Chapter 69, 52 verses
The Sure Reality!
The Inevitable Reality -
Alhaqqatu
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
What is the Sure Reality?
What is the Inevitable Reality?
Ma alhaqqatu
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?
Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
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.
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
(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].
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
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
Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin
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.
Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun
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?
Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin
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.
Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati
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].
FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan
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
Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati
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.
LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun
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
Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun
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 -
Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan
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,
Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
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.
Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun
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].
Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun
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.
Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun
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!
Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah
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."
Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah
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 -
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
Then he will be in blissful state
In a Garden on high,
In an elevated garden,
Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
In a high garden
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
Qutoofuha daniyatun
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."
Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati
(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
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
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.
Walam adri ma hisabiyah
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.
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
Oh, would that it had been death!
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
My wealth has not availed me.
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
My wealth hath not availed me,
"My power has perished from me!"...
Gone from me is my authority."
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
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.
Khuthoohu faghulloohu
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
Then into Hellfire drive him.
Thumma aljaheema salloohu
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."
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
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,
Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi
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.
Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
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
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
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;
Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
Nor any food save filth
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
None will eat it except the sinners.
La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
Which none but sinners eat.
So I do call to witness what ye see,
So I swear by what you see
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
And what ye see not,
And what you do not see
Wama la tubsiroona
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.
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
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.
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona
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.
Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
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.
Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena
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,
Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli
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;
Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
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.
Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
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.
Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena
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.
Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
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.
Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
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.
Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
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.
Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
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.
Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.