Al-Haqqah

۞ ٱلۡحَاۤقَّةُ

The Reality

مَا ٱلۡحَاۤقَّةُ

What is the Reality

وَمَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحَاۤقَّةُ

Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ وَعَادُۢ بِٱلۡقَارِعَةِ

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

فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهۡلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِیَةِ

As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning

وَأَمَّا عَادࣱ فَأُهۡلِكُوا۟ بِرِیحࣲ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِیَةࣲ

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

سَخَّرَهَا عَلَیۡهِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَیَالࣲ وَثَمَـٰنِیَةَ أَیَّامٍ حُسُومࣰاۖ فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِیهَا صَرۡعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ خَاوِیَةࣲ

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

فَهَلۡ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِیَةࣲ

Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them

وَجَاۤءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَـٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ

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

فَعَصَوۡا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ أَخۡذَةࣰ رَّابِیَةً

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

إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلۡمَاۤءُ حَمَلۡنَـٰكُمۡ فِی ٱلۡجَارِیَةِ

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

لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةࣰ وَتَعِیَهَاۤ أُذُنࣱ وَ ٰعِیَةࣱ

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

فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِی ٱلصُّورِ نَفۡخَةࣱ وَ ٰحِدَةࣱ

And when the trumpet shall sound one blast

وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةࣰ وَ ٰحِدَةࣰ

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

فَیَوۡمَئِذࣲ وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ

Then, on that day will the Event befall

وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ فَهِیَ یَوۡمَئِذࣲ وَاهِیَةࣱ

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

وَٱلۡمَلَكُ عَلَىٰۤ أَرۡجَاۤئِهَاۚ وَیَحۡمِلُ عَرۡشَ رَبِّكَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ یَوۡمَئِذࣲ ثَمَـٰنِیَةࣱ

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

یَوۡمَئِذࣲ تُعۡرَضُونَ لَا تَخۡفَىٰ مِنكُمۡ خَافِیَةࣱ

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

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِیَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِیَمِینِهِۦ فَیَقُولُ هَاۤؤُمُ ٱقۡرَءُوا۟ كِتَـٰبِیَهۡ

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

إِنِّی ظَنَنتُ أَنِّی مُلَـٰقٍ حِسَابِیَهۡ

Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning

فَهُوَ فِی عِیشَةࣲ رَّاضِیَةࣲ

Then he will be in blissful state

فِی جَنَّةٍ عَالِیَةࣲ

In a high garden

قُطُوفُهَا دَانِیَةࣱ

Whereof the clusters are in easy reach

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشۡرَبُوا۟ هَنِیۤءَۢا بِمَاۤ أَسۡلَفۡتُمۡ فِی ٱلۡأَیَّامِ ٱلۡخَالِیَةِ

(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 مَنۡ أُوتِیَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَیَقُولُ یَـٰلَیۡتَنِی لَمۡ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِیَهۡ

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

وَلَمۡ أَدۡرِ مَا حِسَابِیَهۡ

And knew not what my reckoning

یَـٰلَیۡتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلۡقَاضِیَةَ

Oh, would that it had been death

مَاۤ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنِّی مَالِیَهۡۜ

My wealth hath not availed me

هَلَكَ عَنِّی سُلۡطَـٰنِیَهۡ

My power hath gone from me

خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ

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

ثُمَّ ٱلۡجَحِیمَ صَلُّوهُ

And then expose him to hell-fire

ثُمَّ فِی سِلۡسِلَةࣲ ذَرۡعُهَا سَبۡعُونَ ذِرَاعࣰا فَٱسۡلُكُوهُ

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

إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا یُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ

Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous

وَلَا یَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِینِ

And urged not on the feeding of the wretched

فَلَیۡسَ لَهُ ٱلۡیَوۡمَ هَـٰهُنَا حَمِیمࣱ

Therefor hath he no lover here this day

وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنۡ غِسۡلِینࣲ

Nor any food save filth

لَّا یَأۡكُلُهُۥۤ إِلَّا ٱلۡخَـٰطِءُونَ

Which none but sinners eat

فَلَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

But nay! I swear by all that ye see

وَمَا لَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

And all that ye see not

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولࣲ كَرِیمࣲ

That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرࣲۚ قَلِیلࣰا مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ

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

وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنࣲۚ قَلِیلࣰا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

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

تَنزِیلࣱ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds

وَلَوۡ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَیۡنَا بَعۡضَ ٱلۡأَقَاوِیلِ

And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us

لَأَخَذۡنَا مِنۡهُ بِٱلۡیَمِینِ

We assuredly had taken him by the right hand

ثُمَّ لَقَطَعۡنَا مِنۡهُ ٱلۡوَتِینَ

And then severed his life-artery

فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنۡ أَحَدٍ عَنۡهُ حَـٰجِزِینَ

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

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذۡكِرَةࣱ لِّلۡمُتَّقِینَ

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

وَإِنَّا لَنَعۡلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِینَ

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

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسۡرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ

And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلۡیَقِینِ

And lo! it is absolute truth

فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ

So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord