Surah Al Haqqah

ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ  

The Sure Reality!

مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ  

What is the Sure Reality?

وَمَآ أَدۡرَٮٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ  

And what will make thee realize what the Sure Reality is?

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ وَعَادُۢ بِٱلۡقَارِعَةِ  

The Thamud and the 'Ad people (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!

فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهۡلِڪُواْ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ  

But the Thamud -- they were destroyed by a terrible storm of thunder and lightning!

وَأَمَّا عَادٌ۬ فَأُهۡلِڪُواْ بِرِيحٍ۬ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ۬  

And the 'Ad -- they were destroyed by a furious wind, exceedingly violent;

سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيۡہِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَيَالٍ۬ وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومً۬ا

He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession:

فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِيہَا صَرۡعَىٰ كَأَنَّہُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ۬  

So that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as if they had been roots of hollow palm trees tumbled down!

فَهَلۡ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ۬  

Then seest thou any of them left surviving?

وَجَآءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُ ۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَـٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ  

And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.

فَعَصَوۡاْ رَسُولَ رَبِّہِمۡ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ أَخۡذَةً۬ رَّابِيَةً  

And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.

إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلۡمَآءُ حَمَلۡنَـٰكُمۡ فِى ٱلۡجَارِيَةِ  

We, when the water (of Noah's flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark).

لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةً۬ وَتَعِيَہَآ أُذُنٌ۬ وَٲعِيَةٌ۬  

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.

فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفۡخَةٌ۬ وَٲحِدَةٌ۬  

Then, when one Blast is sounded on the Trumpet,

وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً۬ وَٲحِدَةً۬

And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke --

فَيَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ  

On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass,

وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ وَاهِيَةٌ۬

And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,

وَٱلۡمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرۡجَآٮِٕهَا‌ۚ

And the angels will be on its sides,

وَيَحۡمِلُ عَرۡشَ رَبِّكَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌ۬  

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

يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ تُعۡرَضُونَ لَا تَخۡفَىٰ مِنكُمۡ خَافِيَةٌ۬  

That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُ ۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقۡرَءُواْ كِتَـٰبِيَهۡ  

Then He that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! read ye my Record!

إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَـٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهۡ  

"I did really understand that my Account would (one Day) reach me!"

فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ۬ رَّاضِيَةٍ۬

And he will be in a life of Bliss,

فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ۬

In a Garden on high,

قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ۬

The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.

كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَآ أَسۡلَفۡتُمۡ فِى ٱلۡأَيَّامِ ٱلۡخَالِيَةِ

"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you in the days that are gone!"

وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُ ۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيۡتَنِى لَمۡ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِيَهۡ

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!

وَلَمۡ أَدۡرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهۡ

"And that I had never realized how my account (stood)!

يَـٰلَيۡتَہَا كَانَتِ ٱلۡقَاضِيَةَ

"Ah! would that (Death) had made an end of me!

مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهۡۜ

"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!

هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلۡطَـٰنِيَهۡ

"My power has perished from me!"...

خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ

(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,

ثُمَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ

"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.

ثُمَّ فِى سِلۡسِلَةٍ۬ ذَرۡعُهَا سَبۡعُونَ ذِرَاعً۬ا فَٱسۡلُكُوهُ

"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!

إِنَّهُ ۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High,

وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ

"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!

فَلَيۡسَ لَهُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ هَـٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ۬

"So no friend hath he here this Day.

وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنۡ غِسۡلِينٍ۬

"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,

لَّا يَأۡكُلُهُ ۥۤ إِلَّا ٱلۡخَـٰطِـُٔونَ

"Which none do eat but those in sin."

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

So I do call to witness what ye see

وَمَا لَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

And what ye see not,

إِنَّهُ ۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٍ۬ كَرِيمٍ۬

That this is verily the word of an honored messenger;

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرٍ۬‌ۚ

It is not the word of a poet:

قَلِيلاً۬ مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ

little it is ye believe!

وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنٍ۬‌ۚ

Nor is it the word of a soothsayer:

قَلِيلاً۬ مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

little admonition it is ye receive.

تَنزِيلٌ۬ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ

(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.

وَلَوۡ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيۡنَا بَعۡضَ ٱلۡأَقَاوِيلِ

And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,

لَأَخَذۡنَا مِنۡهُ بِٱلۡيَمِينِ

We should certainly seize him by his right hand,

ثُمَّ لَقَطَعۡنَا مِنۡهُ ٱلۡوَتِينَ

And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:

فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنۡ أَحَدٍ عَنۡهُ حَـٰجِزِينَ 

Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).

وَإِنَّهُ ۥ لَتَذۡكِرَةٌ۬ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ

But verily this is a Message for the Allah-fearing.

وَإِنَّا لَنَعۡلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ

And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it)

وَإِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَسۡرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ

But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.

وَإِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلۡيَقِينِ

But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.

فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.

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