Chapter 69, 52 verses
The Sure Reality!
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
Alhaqqatu
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
What is the Sure Reality?
What is the Inevitable?
Ma alhaqqatu
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!
Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin
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!
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!
Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Do you see any remnants of them?
Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.
Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.
FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan
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),
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)]
Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati
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.
That We might make it (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.
LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).
Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.
Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall.
Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.
Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun
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.
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun
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.
That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.
Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun
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!
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!
Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
"Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"
Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
In a Garden on high,
In a lofty Paradise,
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.
Qutoofuha daniyatun
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!"
Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati
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!
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!
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
"And that I had never known how my Account is!
Walam adri ma hisabiyah
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
"Would that it had been my end (death)!
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
"My wealth has not availed me;
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ
"My power has perished from me!"...
"My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
(It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;
Khuthoohu faghulloohu
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
Then throw him in the blazing Fire.
Thumma aljaheema salloohu
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).
Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
So no friend has he here this Day,
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.
Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ
So I do call to witness what ye see,
So I swear by whatsoever you see,
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And what ye see not,
And by whatsoever you see not,
Wama la tubsiroona
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
That this is verily the word of an honoured 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].
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!
Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),
Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),
Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),
Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.
Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَٰجِزِينَ
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).
Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)
Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).
Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.
Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.
Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ