Chapter 69, 52 verses
The Inevitable Reality -
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
Alhaqqatu
What is the Inevitable Reality?
What is the Inevitable?
ما الحاقة
Ma alhaqqatu
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
وما أدراك ما الحاقة
Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!
كذبت ثمود وعاد بالقارعة
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!
وأما عاد فأهلكوا بريح صرصر عاتية
Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin
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.
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!
سخرها عليهم سبع ليال وثمانية أيام حسوما فترى القوم فيها صرعى كأنهم أعجاز نخل خاوية
Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun
Then do you see of them any remains?
Do you see any remnants of them?
فهل ترى لهم من باقية
Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.
وجاء فرعون ومن قبله والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة
Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.
فعصوا رسول ربهم فأخذهم أخذة رابية
FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship
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)]
إنا لما طغى الماء حملناكم في الجارية
Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
That We might make it (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.
لنجعلها لكم تذكرة وتعيها أذن واعية
LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).
فإذا نفخ في الصور نفخة واحدة
Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -
And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.
وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة
Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan
Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall.
فيومئذ وقعت الواقعة
Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.
وانشقت السماء فهي يومئذ واهية
Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun
And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
والملك على أرجائها ۚ ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يومئذ ثمانية
Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.
يومئذ تعرضون لا تخفى منكم خافية
Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه فيقول هاؤم اقرءوا كتابيه
Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
"Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"
إني ظننت أني ملاق حسابيه
Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah
So he will be in a pleasant life -
So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.
فهو في عيشة راضية
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
In an elevated garden,
In a lofty Paradise,
في جنة عالية
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.
قطوفها دانية
Qutoofuha daniyatun
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما أسلفتم في الأيام الخالية
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati
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
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!
وأما من أوتي كتابه بشماله فيقول يا ليتني لم أوت كتابيه
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
And had not known what is my account.
"And that I had never known how my Account is!
ولم أدر ما حسابيه
Walam adri ma hisabiyah
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
"Would that it had been my end (death)!
يا ليتها كانت القاضية
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
My wealth has not availed me.
"My wealth has not availed me;
ما أغنى عني ماليه ۜ
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
Gone from me is my authority."
"My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"
هلك عني سلطانيه
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
(It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;
خذوه فغلوه
Khuthoohu faghulloohu
Then into Hellfire drive him.
Then throw him in the blazing Fire.
ثم الجحيم صلوه
Thumma aljaheema salloohu
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
إنه كان لا يؤمن بالله العظيم
Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).
ولا يحض على طعام المسكين
Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
So no friend has he here this Day,
فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.
ولا طعام إلا من غسلين
Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
None will eat it except the sinners.
None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون
La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
So I swear by what you see
So I swear by whatsoever you see,
فلا أقسم بما تبصرون
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
And what you do not see
And by whatsoever you see not,
وما لا تبصرون
Wama la tubsiroona
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.
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].
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!
وما هو بقول شاعر ۚ قليلا ما تؤمنون
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!
ولا بقول كاهن ۚ قليلا ما تذكرون
Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
تنزيل من رب العالمين
Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena
And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),
ولو تقول علينا بعض الأقاويل
Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli
We would have seized him by the right hand;
We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),
لأخذنا منه باليمين
Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),
ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين
Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.
فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين
Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena
And indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.
And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).
وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين
Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)
وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين
Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).
وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين
Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.
وإنه لحق اليقين
Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.
فسبح باسم ربك العظيم
Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi