Chapter 69, 52 verses
The Sure Reality!
The Inevitable Reality -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
The sure calamity!
What is the Sure Reality?
What is the Inevitable Reality?
ما الحاقة
What is the sure calamity!
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
وما أدراك ما الحاقة
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
كذبت ثمود وعاد بالقارعة
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
وأما عاد فأهلكوا بريح صرصر عاتية
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
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 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.
سخرها عليهم سبع ليال وثمانية أيام حسوما فترى القوم فيها صرعى كأنهم أعجاز نخل خاوية
Which He made to prevail against them for seven nights and eight days unremittingly, so that you might have seen the people therein prostrate as if they were the trunks of hollow palms.
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Then do you see of them any remains?
فهل ترى لهم من باقية
Do you then see of them one remaining?
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
وجاء فرعون ومن قبله والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
فعصوا رسول ربهم فأخذهم أخذة رابية
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship
إنا لما طغى الماء حملناكم في الجارية
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
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 for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
لنجعلها لكم تذكرة وتعيها أذن واعية
So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
فإذا نفخ في الصور نفخة واحدة
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -
وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
فيومئذ وقعت الواقعة
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
وانشقت السماء فهي يومئذ واهية
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy 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].
والملك على أرجائها ۚ ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يومئذ ثمانية
And the angels shall be on the sides thereof; and above them eight shall bear on that day your Lord's power.
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
يومئذ تعرضون لا تخفى منكم خافية
On that day you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه فيقول هاؤم اقرءوا كتابيه
Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
إني ظننت أني ملاق حسابيه
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
So he will be in a pleasant life -
فهو في عيشة راضية
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
In a Garden on high,
In an elevated garden,
في جنة عالية
In a lofty garden,
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
قطوفها دانية
The fruits of which are near at hand:
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما أسلفتم في الأيام الخالية
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
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 he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record
وأما من أوتي كتابه بشماله فيقول يا ليتني لم أوت كتابيه
And as for him who is given his book in his left hand he shall say: O would that my book had never been given me:
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
And had not known what is my account.
ولم أدر ما حسابيه
And I had not known what my account was:
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
يا ليتها كانت القاضية
O would that it had made an end (of me):
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
My wealth has not availed me.
ما أغنى عني ماليه ۜ
My wealth has availed me nothing:
"My power has perished from me!"...
Gone from me is my authority."
هلك عني سلطانيه
My authority is gone away from me.
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
خذوه فغلوه
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
Then into Hellfire drive him.
ثم الجحيم صلوه
Then cast him into the burning fire,
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
إنه كان لا يؤمن بالله العظيم
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
ولا يحض على طعام المسكين
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
ولا طعام إلا من غسلين
Nor any food except refuse,
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
None will eat it except the sinners.
لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
So I do call to witness what ye see,
So I swear by what you see
فلا أقسم بما تبصرون
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
And what ye see not,
And what you do not see
وما لا تبصرون
And that which you do not see.
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
وما هو بقول شاعر ۚ قليلا ما تؤمنون
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
ولا بقول كاهن ۚ قليلا ما تذكرون
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
تنزيل من رب العالمين
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
ولو تقول علينا بعض الأقاويل
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
We would have seized him by the right hand;
لأخذنا منه باليمين
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
And indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.
وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
وإنه لحق اليقين
And most surely it is the true certainty
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
فسبح باسم ربك العظيم
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.