كانت القاضية
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
"Would that it had been my end (death)!
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
ما أغنى عني ماليه ۜ
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
"My wealth has not availed me;
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
هلك عني سلطانيه
"My power has perished from me!"...
"My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"
Khuthoohu faghulloohu
خذوه فغلوه
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
(It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;
Thumma aljaheema salloohu
ثم الجحيم صلوه
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
Then throw him in the blazing Fire.
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi
إنه كان لا يؤمن بالله العظيم
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
ولا يحض على طعام المسكين
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
So no friend has he here this Day,
Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
ولا طعام إلا من غسلين
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.
La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
فلا أقسم بما تبصرون
So I do call to witness what ye see,
So I swear by whatsoever you see,
Wama la tubsiroona
وما لا تبصرون
And what ye see not,
And by whatsoever you see not,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إنه لقول رسول كريم
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
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].
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona
وما هو بقول شاعر ۚ قليلا ما تؤمنون
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!
Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
ولا بقول كاهن ۚ قليلا ما تذكرون
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!
Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena
تنزيل من رب العالمين
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli
ولو تقول علينا بعض الأقاويل
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),
Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
لأخذنا منه باليمين
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),
Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),
Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena
فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.
Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).
Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)
Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).
Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
وإنه لحق اليقين
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.
Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi
فسبح باسم ربك العظيم
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.