Al-Haqqah

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   ٱلْحَآقَّةُ

   Al haaaqqah

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

2. 2

   مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ

   Mal haaaqqah

   What is the Inevitable?

3. 3

   وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ

   Wa maaa adraaka mal haaaqqah

   And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?

4. 4

   كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ

   Kazzabat samoodu wa 'Aadum bil qaari'ah

   Thamûd and ‘Âd people denied the Qâri‘ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!

5. 5

   فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ

   Fa-ammaa Samoodu fauhlikoo bittaaghiyah

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

6. 6

   وَأَمَّا عَادٌۭ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍۢ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍۢ

   Wa ammaa 'Aadun fa uhlikoo bireehin sarsarin 'aatiyah

   And as for ‘Âd, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!

7. 7

   سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍۢ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًۭا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍۢ

   Sakhkharahaa 'alaihim sab'a la yaalinw wa samaaniyata ayyaamin husooman fataral qawma feehaa sar'aa ka annahum a'jaazu nakhlin khaawiyah

   Which Allâh imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown (destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms!

8. 8

   فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍۢ

   Fahal taraa lahum mim baaqiyah

   Do you see any remnants of them?

9. 9

   وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ

   Wa jaaa'a Firawnu wa man qablahoo wal mu'tafikaatu bilhaati'ah

   And Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lût (Lot)] committed sin.

10. 10

    فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةًۭ رَّابِيَةً

    Fa'ansaw Rasoola Rabbihim fa akhazahum akhzatar raabiyah

    And they disobeyed their Lord’s Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.

11. 11

    إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ

    Innaa lammaa taghal maaa'u hamalnaakum fil jaariyah

    Verily, when the water rose beyond its limits [Nûh’s (Noah) Flood], We carried you (mankind) in the floating [ship that was constructed by Nûh (Noah)]

12. 12

    لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةًۭ وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌۭ وَٰعِيَةٌۭ

    Linaj'alahaa lakum tazki ratanw-wa ta'iyahaa unzununw waa'iyah

    That We might make it (Noah’s ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.

13. 13

    فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌۭ وَٰحِدَةٌۭ

    Fa izaa nufikha fis soori nafkhatunw waahidah

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

14. 14

    وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ

    Wa humilatil ardu wal jibaalu fadukkataa dakkatanw waahidah

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

15. 15

    فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ

    Fa yawma'izinw waqa'atil waaqi'ah

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

16. 16

    وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ وَاهِيَةٌۭ

    Wanshaqqatis samaaa'u fahiya yawma 'izinw-waahiyah

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

17. 17

    وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ ثَمَٰنِيَةٌۭ

    Wal malaku 'alaaa arjaaa'ihaa; wa yahmilu 'Arsha Rabbika fawqahum yawma'izin samaaniyah

    And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.

18. 18

    يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌۭ

    Yawma'izin tu'radoona laa takhfaa min kum khaafiyah

    That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.

19. 19

    فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ

    Fa ammaa man ootiya kitaabahoo biyameenihee fa yaqoolu haaa'umuq ra'oo kitaabiyah

    Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!

20. 20

    إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ

    Innee zannantu annee mulaaqin hisaabiyah

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

21. 21

    فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ

    Fahuwa fee 'eeshatir raadiyah

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

22. 22

    فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۢ

    Fee jannnatin 'aaliyah

    In a lofty Paradise,

23. 23

    قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌۭ

    Qutoofuhaa daaniyah

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

24. 24

    كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ

    Kuloo washraboo haneee'am bimaaa aslaftum fil ayyaamil khaliyah

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

25. 25

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ

    Wa ammaa man ootiya kitaabahoo bishimaalihee fa yaqoolu yaalaitanee lam oota kitaaabiyah

    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!

26. 26

    وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ

    Wa lam adri maa hisaabiyah

    "And that I had never known how my Account is!

27. 27

    يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ

    Yaa laitahaa kaanatil qaadiyah

    "Would that it had been my end (death)!

28. 28

    مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ ۜ

    Maaa aghnaa 'annee maaliyah

    "My wealth has not availed me;

29. 29

    هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ

    Halaka 'annee sultaaniyah

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

30. 30

    خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ

    Khuzoohu faghullooh

    (It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;

31. 31

    ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ

    Summal Jaheema sallooh

    Then throw him in the blazing Fire.

32. 32

    ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍۢ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًۭا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ

    Summa fee silsilatin zar'uhaa sab'oona ziraa'an faslukooh

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

33. 33

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    Innahoo kaana laa yu'minubillaahil 'Azeem

    Verily, he used not to believe in Allâh, the Most Great,

34. 34

    وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

    wa laa yahuddu 'alaa ta'aamil miskeen

    And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskîn (the poor).[1]

    (V.69:34) a) See the footnote of (V.2:83). b) Narrated ‘Abdullâh bin ‘Amr رضي الله عنه: A man asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, "What sort of deeds (or what qualities) of Islâm are good?" The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied, "To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not know". (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol.1, Hadith No.11).

35. 35

    فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌۭ

    Falaysa lahul yawma haahunaa hameem

    So no friend has he here this Day,

36. 36

    وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍۢ

    Wa laa ta'aamun illaa min ghisleen

    Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.

37. 37

    لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ

    Laa yaakuluhooo illal khati'oon

    None will eat it except the Khâti’ûn (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).

38. 38

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ

    Falaaa uqsimu bimaa tubsiroon

    So I swear by whatsoever you see,

39. 39

    وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ

    Wa maa laa tubsiroon

    And by whatsoever you see not,

40. 40

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ

    Innahoo laqawlu Rasoolin kareem

    That this is verily, the word of an honoured Messenger [i.e. Jibrîl (Gabriel) or Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم which he has brought from Allâh].

41. 41

    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍۢ ۚ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ

    Wa ma huwa biqawli shaa'ir; qaleelam maa tu'minoon

    It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!

42. 42

    وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍۢ ۚ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    Wa laa biqawli kaahin; qaleelam maa tazakkaroon

    Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!

43. 43

    تَنزِيلٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Tanzeelum mir rabbil 'aalameen

    This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).

44. 44

    وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ

    Wa law taqawwala 'alainaa ba'dal aqaaweel

    And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allâh جل جلاله),

45. 45

    لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ

    La-akhaznaa minhu bilyameen

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

46. 46

    ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ

    Summa laqata'naa minhul wateen

    And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),

47. 47

    فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَٰجِزِينَ

    Famaa minkum min ahadin'anhu haajizeen

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

48. 48

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌۭ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

    Wa innahoo latazkiratul lilmuttaqeen

    And verily, this (Qur’an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqûn (the pious. See V.2:2).

49. 49

    وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ

    Wa inna lana'lamu anna minkum mukazzibeen

    And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur’ân). (Tafsir At-Tabarî)

50. 50

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    Wa innahu lahasratun 'alal kaafireen

    And indeed it (this Qur’ân) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).[1]

    (V.69:50) See the footnote of (V.3:85).

51. 51

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ

    Wa innahoo lahaqqul yaqeen

    And verily, it (this Qur’ân) is an absolute truth with certainty.[2]

    (V.69:51) See the footnote of (V.10:37).

52. 52

    فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    Fasbbih bismi Rabbikal 'Azeem

    So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.[3]

    (V.69:52) See footnotes of (V.13:28).