Surah 69. Al-Haqqah

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Verses [Section]: 1-37[1], 38-52 [2]

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Quran Text of Verse 1-3769. Al-Haqqahبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِاَلْحَآقَّةُۙThe Inevitable Reality! مَاWhatالْحَآقَّةُۚ(is) the Inevitable Reality وَ مَاۤAnd whatاَدْرٰىكَwill make you knowمَاwhatالْحَآقَّةُؕ(is) the Inevitable Reality كَذَّبَتْDeniedثَمُوْدُThamudوَ عَادٌۢand Aadبِالْقَارِعَةِ the Striking Calamity فَاَمَّاSo as forثَمُوْدُThamudفَاُهْلِكُوْاthey were destroyedبِالطَّاغِیَةِ by the overpowering (blast) وَ اَمَّاAnd as forعَادٌAadفَاُهْلِكُوْاthey were destroyedبِرِیْحٍby a windصَرْصَرٍscreamingعَاتِیَةٍۙviolent سَخَّرَهَاWhich He imposedعَلَیْهِمْupon themسَبْعَ(for) sevenلَیَالٍnightsوَّ ثَمٰنِیَةَand eightاَیَّامٍ ۙdaysحُسُوْمًا ۙ(in) successionفَتَرَیso you would seeالْقَوْمَthe peopleفِیْهَاthereinصَرْعٰی ۙfallenكَاَنَّهُمْas if they wereاَعْجَازُtrunksنَخْلٍ(of) date-palmsخَاوِیَةٍۚhollow فَهَلْThen doتَرٰیyou seeلَهُمْof themمِّنْۢanyبَاقِیَةٍ remains 69. Al-Haqqah Page 567وَ جَآءَAnd cameفِرْعَوْنُFiraunوَ مَنْand (those)قَبْلَهٗbefore himوَ الْمُؤْتَفِكٰتُand the overturned citiesبِالْخَاطِئَةِۚwith sin فَعَصَوْاAnd they disobeyedرَسُوْلَ(the) Messengerرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lordفَاَخَذَهُمْso He seized themاَخْذَةً(with) a seizureرَّابِیَةً exceeding اِنَّاIndeed Weلَمَّاwhenطَغَاoverflowedالْمَآءُthe waterحَمَلْنٰكُمْWe carried youفِیinالْجَارِیَةِۙthe sailing (ship) لِنَجْعَلَهَاThat We might make itلَكُمْfor youتَذْكِرَةًa reminderوَّ تَعِیَهَاۤand would be conscious of itاُذُنٌan earوَّاعِیَةٌ conscious فَاِذَاThen whenنُفِخَis blownفِیinالصُّوْرِthe trumpetنَفْخَةٌa blastوَّاحِدَةٌۙsingle وَّ حُمِلَتِAnd are liftedالْاَرْضُthe earthوَ الْجِبَالُand the mountainsفَدُكَّتَاand crushedدَكَّةً(with) a crushingوَّاحِدَةًۙsingle فَیَوْمَىِٕذٍThen (on) that Dayوَّقَعَتِwill occurالْوَاقِعَةُۙthe Occurrence وَ انْشَقَّتِAnd will splitالسَّمَآءُthe heavenفَهِیَso itیَوْمَىِٕذٍ(is on) that Dayوَّاهِیَةٌۙfrail وَّ الْمَلَكُAnd the Angelsعَلٰۤی(will be) onاَرْجَآىِٕهَا ؕits edgesوَ یَحْمِلُand will bearعَرْشَ(the) Throneرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordفَوْقَهُمْabove themیَوْمَىِٕذٍthat Dayثَمٰنِیَةٌؕeight یَوْمَىِٕذٍThat Dayتُعْرَضُوْنَyou will be exhibitedلَاnotتَخْفٰیwill be hiddenمِنْكُمْamong youخَافِیَةٌ any secret فَاَمَّاThen as forمَنْ(him) whoاُوْتِیَis givenكِتٰبَهٗhis recordبِیَمِیْنِهٖ ۙin his right handفَیَقُوْلُwill sayهَآؤُمُHereاقْرَءُوْاreadكِتٰبِیَهْۚmy record! اِنِّیْIndeed Iظَنَنْتُwas certainاَنِّیْthat Iمُلٰقٍ(will) meetحِسَابِیَهْۚmy account فَهُوَSo heفِیْ(will be) inعِیْشَةٍa lifeرَّاضِیَةٍۙpleasant فِیْInجَنَّةٍa Gardenعَالِیَةٍۙelevated قُطُوْفُهَاIts clusters of fruitsدَانِیَةٌ hanging near كُلُوْاEatوَ اشْرَبُوْاand drinkهَنِیْٓـًٔۢا(in) satisfactionبِمَاۤfor whatاَسْلَفْتُمْyou sent before youفِیinالْاَیَّامِthe daysالْخَالِیَةِ past وَ اَمَّاBut as forمَنْ(him) whoاُوْتِیَis givenكِتٰبَهٗhis recordبِشِمَالِهٖ ۙ۬in his left handفَیَقُوْلُwill sayیٰلَیْتَنِیْO! I wishلَمْnotاُوْتَI had been givenكِتٰبِیَهْۚmy record وَ لَمْAnd notاَدْرِI had knownمَاwhatحِسَابِیَهْۚ(is) my account یٰلَیْتَهَاO! I wish itكَانَتِhad beenالْقَاضِیَةَۚthe end مَاۤNotاَغْنٰیhas availedعَنِّیْmeمَالِیَهْۚmy wealth هَلَكَIs goneعَنِّیْfrom meسُلْطٰنِیَهْۚmy authority خُذُوْهُSeize himفَغُلُّوْهُۙand shackle him ثُمَّThenالْجَحِیْمَ(into) the Hellfireصَلُّوْهُۙburn him ثُمَّThenفِیْintoسِلْسِلَةٍa chainذَرْعُهَاits lengthسَبْعُوْنَ(is) seventyذِرَاعًاcubitsفَاسْلُكُوْهُؕinsert him اِنَّهٗIndeed, heكَانَ(did)لَاnotیُؤْمِنُbelieveبِاللّٰهِin Allahالْعَظِیْمِۙthe Most Great وَ لَاAnd (did) notیَحُضُّfeel the urgeعَلٰیonطَعَامِ(the) feedingالْمِسْكِیْنِؕ(of) the poor 69. Al-Haqqah Page 568فَلَیْسَSo notلَهُfor himالْیَوْمَtodayهٰهُنَاhereحَمِیْمٌۙany devoted friend وَّ لَاAnd notطَعَامٌany foodاِلَّاexceptمِنْfromغِسْلِیْنٍۙ(the) discharge of wounds لَّاNotیَاْكُلُهٗۤwill eat itاِلَّاexceptالْخَاطِـُٔوْنَ۠the sinners

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Surah Introduction

This Meccan sûrah refers to the destruction of the peoples of 'Âd, Thamûd, Pharaoh, and Lot ( ﷺ ) for denying the Hereafter. A reference is made to the apocalypse, followed by a touching description of the reward of the believers and the punishment of the disbelievers (verses 18-37). The pagan arguments against the Prophet ( ﷺ ) and the Quran are thoroughly refuted (verses 38-52). The horrors of the apocalypse are further described in the next sûrah.

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Translation of Verse 1-371. In the Name of Allah-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

1. The Inevitable Hour!

2. What is the Inevitable Hour?

3. And what will make you realize what the Inevitable Hour is?

4. ˹Both˺ Thamûd and 'Ȃd denied the Striking Disaster. ¹²²⁷

5. As for Thamûd, they were destroyed by an overwhelming blast.

6. And as for 'Ȃd, they were destroyed by a furious, bitter wind

7. which Allah unleashed on them non-stop for seven nights and eight days, so that you would have seen its people lying dead like trunks of uprooted palm trees.

8. Do you see any of them left alive?

9. Also, Pharaoh and those before him, and ˹the people of˺ the overturned cities ˹of Lot˺ indulged in sin,

10. each disobeying their Lord's messenger, so He seized them with a crushing grip.

11. Indeed, when the floodwater had overflowed, We carried you ¹²²⁸ in the floating Ark ˹with Noah˺,

12. so that We may make this a reminder to you, and that attentive ears may grasp it.

13. At last, when the Trumpet will be blown with one blast,

14. and the earth and mountains will be lifted up and crushed with one blow,

15. on that Day the Inevitable Event will have come to pass.

16. The sky will then be so torn that it will be frail,

17. with the angels on its sides. On that Day eight ˹mighty angels˺ will bear the Throne of your Lord above them.

18. You will then be presented ˹before Him for judgment˺, and none of your secrets will stay hidden.

19. As for those given their records in their right hand, they will cry ˹happily˺, "Here ˹everyone˺! Read my record!

20. I surely knew I would face my reckoning."

21. They will be in a life of bliss,

22. in an elevated Garden,

23. whose fruit will hang within reach.

24. ˹They will be told,˺ "Eat and drink joyfully for what you did in the days gone by."

25. And as for those given their record in their left hand, they will cry ˹bitterly˺, "I wish I had not been given my record,

26. nor known anything of my reckoning!

27. I wish death was the end!

28. My wealth has not benefited me!

29. My authority has been stripped from me."

30. ˹It will be said,˺ "Seize and shackle them,

31. then burn them in Hell,

32. then tie them up with chains seventy arms long.

33. For they never had faith in Allah, the Greatest,

34. nor encouraged the feeding of the poor.

35. So this Day they will have no close friend here,

36. nor any food except ˹oozing˺ pus,

37. which none will eat except the evildoers."

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Commentary

1227. The Striking Disaster is another name for the Day of Judgment.

1228. i.e., your ancestors.