الْحَاقَّةُ (1)
The absolute reality |
مَا الْحَاقَّةُ (2)
What a reality |
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحَاقَّةُ (3)
You just do not know what the Day of Reality is like |
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌ بِالْقَارِعَةِ (4)
The people of Thamud -the Thamudites- and those of 'Ad - the 'Adites denied that Day of the stunning roar concurrent with the collision of the celestial bodies |
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِالطَّاغِيَةِ (5)
The Thamudites were destroyed by an overwhelming thunderous convulsion of the earth's surface produced by a natural force within the earth's crust |
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ (6)
And the 'Adites were destroyed by a cold terrifying destructive hurricane, merciless, pitiless and unrelenting |
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَانِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى الْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ (7)
Which hurricane was calculated and directed against them for seven successive nights and eight successive days; you could see their dwellings collapsing making fresh victims. They lay prostrate as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees tumbled down by an unruly wind |
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّن بَاقِيَةٍ (8)
And now do you see any of them who had outlasted or remained a survivor |
وَجَاءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُ وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَاتُ بِالْخَاطِئَةِ (9)
And there were Pharaoh and those before him and those of the corrupt cities who wickedly committed the unprecedented sin; all of whom did evil in exchange for good |
فَعَصَوْا رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً (10)
They disobeyed the Messenger of Allah their Creator, so He stunned them and overtook them by a condign punishment making them unable to hold their own |
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَى الْمَاءُ حَمَلْنَاكُمْ فِي الْجَارِيَةِ (11)
When the water gained advantage on the kingdom of the shore and inundated the land, We carried you in the Ark which We kept afloat |
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَا أُذُنٌ وَاعِيَةٌ (12)
An incident which was a signal instance serving as a deterrent in order that you preserve its memory and the bowing ear absorbs it |
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ (13)
When the trumpet is blown once or sounded and all those in heaven and on earth are dumbfounded |
وَحُمِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَاحِدَةً (14)
And the earth and the mountains are given a lift and in one crash they are pounded, ending with the wrecks of matter and the crush of the Worlds |
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ (15)
There and then has the Hour of Truth come to pass, and has been actuated |
وَانشَقَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَهِيَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ (16)
And the heavens have been parted asunder, and with frailty they stand shaky and agitated |
وَالْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰ أَرْجَائِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَانِيَةٌ (17)
And the angels now standing in attention, high will eight of them carry your Creator's throne |
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ (18)
There and then shall all of you have audience of Allah for judgment, and not a single action of your worldly deeds will be hidden or unknown |
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَاؤُمُ اقْرَءُوا كِتَابِيَهْ (19)
Then he who is given his book, bearing his record, in his right hand will joyfully say to those he meets: "there, you may read my book lending radiance of the divine glory |
إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَاقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ (20)
I was convinced", he adds, "of the truth of The Day of Judgement when I would be requited the like for the like |
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ (21)
Such persons whose deeds were imprinted with wisdom and piety shall live in comfort and delight |
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ (22)
In Gardens exalted and blissful, spectacular and most pleasing to the sight |
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ (23)
With fruits on branches springing up and down to be always within easy reach and always in their sight |
كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِي الْأَيَّامِ الْخَالِيَةِ (24)
Welcomed therein, they will be told: "Eat and drink and enjoy all that affords pleasure, in return for the works of equity you had done in the days bygone |
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِشِمَالِهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَابِيَهْ (25)
But he whose book, bearing his record, is given in his left hand will pitifully say: "I wish I had suffered eternal death then I would never have been given that book |
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ (26)
Nor would I have been asked to answer for conduct not knowing what language shall my countenance speak nor what shall it look like |
يَا لَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ الْقَاضِيَةَ (27)
I wish my death were the end and the final catastrophe |
مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّي مَالِيَهْ ۜ (28)
What good did my wealth do me |
هَلَكَ عَنِّي سُلْطَانِيَهْ (29)
My power, my influence, and my authority have vanished and my realm has collapsed |
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ (30)
Seize him, bind him and make fast with a tie |
ثُمَّ الْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ (31)
Then throw him in the fire to be tortured but not to die |
ثُمَّ فِي سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَاسْلُكُوهُ (32)
And fix him upon a chain seventy cubits ( or forearms ) long |
إِنَّهُ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ (33)
Never did he accept, or recognize Allah, the Almighty |
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ (34)
Nor did he encourage ministering to the necessities and demands of the indigent |
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ الْيَوْمَ هَاهُنَا حَمِيمٌ (35)
He will not find here any who would afford him help or deliver him from Allah's retributory punishment |
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ (36)
Nor will he feed except upon the bloody rotten discharges |
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُ إِلَّا الْخَاطِئُونَ (37)
Which no one consumes but the wicked who are destined to make their abode in Hell |
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ (38)
I swear by all that you can see |
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ (39)
And by all that you cannot see |
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ (40)
That the words uttered are sacred words expressed by an honourable Messenger -the Spirit or the Messenger- held in high esteem |
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ (41)
And not a gifted utterance championed by a poet that you could hardly believe |
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ (42)
Nor is it a prophecy foretold by a foreteller that you do not, reflect upon with close attention |
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (43)
It -the utterance- is that of sacred words revealed by Allah, the Creator of the worlds, past present and those to come |
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ الْأَقَاوِيلِ (44)
And if he -the Messenger- had uttered error against Us and his heart worked iniquity |
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِالْيَمِينِ (45)
We. would have smitten him by the right |
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ الْوَتِينَ (46)
And We would have broken the continuity of blood flow in his major artery close to his heart besides a grievous woeful future plight |
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَاجِزِينَ (47)
And no one among~ you could defend him from Us |
وَإِنَّهُ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ (48)
But it -the utterance- is a Revelation to remind those who entertain the profound reverence dutiful to Allah |
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ (49)
We do know that among you people are some who refuse to admit the truth of the Quran, albeit it is convincing, and quite clear |
وَإِنَّهُ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ (50)
And that it has distressed the minds of those who refuse to acknowledge Allah and are satisfied with the age of discord |
وَإِنَّهُ لَحَقُّ الْيَقِينِ (51)
But it is the Absolute Truth which together with reality does accord |
فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ (52)
And so, praise the attributes and advance the glory of the Name of Allah, your Creator |
