Chapter 69, 52 verses
The Sure Reality!
সেই অবশ্যম্ভাবী ঘটনা,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
The Inevitable Reality -
What is the Sure Reality?
কী সেই অবশ্যম্ভাবী ঘটনা?
What is the Inevitable?
What is the Inevitable Reality?
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
আর তুমি কি জান সেই অবশ্যম্ভাবী ঘটনা কী?
And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
আদ ও সামূদ সম্প্রদায় অস্বীকার করিয়াছিল মহাপ্রলয়।
Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
আর সামূদ সম্প্রদায়, উহাদেরকে ধ্বংস করা হইয়াছিল এক প্রলয়ংকর বিপর্যয় দ্বারা।
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
আর ‘আদ সম্প্রদায়, উহাদেরকে ধ্বংস করা হইয়াছিল এক প্রচণ্ড ঝঞ্ঝাবায়ু দ্বারা,
And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!
And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
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!
যাহা তিনি উহাদের উপর প্রবাহিত করিয়াছিলেন সপ্তরাত্রি ও অষ্টদিবস বিরামহীনভাবে; তখন তুমি উক্ত সম্প্রদায়কে দেখিতে - উহারা সেখানে লুটাইয়া পড়িয়া আছে সারশূন্য খর্জুর কাণ্ডের ন্যায়।
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!
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.
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
অতঃপর উহাদের কাহাকেও তুমি বিদ্যমান দেখিতে পাও কি?
Do you see any remnants of them?
Then do you see of them any remains?
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
ফির‘আওন, তাহার পূর্ববর্তীরা এবং উল্টাইয়া দেওয়া জনপদ পাপাচারে লিপ্ত ছিল।
And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
উহারা উহাদের প্রতিপালকের রাসূলকে অমান্য করিয়াছিল, ফলে তিনি উহাদেরকে শাস্তি দিলেন - কঠোর শাস্তি।
And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
যখন জলোচ্ছ্বাস হইয়াছিল তখন আমি তোমাদের - কে আরোহণ করাইয়াছিলাম নৌযানে,
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)]
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship
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.
আমি ইহা করিয়াছিলাম তোমাদের শিক্ষার জন্য এবং এইজন্য যে, শ্রুতিধর কর্ণ ইহা সংরক্ষণ করে।
That We might make it (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
যখন শিঙ্গায় ফুৎকার দেওয়া হইবে - একটি মাত্র ফুৎকার,
Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
পর্বতমালাসমেত পৃথিবী উৎক্ষিপ্ত হইবে এবং মাত্র এক ধাক্কায় উহারা চূর্ণ - বিচূর্ণ হইয়া যাইবে।
And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
সেদিন সংঘটিত হইবে মহাপ্রলয়,
Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall.
Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
এবং আকাশ বিদীর্ণ হইয়া যাইবে আর সেই দিন উহা বিক্ষিপ্ত হইয়া পড়িবে।
And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
ফিরিশ্তাগণ আকাশের প্রান্তদেশে থাকিবে এবং সেই দিন আটজন ফিরিশ্তা তোমার প্রতিপালকের আরশকে ধারণ করিবে তাহাদের ঊর্ধ্বে।
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
সেই দিন উপস্থিত করা হইবে তোমাদেরকে এবং তোমাদের কিছুই গোপন থাকিবে না।
That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
তখন যাহাকে তাহার ‘আমলনামা তাহার দক্ষিণ হস্তে দেওয়া হইবে, সে বলিবে, ‘লও, আমার ‘আমলনামা, পড়িয়া দেখ ;
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
‘নিশ্চয়ই আমি জানিতাম যে, আমাকে আমার হিসাবের সম্মুখীন হইতে হইবে।’
"Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
সুতরাং সে যাপন করিবে সন্তোষজনক জীবন;
So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.
So he will be in a pleasant life -
In a Garden on high,
সুউচ্চ জান্নাতে
In a lofty Paradise,
In an elevated garden,
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
যাহার ফলরাশি অবনমিত থাকিবে নাগালের মধ্যে।
The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
তাহাদেরকে বলা হইবে, ‘পানাহার কর তৃপ্তির সঙ্গে, তোমরা অতীত দিনে যাহা করিয়াছিলে তাহার বিনিময়ে।’
Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
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!
কিন্তু যাহার ‘আমলনামা তাহার বাম হস্তে দেওয়া হইবে, সে বলিবে, ‘হায়! আমাকে যদি দেওয়াই না হইত আমার ‘আমলনামা,
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!
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
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
‘এবং আমি যদি না জানিতাম আমার হিসাব !
"And that I had never known how my Account is!
And had not known what is my account.
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
‘হায়! আমার মৃত্যুই যদি আমার শেষ হইত।
"Would that it had been my end (death)!
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
‘আমার ধন - সম্পদ আমার কোন কাজেই আসিল না।
"My wealth has not availed me;
My wealth has not availed me.
"My power has perished from me!"...
‘আমার ক্ষমতাও বিনষ্ট হইয়াছে।’
"My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"
Gone from me is my authority."
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
ফিরিশ্তাদেরকে বলা হইবে, ‘ধর উহাকে, উহার গলদেশে বেড়ি পরাইয়া দাও।
(It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
‘অতঃপর উহাকে নিক্ষেপ কর জাহান্নামে।
Then throw him in the blazing Fire.
Then into Hellfire drive him.
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
‘পুনরায় তাহাকে শৃঙ্খলিত কর সত্তর হস্ত দীর্ঘ এক শৃঙ্খলে’,
"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
সে তো মহান র প্রতি ছিল না।
Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
এবং অভাবগ্রস্তকে অন্নদানে উৎসাহিত করিত না,
And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
অতএব এই দিন সেখানে তাহার কোন সুহৃদ থাকিবে না,
So no friend has he here this Day,
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
এবং কোন খাদ্য থাকিবে না ক্ষতনিঃসৃত পুঁজ ব্যতীত,
Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
যাহা অপরাধী ব্যতীত কেহ খাইবে না।
None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
None will eat it except the sinners.
So I do call to witness what ye see,
আমি কসম করিতেছি উহার, যাহা তোমরা দেখিতে পাও,
So I swear by whatsoever you see,
So I swear by what you see
And what ye see not,
এবং যাহা তোমরা দেখিতে পাও না ;
And by whatsoever you see not,
And what you do not see
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
নিশ্চয়ই এই কুরআন এক সম্মানিত রাসূলের বহনকৃত বার্তা।
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].
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
ইহা কোন কবির রচনা নয়; তোমরা অল্পই বিশ্বাস কর,
It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
ইহা কোন গণকের কথাও নয়, তোমরা অল্পই অনুধাবন কর।
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
ইহা জগতসমূহের প্রতিপালকের নিকট হইতে অবতীর্ণ।
This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
সে যদি আমার নামে কোন কথা রচনা করিয়া চালাইতে চেষ্টা করিত,
And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),
And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
আমি অবশ্যই তাহার দক্ষিণ হস্ত ধরিয়া ফেলিতাম,
We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),
We would have seized him by the right hand;
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
এবং কাটিয়া দিতাম তাহার জীবন - ধমনী,
And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),
Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
অতঃপর তোমাদের মধ্যে এমন কেহই নাই, যে তাহাকে রক্ষা করিতে পারে।
And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
এই কুরআন মুত্তাকীদের জন্য অবশ্যই এক উপদেশ।
And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).
And indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
আমি অবশ্যই জানি যে, তোমাদের মধ্যে মিথ্যা আরোপকারী রহিয়াছে।
And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
এবং এই কুরআন নিশ্চয়ই কাফিরদের অনুশোচনার কারণ হইবে,
And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
অবশ্যই ইহা নিশ্চিত সত্য।
And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
অতএব তুমি মহান প্রতিপালকের নামের পবিত্রতা ও মহিমা ঘোষণা কর।
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.