Yusuf Ali
The Sure Reality!
Arabic, with marks
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَاقَّةُ
Al Haqqa
Chapter 69, 52 verses
Yusuf Ali
What is the Sure Reality?
Arabic, with marks
مَا الْحَاقَّةُ
Yusuf Ali
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحَاقَّةُ
Yusuf Ali
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
Arabic, with marks
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌ بِالْقَارِعَةِ
Yusuf Ali
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
Arabic, with marks
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِالطَّاغِيَةِ
Yusuf Ali
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
Yusuf Ali
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!
Arabic, with marks
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَانِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى الْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Yusuf Ali
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Arabic, with marks
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّن بَاقِيَةٍ
Yusuf Ali
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
Arabic, with marks
وَجَاءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُ وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَاتُ بِالْخَاطِئَةِ
Yusuf Ali
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
Arabic, with marks
فَعَصَوْا رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
Yusuf Ali
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَى الْمَاءُ حَمَلْنَاكُمْ فِي الْجَارِيَةِ
Yusuf Ali
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.
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لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَا أُذُنٌ وَاعِيَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
Arabic, with marks
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
Arabic, with marks
وَحُمِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَاحِدَةً
Yusuf Ali
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
Arabic, with marks
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ
Yusuf Ali
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
Arabic, with marks
وَانشَقَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَهِيَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
Arabic, with marks
وَالْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰ أَرْجَائِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَانِيَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
Arabic, with marks
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
Arabic, with marks
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَاؤُمُ اقْرَءُوا كِتَابِيَهْ
Yusuf Ali
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
Arabic, with marks
إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَاقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
Yusuf Ali
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
Arabic, with marks
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
Yusuf Ali
In a Garden on high,
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فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Yusuf Ali
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
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قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
Yusuf Ali
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
Arabic, with marks
كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِي الْأَيَّامِ الْخَالِيَةِ
Yusuf Ali
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!
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِشِمَالِهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَابِيَهْ
Yusuf Ali
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
Arabic, with marks
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
Yusuf Ali
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
Arabic, with marks
يَا لَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ الْقَاضِيَةَ
Yusuf Ali
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
Arabic, with marks
مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّي مَالِيَهْ ۜ
Yusuf Ali
"My power has perished from me!"...
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هَلَكَ عَنِّي سُلْطَانِيَهْ
Yusuf Ali
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
Arabic, with marks
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
Yusuf Ali
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
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ثُمَّ الْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
Yusuf Ali
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ فِي سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَاسْلُكُوهُ
Yusuf Ali
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّهُ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ
Yusuf Ali
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
Arabic, with marks
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
Yusuf Ali
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
Arabic, with marks
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ الْيَوْمَ هَاهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
Yusuf Ali
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
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وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
Yusuf Ali
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
Arabic, with marks
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُ إِلَّا الْخَاطِئُونَ
Yusuf Ali
So I do call to witness what ye see,
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فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Yusuf Ali
And what ye see not,
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وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Yusuf Ali
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
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إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Yusuf Ali
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
Yusuf Ali
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
Arabic, with marks
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Yusuf Ali
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
Arabic, with marks
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Yusuf Ali
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
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وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ الْأَقَاوِيلِ
Yusuf Ali
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
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لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِالْيَمِينِ
Yusuf Ali
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
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ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ الْوَتِينَ
Yusuf Ali
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
Arabic, with marks
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَاجِزِينَ
Yusuf Ali
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
Arabic, with marks
وَإِنَّهُ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
Yusuf Ali
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
Arabic, with marks
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
Yusuf Ali
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
Arabic, with marks
وَإِنَّهُ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ
Yusuf Ali
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
Arabic, with marks
وَإِنَّهُ لَحَقُّ الْيَقِينِ
Yusuf Ali
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
Arabic, with marks
فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ