Chapter 69, 52 verses
The Sure Reality!
The Inevitable Reality -
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
What is the Sure Reality?
What is the Inevitable Reality?
What is the Reality ?
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
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].
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring 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!
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.
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.
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Then do you see of them any remains?
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
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.
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
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].
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
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
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the 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.
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
And when the trumpet shall sound one 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 -
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
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.
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will 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].
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
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.
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be 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!
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, 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."
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
So he will be in a pleasant life -
Then he will be in blissful state
In a Garden on high,
In an elevated garden,
In a high garden
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
"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."
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
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
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
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
And had not known what is my account.
And knew not what my reckoning!
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
Oh, would that it had been death!
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
My wealth has not availed me.
My wealth hath not availed me,
"My power has perished from me!"...
Gone from me is my authority."
My power hath gone from me.
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
Then into Hellfire drive him.
And then expose him to hell - 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."
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length 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,
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
Nor any food save filth
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
None will eat it except the sinners.
Which none but sinners eat.
So I do call to witness what ye see,
So I swear by what you see
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
And what ye see not,
And what you do not see
And all that ye see not
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
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.
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye 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.
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
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,
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
We would have seized him by the right hand;
We assuredly had taken 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.
And then severed his life - artery,
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
And indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
And lo! it is absolute truth.
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.