Chapter 69, 52 verses
আল্লাহর নামে শুরু করছি, পরম করুণাময় পরম দয়ালু; অবধারিত ঘটনা।
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
The sure calamity!
The Inevitable Reality -
কী সেই অবধারিত ঘটনা?
What is the Reality ?
What is the sure calamity!
What is the Inevitable Reality?
আর কী তোমাকে জানাবে, কী সেই অবধারিত ঘটনা?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
সামূদ ও ‘আদ অবধারিত মহাপ্রলয়কে অস্বীকার করেছিল।
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
অতঃপর সামূদকে ধ্বংস করা হয়েছিল এক প্রচণ্ড শব্দে।
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
আর ‘আদকে ধ্বংস করা হয়েছিল এক প্রচণ্ড, হিংস্র ঝড়ো হাওয়ায়,
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
যা তিনি তাদের ওপর অবিরাম প্রবাহিত করেছিলেন সাত রাত ও আট দিন ধরে। তখন তুমি সেই সম্প্রদায়কে সেখানে লুটিয়ে পড়ে থাকতে দেখতে, যেন তারা ফাঁপা খেজুরগাছের কাণ্ড।
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.
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 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.
অতঃপর তুমি কি তাদের কোনো অবশিষ্ট দেখতে পাও?
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
Do you then see of them one remaining?
Then do you see of them any remains?
আর ফিরআউন, তার পূর্ববর্তীরা এবং উল্টে দেওয়া জনপদসমূহ পাপ নিয়ে এসেছিল।
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
অতঃপর তারা তাদের প্রতিপালকের রসূলকে অমান্য করেছিল; ফলে তিনি তাদেরকে কঠোরভাবে পাকড়াও করেছিলেন।
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
নিশ্চয়ই যখন পানি সীমা অতিক্রম করেছিল, তখন আমরা তোমাদেরকে বহন করেছিলাম ভাসমান নৌযানে,
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship
যাতে আমরা এটিকে তোমাদের জন্য একটি স্মারক করি, এবং মনোযোগী কান তা ধারণ করে।
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
অতঃপর যখন শিঙ্গায় একবার ফুঁ দেওয়া হবে,
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
এবং পৃথিবী ও পর্বতমালা উত্তোলিত হবে, তারপর এক আঘাতে চূর্ণবিচূর্ণ হয়ে যাবে,
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -
সেদিন সেই অবধারিত মহাপ্রলয় সংঘটিত হবে
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
এবং আকাশ বিদীর্ণ হবে; সেদিন তা হবে দুর্বল।
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
আর ফেরেশতারা তার প্রান্তসমূহে থাকবে, এবং সেদিন তোমার প্রতিপালকের আরশ তাদের ঊর্ধ্বে আটজন বহন করবে।
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, 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 are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
সেদিন তোমাদেরকে উপস্থিত করা হবে; তোমাদের কোনো গোপন বিষয়ই গোপন থাকবে না।
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
On that day you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
অতঃপর যার আমলনামা তার ডান হাতে দেওয়া হবে, সে বলবে, “এই নিন! আমার আমলনামা পড়ুন।
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
নিশ্চয়ই আমি বিশ্বাস করেছিলাম যে আমি আমার হিসাবের সম্মুখীন হবো।”
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
অতঃপর সে থাকবে এক সন্তোষজনক জীবনে,
Then he will be in blissful state
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
So he will be in a pleasant life -
উঁচু বেহেশতে,
In a high garden
In a lofty garden,
In an elevated garden,
যার ফলগুলো কাছে ঝুলে থাকবে।
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
The fruits of which are near at hand:
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
“তোমরা খাও এবং পান করো তৃপ্তিসহকারে, অতীত দিনগুলোতে যা তোমরা আগে পাঠিয়েছ তার কারণে।”
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
আর যার আমলনামা তার বাম হাতে দেওয়া হবে, সে বলবে, “হায়! যদি আমাকে আমার আমলনামা দেওয়া না হতো,
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
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 he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record
এবং আমি যদি না জানতাম আমার হিসাব!,
And knew not what my reckoning!
And I had not known what my account was:
And had not known what is my account.
হায়! যদি সেটাই চূড়ান্ত সমাপ্তি হতো!
এখানে "চূড়ান্ত সমাপ্তি" বলতে সম্ভবত মৃত্যুকে বুঝানো হয়েছে
Oh, would that it had been death!
O would that it had made an end (of me):
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
আমার সম্পদ আমার কোনো উপকারে আসেনি।
My wealth hath not availed me,
My wealth has availed me nothing:
My wealth has not availed me.
আমার কর্তৃত্ব বিলুপ্ত হয়েছে।”
My power hath gone from me.
My authority is gone away from me.
Gone from me is my authority."
“তাকে ধরো, অতঃপর তার গলায় শৃঙ্খল পরিয়ে দাও।”
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
তারপর তাকে জাহিমে পোড়াও।
জাহিম: কুরআনে ব্যবহৃত জাহান্নামের একটি নাম, যা বিশেষভাবে প্রজ্বলিত ও তীব্র জ্বলন্ত আগুনের ধারণা প্রকাশ করে। কুরআনে জাহান্নামের জন্য বিভিন্ন নাম ও বর্ণনা ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে, যার মধ্যে রয়েছে:
And then expose him to hell - fire
Then cast him into the burning fire,
Then into Hellfire drive him.
তারপর তাকে সত্তর হাত দীর্ঘ এক শৃঙ্খলে আবদ্ধ করো
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
নিশ্চয়ই সে মহান আল্লাহর প্রতি ছিল না।
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
এবং দরিদ্রকে আহার করাতে উৎসাহ দিত না।
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
অতএব আজ এখানে তার কোনো অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু নেই,
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
এবং পুঁজ ছাড়া তার কোনো খাদ্য নেই,
Nor any food save filth
Nor any food except refuse,
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
যা পাপাচারীরা ছাড়া আর কেউ খাবে না।
Which none but sinners eat.
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
None will eat it except the sinners.
অতএব আমি শপথ করছি যা তোমরা দেখো,
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
So I swear by what you see
এবং যা তোমরা দেখো না,
And all that ye see not
And that which you do not see.
And what you do not see
নিশ্চয়ই এটি সম্মানিত রাসূলের কথা।
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.
এবং এটি কোনো কবির কথা নয়; তোমরা খুব কমই বিশ্বাস কর।
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
এবং এটি কোনো গণকের কথা নয়; তোমরা খুব কমই উপদেশ গ্রহণ কর।
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
এটি বিশ্বজগতের প্রতিপালকের পক্ষ থেকে অবতীর্ণ।
It is a revelation 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.
আর যদি সে আমাদের নামে কোনো কথা রচনা করে আমাদের প্রতি আরোপ করত,
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
তবে অবশ্যই আমরা তার ডান হাত ধরে ফেলতাম,
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
We would have seized him by the right hand;
তারপর অবশ্যই তার মহাধমনী কেটে দিতাম।
And then severed his life - artery,
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
অতঃপর তোমাদের মধ্যে কেউই তাকে রক্ষা করতে পারত না।
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
আর নিশ্চয়ই এটি মুত্তাকীদের জন্য এক উপদেশ।
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
And indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.
আর নিশ্চয়ই আমরা জানি যে তোমাদের মধ্যে কেউ কেউ অস্বীকারকারী।
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
আর নিশ্চয়ই এটি অস্বীকারকারীদের জন্য অনুশোচনা।
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
আর নিশ্চয়ই এটি নিশ্চিত সত্য।
And lo! it is absolute truth.
And most surely it is the true certainty
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
অতএব তুমি তোমার মহান প্রতিপালকের নামে পবিত্রতা ঘোষণা করো।
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.