Al Haqqa

Transliteration

1 Alhaqqatu

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!

Transliteration

2 Ma alhaqqatu

Pickthall

2 What is the Reality ?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 What is the Inevitable?

Transliteration

3 Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu

Pickthall

3 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?

Transliteration

4 Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati

Pickthall

4 (The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!

Transliteration

5 Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati

Pickthall

5 As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!

Transliteration

6 Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin

Pickthall

6 And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!

Transliteration

7 Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun

Pickthall

7 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.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 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!

Transliteration

8 Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin

Pickthall

8 Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 Do you see any remnants of them?

Transliteration

9 Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati

Pickthall

9 And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.

Transliteration

10 FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan

Pickthall

10 And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

10 And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.

Transliteration

11 Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati

Pickthall

11 Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 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)]

Transliteration

12 LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun

Pickthall

12 That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 That We might make it (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.

Transliteration

13 Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun

Pickthall

13 And when the trumpet shall sound one blast

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).

Transliteration

14 Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan

Pickthall

14 And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

14 And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.

Transliteration

15 Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu

Pickthall

15 Then, on that day will the Event befall.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall.

Transliteration

16 Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun

Pickthall

16 And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.

Transliteration

17 Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun

Pickthall

17 And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.

Transliteration

18 Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun

Pickthall

18 On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.

Transliteration

19 Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah

Pickthall

19 Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

19 Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!

Transliteration

20 Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah

Pickthall

20 Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

20 "Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"

Transliteration

21 Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin

Pickthall

21 Then he will be in blissful state

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

21 So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.

Transliteration

22 Fee jannatin AAaliyatin

Pickthall

22 In a high garden

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

22 In a lofty Paradise,

Transliteration

23 Qutoofuha daniyatun

Pickthall

23 Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

23 The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.

Transliteration

24 Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati

Pickthall

24 (And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

24 Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!

Transliteration

25 Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah

Pickthall

25 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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

25 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!

Transliteration

26 Walam adri ma hisabiyah

Pickthall

26 And knew not what my reckoning!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

26 "And that I had never known how my Account is!

Transliteration

27 Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu

Pickthall

27 Oh, would that it had been death!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

27 "Would that it had been my end (death)!

Transliteration

28 Ma aghna AAannee maliyah

Pickthall

28 My wealth hath not availed me,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

28 "My wealth has not availed me;

Transliteration

29 Halaka AAannee sultaniyah

Pickthall

29 My power hath gone from me.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

29 "My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"

Transliteration

30 Khuthoohu faghulloohu

Pickthall

30 (It will be said): Take him and fetter him

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

30 (It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;

Transliteration

31 Thumma aljaheema salloohu

Pickthall

31 And then expose him to hell - fire

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

31 Then throw him in the blazing Fire.

Transliteration

32 Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu

Pickthall

32 And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

32 "Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"

Transliteration

33 Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi

Pickthall

33 Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

33 Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,

Transliteration

34 Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni

Pickthall

34 And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

34 And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).

Transliteration

35 Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun

Pickthall

35 Therefor hath he no lover here this day,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

35 So no friend has he here this Day,

Transliteration

36 Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin

Pickthall

36 Nor any food save filth

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

36 Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.

Transliteration

37 La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona

Pickthall

37 Which none but sinners eat.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

37 None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).

Transliteration

38 Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona

Pickthall

38 But nay! I swear by all that ye see

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

38 So I swear by whatsoever you see,

Transliteration

39 Wama la tubsiroona

Pickthall

39 And all that ye see not

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

39 And by whatsoever you see not,

Transliteration

40 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

Pickthall

40 That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

40 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].

Transliteration

41 Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona

Pickthall

41 It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

41 It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!

Transliteration

42 Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona

Pickthall

42 Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

42 Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!

Transliteration

43 Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena

Pickthall

43 It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

43 This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).

Transliteration

44 Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli

Pickthall

44 And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

44 And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),

Transliteration

45 Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni

Pickthall

45 We assuredly had taken him by the right hand

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

45 We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),

Transliteration

46 Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena

Pickthall

46 And then severed his life - artery,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

46 And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),

Transliteration

47 Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena

Pickthall

47 And not one of you could have held Us off from him.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

47 And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.

Transliteration

48 Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena

Pickthall

48 And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

48 And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).

Transliteration

49 Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena

Pickthall

49 And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

49 And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)

Transliteration

50 Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena

Pickthall

50 And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

50 And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).

Transliteration

51 Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni

Pickthall

51 And lo! it is absolute truth.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

51 And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.

Transliteration

52 Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi

Pickthall

52 So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

52 So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.