Surah Al-Haqqah (The Reality)

Verses

1. ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ

   The Reality

   69:1

2. مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ

   What is the Reality

   69:2

3. وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ

   Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is

   69:3

4. كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ وَعَادُۢ بِٱلۡقَارِعَةِ

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

   69:4

5. فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ

   As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning

   69:5

6. وَأَمَّا عَادٞ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِرِيحٖ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٖ

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

   69:6

7. سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَيَالٖ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومٗاۖ فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِيهَا صَرۡعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ خَاوِيَةٖ

   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

   69:7

8. فَهَلۡ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٖ

   Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them

   69:8

9. وَجَآءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ

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

   69:9

10. فَعَصَوۡاْ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ أَخۡذَةٗ رَّابِيَةً

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

    69:10

11. إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلۡمَآءُ حَمَلۡنَٰكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡجَارِيَةِ

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

    69:11

12. لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةٗ وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٞ وَٰعِيَةٞ

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

    69:12

13. فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ نَفۡخَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ

    And when the trumpet shall sound one blast

    69:13

14. وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ

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

    69:14

15. فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ

    Then, on that day will the Event befall

    69:15

16. وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِيَ يَوۡمَئِذٖ وَاهِيَةٞ

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

    69:16

17. وَٱلۡمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرۡجَآئِهَاۚ وَيَحۡمِلُ عَرۡشَ رَبِّكَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ ثَمَٰنِيَةٞ

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

    69:17

18. يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُعۡرَضُونَ لَا تَخۡفَىٰ مِنكُمۡ خَافِيَةٞ

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

    69:18

19. فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقۡرَءُواْ كِتَٰبِيَهۡ

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

    69:19

20. إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهۡ

    Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning

    69:20

21. فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ

    Then he will be in blissful state

    69:21

22. فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٖ

    In a high garden

    69:22

23. قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٞ

    Whereof the clusters are in easy reach

    69:23

24. كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَآ أَسۡلَفۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَيَّامِ ٱلۡخَالِيَةِ

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

    69:24

25. وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهۡ

    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

    69:25

26. وَلَمۡ أَدۡرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهۡ

    And knew not what my reckoning

    69:26

27. يَٰلَيۡتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلۡقَاضِيَةَ

    Oh, would that it had been death

    69:27

28. مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنِّي مَالِيَهۡۜ

    My wealth hath not availed me

    69:28

29. هَلَكَ عَنِّي سُلۡطَٰنِيَهۡ

    My power hath gone from me

    69:29

30. خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ

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

    69:30

31. ثُمَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ

    And then expose him to hell-fire

    69:31

32. ثُمَّ فِي سِلۡسِلَةٖ ذَرۡعُهَا سَبۡعُونَ ذِرَاعٗا فَٱسۡلُكُوهُ

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

    69:32

33. إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

    Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous

    69:33

34. وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ

    And urged not on the feeding of the wretched

    69:34

35. فَلَيۡسَ لَهُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٞ

    Therefor hath he no lover here this day

    69:35

36. وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنۡ غِسۡلِينٖ

    Nor any food save filth

    69:36

37. لَّا يَأۡكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلۡخَٰطِـُٔونَ

    Which none but sinners eat

    69:37

38. فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

    But nay! I swear by all that ye see

    69:38

39. وَمَا لَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

    And all that ye see not

    69:39

40. إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ

    That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger

    69:40

41. وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرٖۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ

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

    69:41

42. وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنٖۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

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

    69:42

43. تَنزِيلٞ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

    It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds

    69:43

44. وَلَوۡ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيۡنَا بَعۡضَ ٱلۡأَقَاوِيلِ

    And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us

    69:44

45. لَأَخَذۡنَا مِنۡهُ بِٱلۡيَمِينِ

    We assuredly had taken him by the right hand

    69:45

46. ثُمَّ لَقَطَعۡنَا مِنۡهُ ٱلۡوَتِينَ

    And then severed his life-artery

    69:46

47. فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنۡ أَحَدٍ عَنۡهُ حَٰجِزِينَ

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

    69:47

48. وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذۡكِرَةٞ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ

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

    69:48

49. وَإِنَّا لَنَعۡلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ

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

    69:49

50. وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسۡرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

    And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers

    69:50

51. وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلۡيَقِينِ

    And lo! it is absolute truth

    69:51

52. فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

    So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord

    69:52