Chapter 69, 52 verses
The Sure Reality!
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
The Inevitable Reality -
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
What is the Sure Reality?
ما الحاقة
What is the Inevitable Reality?
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
وما أدراك ما الحاقة
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
كذبت ثمود وعاد بالقارعة
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية
So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
وأما عاد فأهلكوا بريح صرصر عاتية
And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
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!
سخرها عليهم سبع ليال وثمانية أيام حسوما فترى القوم فيها صرعى كأنهم أعجاز نخل خاوية
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.
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
فهل ترى لهم من باقية
Then do you see of them any remains?
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
وجاء فرعون ومن قبله والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
فعصوا رسول ربهم فأخذهم أخذة رابية
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
إنا لما طغى الماء حملناكم في الجارية
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ
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.
لنجعلها لكم تذكرة وتعيها أذن واعية
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
فإذا نفخ في الصور نفخة واحدة
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
فيومئذ وقعت الواقعة
Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
وانشقت السماء فهي يومئذ واهية
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
والملك على أرجائها ۚ ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يومئذ ثمانية
And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَٰنِيَةٌ
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
يومئذ تعرضون لا تخفى منكم خافية
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه فيقول هاؤم اقرءوا كتابيه
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
إني ظننت أني ملاق حسابيه
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
فهو في عيشة راضية
So he will be in a pleasant life -
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
In a Garden on high,
في جنة عالية
In an elevated garden,
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
قطوفها دانية
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما أسلفتم في الأيام الخالية
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ
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!
وأما من أوتي كتابه بشماله فيقول يا ليتني لم أوت كتابيه
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
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
ولم أدر ما حسابيه
And had not known what is my account.
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
يا ليتها كانت القاضية
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
ما أغنى عني ماليه ۜ
My wealth has not availed me.
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ
"My power has perished from me!"...
هلك عني سلطانيه
Gone from me is my authority."
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
خذوه فغلوه
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
ثم الجحيم صلوه
Then into Hellfire drive him.
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
إنه كان لا يؤمن بالله العظيم
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
ولا يحض على طعام المسكين
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
ولا طعام إلا من غسلين
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون
None will eat it except the sinners.
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ
So I do call to witness what ye see,
فلا أقسم بما تبصرون
So I swear by what you see
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And what ye see not,
وما لا تبصرون
And what you do not see
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
إنه لقول رسول كريم
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
وما هو بقول شاعر ۚ قليلا ما تؤمنون
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
ولا بقول كاهن ۚ قليلا ما تذكرون
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
تنزيل من رب العالمين
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
ولو تقول علينا بعض الأقاويل
And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
لأخذنا منه باليمين
We would have seized him by the right hand;
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين
Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَٰجِزِينَ
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين
And indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
وإنه لحق اليقين
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
فسبح باسم ربك العظيم
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ