Al Haqqa, Al-Quran English Tran. HilaliMuhsin

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Alhaqqatu

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

The Inevitable Reality -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

What is the Inevitable?

Transliteration

Ma alhaqqatu

Pickthall

What is the Reality ?

Saheeh International

What is the Inevitable Reality?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?

Transliteration

Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati

Pickthall

As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.

Saheeh International

So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

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

Pickthall

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.

Saheeh International

Which Allah imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Do you see any remnants of them?

Transliteration

Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

Then do you see of them any remains?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun

Pickthall

And when the trumpet shall sound one blast

Saheeh International

Then when the Horn is blown with one blast

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu

Pickthall

Then, on that day will the Event befall.

Saheeh International

Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin

Pickthall

Then he will be in blissful state

Saheeh International

So he will be in a pleasant life -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

In a lofty Paradise,

Transliteration

Fee jannatin AAaliyatin

Pickthall

In a high garden

Saheeh International

In an elevated garden,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Qutoofuha daniyatun

Pickthall

Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.

Saheeh International

Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

But as for he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Walam adri ma hisabiyah

Pickthall

And knew not what my reckoning!

Saheeh International

And had not known what is my account.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu

Pickthall

Oh, would that it had been death!

Saheeh International

I wish my death had been the decisive one.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

"My wealth has not availed me;

Transliteration

Ma aghna AAannee maliyah

Pickthall

My wealth hath not availed me,

Saheeh International

My wealth has not availed me.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Halaka AAannee sultaniyah

Pickthall

My power hath gone from me.

Saheeh International

Gone from me is my authority."

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Khuthoohu faghulloohu

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Then throw him in the blazing Fire.

Transliteration

Thumma aljaheema salloohu

Pickthall

And then expose him to hell - fire

Saheeh International

Then into Hellfire drive him.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni

Pickthall

And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.

Saheeh International

Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So no friend has he here this Day,

Transliteration

Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun

Pickthall

Therefor hath he no lover here this day,

Saheeh International

So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.

Transliteration

Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin

Pickthall

Nor any food save filth

Saheeh International

Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona

Pickthall

Which none but sinners eat.

Saheeh International

None will eat it except the sinners.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So I swear by whatsoever you see,

Transliteration

Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona

Pickthall

But nay! I swear by all that ye see

Saheeh International

So I swear by what you see

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And by whatsoever you see not,

Transliteration

Wama la tubsiroona

Pickthall

And all that ye see not

Saheeh International

And what you do not see

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

Pickthall

That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.

Saheeh International

[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena

Pickthall

It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

Saheeh International

[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli

Pickthall

And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,

Saheeh International

And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni

Pickthall

We assuredly had taken him by the right hand

Saheeh International

We would have seized him by the right hand;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena

Pickthall

And then severed his life - artery,

Saheeh International

Then We would have cut from him the aorta.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

And indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni

Pickthall

And lo! it is absolute truth.

Saheeh International

And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Transliteration

Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi

Pickthall

So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.

Saheeh International

So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

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