Chapter 69, 52 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
The sure calamity!
Alhaqqatu
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
What is the Inevitable?
What is the sure calamity!
Ma alhaqqatu
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
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!
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.
Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Do you see any remnants of them?
Do you then see of them one remaining?
Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
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)]
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ
That We might make it (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.
So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall.
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your 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.
Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun
وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَٰنِيَةٌ
That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.
On that day you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!
Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
"Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
In a lofty Paradise,
In a lofty garden,
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.
The fruits of which are near at hand:
Qutoofuha daniyatun
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ
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!
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:
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
"And that I had never known how my Account is!
And I had not known what my account was:
Walam adri ma hisabiyah
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
"Would that it had been my end (death)!
O would that it had made an end (of me):
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
"My wealth has not availed me;
My wealth has availed me nothing:
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ
"My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"
My authority is gone away from me.
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ
(It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
Khuthoohu faghulloohu
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
Then throw him in the blazing Fire.
Then cast him into the burning fire,
Thumma aljaheema salloohu
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
So no friend has he here this Day,
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.
Nor any food except refuse,
Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ
So I swear by whatsoever you see,
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And by whatsoever you see not,
And that which you do not see.
Wama la tubsiroona
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
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].
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَٰجِزِينَ
And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.
And most surely it is the true certainty
Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ