Chapter 69, 52 verses
The Sure Reality!
Alhaqqatu
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
What is the Sure Reality?
Ma alhaqqatu
What is the Reality ?
ما الحاقة
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
وما أدراك ما الحاقة
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
كذبت ثمود وعاد بالقارعة
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
وأما عاد فأهلكوا بريح صرصر عاتية
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!
Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun
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.
سخرها عليهم سبع ليال وثمانية أيام حسوما فترى القوم فيها صرعى كأنهم أعجاز نخل خاوية
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
فهل ترى لهم من باقية
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
وجاء فرعون ومن قبله والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
فعصوا رسول ربهم فأخذهم أخذة رابية
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
إنا لما طغى الماء حملناكم في الجارية
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.
LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
لنجعلها لكم تذكرة وتعيها أذن واعية
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
فإذا نفخ في الصور نفخة واحدة
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
فيومئذ وقعت الواقعة
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
وانشقت السماء فهي يومئذ واهية
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
والملك على أرجائها ۚ ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يومئذ ثمانية
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
يومئذ تعرضون لا تخفى منكم خافية
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه فيقول هاؤم اقرءوا كتابيه
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
إني ظننت أني ملاق حسابيه
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
Then he will be in blissful state
فهو في عيشة راضية
In a Garden on high,
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
In a high garden
في جنة عالية
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
Qutoofuha daniyatun
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
قطوفها دانية
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما أسلفتم في الأيام الخالية
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!
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
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
وأما من أوتي كتابه بشماله فيقول يا ليتني لم أوت كتابيه
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
Walam adri ma hisabiyah
And knew not what my reckoning!
ولم أدر ما حسابيه
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
Oh, would that it had been death!
يا ليتها كانت القاضية
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
My wealth hath not availed me,
ما أغنى عني ماليه ۜ
"My power has perished from me!"...
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
My power hath gone from me.
هلك عني سلطانيه
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
Khuthoohu faghulloohu
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
خذوه فغلوه
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
Thumma aljaheema salloohu
And then expose him to hell - fire
ثم الجحيم صلوه
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
إنه كان لا يؤمن بالله العظيم
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
ولا يحض على طعام المسكين
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
Nor any food save filth
ولا طعام إلا من غسلين
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
Which none but sinners eat.
لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون
So I do call to witness what ye see,
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
فلا أقسم بما تبصرون
And what ye see not,
Wama la tubsiroona
And all that ye see not
وما لا تبصرون
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
إنه لقول رسول كريم
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
وما هو بقول شاعر ۚ قليلا ما تؤمنون
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
ولا بقول كاهن ۚ قليلا ما تذكرون
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
تنزيل من رب العالمين
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
ولو تقول علينا بعض الأقاويل
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
لأخذنا منه باليمين
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
And then severed his life - artery,
ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
And lo! it is absolute truth.
وإنه لحق اليقين
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
فسبح باسم ربك العظيم