Chapter 69, 52 verses
Alhaqqatu
The Sure Reality!
The sure calamity!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
Ma alhaqqatu
What is the Sure Reality?
What is the sure calamity!
What is the Reality ?
Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun
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 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 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.
Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Do you then see of them one remaining?
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun
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.
So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
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 the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
On that day you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah
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 is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
Then he will be in blissful state
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
In a Garden on high,
In a lofty garden,
In a high garden
Qutoofuha daniyatun
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
The fruits of which are near at hand:
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati
"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 pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
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!
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 him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
Walam adri ma hisabiyah
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
And I had not known what my account was:
And knew not what my reckoning!
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
O would that it had made an end (of me):
Oh, would that it had been death!
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
My wealth has availed me nothing:
My wealth hath not availed me,
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
"My power has perished from me!"...
My authority is gone away from me.
My power hath gone from me.
Khuthoohu faghulloohu
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
Thumma aljaheema salloohu
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
Then cast him into the burning fire,
And then expose him to hell - fire
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
Nor any food except refuse,
Nor any food save filth
La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
Which none but sinners eat.
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
So I do call to witness what ye see,
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
Wama la tubsiroona
And what ye see not,
And that which you do not see.
And all that ye see not
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
And then severed his life - artery,
Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
And most surely it is the true certainty
And lo! it is absolute truth.
Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.