Al Haqqa

Yusuf Ali

1 The Sure Reality!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

2 What is the Sure Reality?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 What is the Inevitable?

Pickthall

2 What is the Reality ?

Yusuf Ali

3 And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

4 The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

5 But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

5 As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.

Yusuf Ali

6 And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

7 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!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 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!

Pickthall

7 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.

Yusuf Ali

8 Then seest thou any of them left surviving?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 Do you see any remnants of them?

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

9 And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

10 And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

11 We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 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)]

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

12 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.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

13 Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

13 And when the trumpet shall sound one blast

Yusuf Ali

14 And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

15 On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

15 Then, on that day will the Event befall.

Yusuf Ali

16 And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

18 That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

19 Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

20 "I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

21 And he will be in a life of Bliss,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

21 Then he will be in blissful state

Yusuf Ali

22 In a Garden on high,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

22 In a lofty Paradise,

Pickthall

22 In a high garden

Yusuf Ali

23 The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

23 Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.

Yusuf Ali

24 "Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

25 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!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

25 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!

Pickthall

25 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

Yusuf Ali

26 "And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

26 And knew not what my reckoning!

Yusuf Ali

27 "Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

27 Oh, would that it had been death!

Yusuf Ali

28 "Of no profit to me has been my wealth!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

28 "My wealth has not availed me;

Pickthall

28 My wealth hath not availed me,

Yusuf Ali

29 "My power has perished from me!"...

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

29 My power hath gone from me.

Yusuf Ali

30 (The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

31 "And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

31 Then throw him in the blazing Fire.

Pickthall

31 And then expose him to hell - fire

Yusuf Ali

32 "Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

33 "This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

34 "And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

34 And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.

Yusuf Ali

35 "So no friend hath he here this Day.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

35 So no friend has he here this Day,

Pickthall

35 Therefor hath he no lover here this day,

Yusuf Ali

36 "Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

36 Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.

Pickthall

36 Nor any food save filth

Yusuf Ali

37 "Which none do eat but those in sin."

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

37 Which none but sinners eat.

Yusuf Ali

38 So I do call to witness what ye see,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

38 So I swear by whatsoever you see,

Pickthall

38 But nay! I swear by all that ye see

Yusuf Ali

39 And what ye see not,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

39 And by whatsoever you see not,

Pickthall

39 And all that ye see not

Yusuf Ali

40 That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

40 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].

Pickthall

40 That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.

Yusuf Ali

41 It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

42 Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

43 (This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

43 It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

Yusuf Ali

44 And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

44 And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,

Yusuf Ali

45 We should certainly seize him by his right hand,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

45 We assuredly had taken him by the right hand

Yusuf Ali

46 And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

46 And then severed his life - artery,

Yusuf Ali

47 Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

48 But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

49 And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

50 But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

51 But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

51 And lo! it is absolute truth.

Yusuf Ali

52 So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

52 So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.