Surah Al Haqqah

ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ  

The Reality (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!

مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ  

What is the Reality?

وَمَآ أَدۡرَٮٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ  

And what will make you know what the Reality is?

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ وَعَادُۢ بِٱلۡقَارِعَةِ  

Thamood and Ad people denied the Qariah (the striking Hour (of Judgement))!

فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهۡلِڪُواْ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ  

As for Thamood, they were destroyed by the awful cry!

وَأَمَّا عَادٌ۬ فَأُهۡلِڪُواْ بِرِيحٍ۬ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ۬  

And as for Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind;

سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيۡہِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَيَالٍ۬ وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومً۬ا

Which Allah imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession,

فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِيہَا صَرۡعَىٰ كَأَنَّہُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ۬  

so that you could see men lying overthrown (destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms!

فَهَلۡ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ۬  

Do you see any remnants of them?

وَجَآءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُ ۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَـٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ  

And Firaun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown (the towns of the people of (Lout (Lot)) committed sin,

فَعَصَوۡاْ رَسُولَ رَبِّہِمۡ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ أَخۡذَةً۬ رَّابِيَةً  

And they disobeyed their Lords Messenger, so He punished them with a strong punishment.

إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلۡمَآءُ حَمَلۡنَـٰكُمۡ فِى ٱلۡجَارِيَةِ  

Verily! When the water rose beyond its limits (Noohs (Noah) Flood), We carried you (mankind) in the floating (ship that was constructed by Nooh (Noah)).

لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةً۬ وَتَعِيَہَآ أُذُنٌ۬ وَٲعِيَةٌ۬  

That We might make it a remembrance for you, and the keen ear (person) may (hear and) understand it.

فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفۡخَةٌ۬ وَٲحِدَةٌ۬  

Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one),

وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً۬ وَٲحِدَةً۬

And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing,

فَيَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ  

Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall,

وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ وَاهِيَةٌ۬

And the heaven will split asunder, for that Day it (the heaven will be frail (weak), and torn up,

وَٱلۡمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرۡجَآٮِٕهَا‌ۚ

And the angels will be on its sides,

وَيَحۡمِلُ عَرۡشَ رَبِّكَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌ۬  

and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.

يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ تُعۡرَضُونَ

That Day shall you be brought to Judgement,

لَا تَخۡفَىٰ مِنكُمۡ خَافِيَةٌ۬  

not a secret of you will be hidden.

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُ ۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ

Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say:

هَآؤُمُ ٱقۡرَءُواْ كِتَـٰبِيَهۡ  

"Take, read my Record!

إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَـٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهۡ  

"Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ۬ رَّاضِيَةٍ۬

So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.

فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ۬

In a lofty Paradise,

قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ۬

The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.

كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَآ أَسۡلَفۡتُمۡ فِى ٱلۡأَيَّامِ ٱلۡخَالِيَةِ

Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!

وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُ ۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيۡتَنِى لَمۡ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِيَهۡ

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!

وَلَمۡ أَدۡرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهۡ

"And that I had never known, how my Account is?

يَـٰلَيۡتَہَا كَانَتِ ٱلۡقَاضِيَةَ

"I wish, would that it had been my end (death)!

مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهۡۜ

"My wealth has not availed me,

هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلۡطَـٰنِيَهۡ

"My power and arguments (to defend myself) have gone from me!"

خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ

(It will be said):

"Seize him and fetter him,

ثُمَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ

Then throw him in the blazing Fire.

ثُمَّ فِى سِلۡسِلَةٍ۬ ذَرۡعُهَا سَبۡعُونَ ذِرَاعً۬ا فَٱسۡلُكُوهُ

"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"

إِنَّهُ ۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

Verily, He used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,

وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ

And urged not on the feeding of Al Miskeen (the poor),

فَلَيۡسَ لَهُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ هَـٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ۬

So no friend has he here this Day,

وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنۡ غِسۡلِينٍ۬

Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds,

لَّا يَأۡكُلُهُ ۥۤ إِلَّا ٱلۡخَـٰطِـُٔونَ

None will eat except the Khatioon (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists, etc.).

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

So I swear by whatsoever you see,

وَمَا لَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

And by whatsoever you see not,

إِنَّهُ ۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٍ۬ كَرِيمٍ۬

That this is verily the word of an honoured Messenger (i.e. Jibrael (Gabriel) or Muhammad SAW which he has brought from Allah).

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرٍ۬‌ۚ

It is not the word of a poet,

قَلِيلاً۬ مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ

little is that you believe!

وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنٍ۬‌ۚ

Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller),

قَلِيلاً۬ مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

little is that you remember!

تَنزِيلٌ۬ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ

This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).

وَلَوۡ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيۡنَا بَعۡضَ ٱلۡأَقَاوِيلِ

And if he (Muhammad SAW) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah),

لَأَخَذۡنَا مِنۡهُ بِٱلۡيَمِينِ

We surely should have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),

ثُمَّ لَقَطَعۡنَا مِنۡهُ ٱلۡوَتِينَ

And then certainly should have cut off his life artery (Aorta),

فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنۡ أَحَدٍ عَنۡهُ حَـٰجِزِينَ 

And none of you could withhold Us from (punishing) him.

وَإِنَّهُ ۥ لَتَذۡكِرَةٌ۬ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ

And verily, this Quran is a Reminder for the Muttaqoon (pious - see V.2:2).

وَإِنَّا لَنَعۡلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ

And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Quran).

(Tafsir At-Tabaree,Vol. 29, Page 68)

وَإِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَسۡرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ

And indeed it (this Quran) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).

وَإِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلۡيَقِينِ

And Verily, it (this Quran) is an absolute truth with certainty .

فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.

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