Surah Haqqah — The Reality

ٱلْحَآقَّةُ 69:1

Alhaqqa

The Reality!

مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ 69:2

Ma alhaqqa

What is the Reality?

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ 69:3

Wama adraka ma alhaqqa

Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ 69:4

Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bilqariAAa

(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.

فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ 69:5

Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bittaghiya

As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.

وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ 69:6

Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehinsarsarin AAatiya

And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,

سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ 69:7

Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalinwathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fataraalqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazunakhlin khawiya

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.

فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ 69:8

Fahal tara lahum min baqiya

Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them?

وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ 69:9

Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu walmu/tafikatubilkhati-a

And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,

فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً 69:10

FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahumakhthatan rabiya

And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.

إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَـٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ 69:11

Inna lamma taghaalmao hamalnakum fee aljariya

Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship

لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ 69:12

LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratanwataAAiyaha othunun waAAiya

That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.

فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ 69:13

Fa-itha nufikha fee assoorinafkhatun wahida

And when the trumpet shall sound one blast

وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً 69:14

Wahumilati al-ardu waljibalufadukkata dakkatan wahida

And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ 69:15

Fayawma-ithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAa

Then, on that day will the Event befall.

وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ 69:16

Wanshaqqati assamaofahiya yawma-ithin wahiya

And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.

وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌ 69:17

Walmalaku AAala arja-ihawayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawma-ithin thamaniya

And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.

يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ 69:18

Yawma-ithin tuAAradoona latakhfa minkum khafiya

On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ 69:19

Faamma man ootiya kitabahubiyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah

Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!

إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَـٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ 69:20

Innee thanantu annee mulaqinhisabiyah

Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ 69:21

Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiya

Then he will be in blissful state

فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ 69:22

Fee jannatin AAaliya

In a high garden

قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ 69:23

Qutoofuha daniya

Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ 69:24

Kuloo washraboo hanee-an bimaaslaftum fee al-ayyami alkhaliya

(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ 69:25

Waamma man ootiya kitabahubishimalihi 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

وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ 69:26

Walam adri ma hisabiyah

And knew not what my reckoning!

يَـٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ 69:27

Ya laytaha kanati alqadiya

Oh, would that it had been death!

مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ ۜ 69:28

Ma aghna AAannee maliyah

My wealth hath not availed me,

هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَـٰنِيَهْ 69:29

Halaka AAannee sultaniyah

My power hath gone from me.

خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ 69:30

Khuthoohu faghullooh

(It will be said): Take him and fetter him

ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ 69:31

Thumma aljaheema sallooh

And then expose him to hell-fire

ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ 69:32

Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuhasabAAoona thiraAAan faslukooh

And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.

إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ 69:33

Innahu kana la yu/minu billahialAAatheem

Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,

وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ 69:34

Wala yahuddu AAalataAAami almiskeen

And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.

فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَـٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ 69:35

Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameem

Therefor hath he no lover here this day,

وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ 69:36

Wala taAAamun illamin ghisleen

Nor any food save filth

لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَـٰطِـُٔونَ 69:37

La ya/kuluhu illa alkhati-oon

Which none but sinners eat.

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ 69:38

Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroon

But nay! I swear by all that ye see

وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ 69:39

Wama la tubsiroon

And all that ye see not

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ 69:40

Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareem

That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ 69:41

Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirinqaleelan ma tu/minoon

It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!

وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ 69:42

Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelanma tathakkaroon

Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!

تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ 69:43

Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameen

It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.

وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ 69:44

Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAdaal-aqaweel

And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,

لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ 69:45

Laakhathna minhu bilyameen

We assuredly had taken him by the right hand

ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ 69:46

Thumma laqataAAna minhualwateen

And then severed his life-artery,

فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَـٰجِزِينَ 69:47

Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeen

And not one of you could have held Us off from him.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ 69:48

Wa-innahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeen

And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).

وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ 69:49

Wa-inna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeen

And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ 69:50

Wa-innahu lahasratun AAala alkafireen

And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ 69:51

Wa-innahu lahaqqu alyaqeen

And lo! it is absolute truth.

فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ 69:52

Fasabbih bismi rabbika alAAatheem

So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.