69

Al-Haqqah

Meccan 52 Ayahs Juz 29

الحاقة

Bismillah

بِسْمِ In (the) name ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ the Most Gracious ٱلرَّحِيمِ the Most Merciful

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

69:1

ٱلْحَآقَّةُ The Inevitable Reality ١ (1)

The Inevitable Reality -

69:2

مَا What ٱلْحَآقَّةُ (is) the Inevitable Reality ٢ (2)

What is the Inevitable Reality?

69:3

وَمَآ And what أَدْرَىٰكَ will make you know مَا what ٱلْحَآقَّةُ (is) the Inevitable Reality ٣ (3)

And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?

69:4

كَذَّبَتْ Denied ثَمُودُ Thamud وَعَادٌۢ and Aad بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ the Striking Calamity ٤ (4)

Thamūd and ʿAad denied the Striking Calamity [i.e., the Resurrection].

69:5

فَأَمَّا So as for ثَمُودُ Thamud فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ they were destroyed بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ by the overpowering (blast) ٥ (5)

So as for Thamūd, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].

69:6

وَأَمَّا And as for عَادٌۭ Aad فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ they were destroyed بِرِيحٍۢ by a wind صَرْصَرٍ screaming عَاتِيَةٍۢ violent ٦ (6)

And as for ʿAad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind

69:7

سَخَّرَهَا Which He imposed عَلَيْهِمْ upon them سَبْعَ (for) seven لَيَالٍۢ nights وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ and eight أَيَّامٍ days حُسُومًۭا (in) succession فَتَرَى so you would see ٱلْقَوْمَ the people فِيهَا therein صَرْعَىٰ fallen كَأَنَّهُمْ as if they were أَعْجَازُ trunks نَخْلٍ (of) date-palms خَاوِيَةٍۢ hollow ٧ (7)

Which He [i.e., Allāh] imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.

69:8

فَهَلْ Then do تَرَىٰ you see لَهُم of them مِّنۢ any بَاقِيَةٍۢ remains ٨ (8)

Then do you see of them any remains?

69:9

وَجَآءَ And came فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun وَمَن and (those) قَبْلَهُۥ before him وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُ and the overturned cities بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ with sin ٩ (9)

And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.

69:10

فَعَصَوْا۟ And they disobeyed رَسُولَ (the) Messenger رَبِّهِمْ (of) their Lord فَأَخَذَهُمْ so He seized them أَخْذَةًۭ (with) a seizure رَّابِيَةً exceeding ١٠ (10)

And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].

69:11

إِنَّا Indeed, We لَمَّا when طَغَا overflowed ٱلْمَآءُ the water حَمَلْنَـٰكُمْ We carried you فِى in ٱلْجَارِيَةِ the sailing (ship) ١١ (11)

Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried you [i.e., your ancestors] in the sailing ship

69:12

لِنَجْعَلَهَا That We might make it لَكُمْ for you تَذْكِرَةًۭ a reminder وَتَعِيَهَآ and would be conscious of it أُذُنٌۭ an ear وَٰعِيَةٌۭ conscious ١٢ (12)

That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.

69:13

فَإِذَا Then when نُفِخَ is blown فِى in ٱلصُّورِ the trumpet نَفْخَةٌۭ a blast وَٰحِدَةٌۭ single ١٣ (13)

Then when the Horn is blown with one blast

69:14

وَحُمِلَتِ And are lifted ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth وَٱلْجِبَالُ and the mountains فَدُكَّتَا and crushed دَكَّةًۭ (with) a crushing وَٰحِدَةًۭ single ١٤ (14)

And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow [i.e., stroke] -

69:15

فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ Then (on) that Day وَقَعَتِ will occur ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ the Occurrence ١٥ (15)

Then on that Day, the Occurrence [i.e., Resurrection] will occur,

69:16

وَٱنشَقَّتِ And will split ٱلسَّمَآءُ the heaven فَهِىَ so it يَوْمَئِذٍۢ (is on) that Day وَاهِيَةٌۭ frail ١٦ (16)

And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.

69:17

وَٱلْمَلَكُ And the Angels عَلَىٰٓ (will be) on أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ its edges وَيَحْمِلُ and will bear عَرْشَ (the) Throne رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord فَوْقَهُمْ above them يَوْمَئِذٍۢ that Day ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌۭ eight ١٧ (17)

And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].

69:18

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ That Day تُعْرَضُونَ you will be exhibited لَا not تَخْفَىٰ will be hidden مِنكُمْ among you خَافِيَةٌۭ any secret ١٨ (18)

That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.

69:19

فَأَمَّا Then as for مَنْ (him) who أُوتِىَ is given كِتَـٰبَهُۥ his record بِيَمِينِهِۦ in his right hand فَيَقُولُ will say هَآؤُمُ Here ٱقْرَءُوا۟ read كِتَـٰبِيَهْ my record ١٩ (19)

So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!

69:20

إِنِّى Indeed, I ظَنَنتُ was certain أَنِّى that I مُلَـٰقٍ (will) meet حِسَابِيَهْ my account ٢٠ (20)

Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."

69:21

فَهُوَ So he فِى (will be) in عِيشَةٍۢ a life رَّاضِيَةٍۢ pleasant ٢١ (21)

So he will be in a pleasant life -

69:22

فِى In جَنَّةٍ a Garden عَالِيَةٍۢ elevated ٢٢ (22)

In an elevated garden,

69:23

قُطُوفُهَا Its clusters of fruits دَانِيَةٌۭ hanging near ٢٣ (23)

Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.

69:24

كُلُوا۟ Eat وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ and drink هَنِيٓـًٔۢا (in) satisfaction بِمَآ for what أَسْلَفْتُمْ you sent before you فِى in ٱلْأَيَّامِ the days ٱلْخَالِيَةِ past ٢٤ (24)

[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."

69:25

وَأَمَّا But as for مَنْ (him) who أُوتِىَ is given كِتَـٰبَهُۥ his record بِشِمَالِهِۦ in his left hand فَيَقُولُ will say يَـٰلَيْتَنِى O! I wish لَمْ not أُوتَ I had been given كِتَـٰبِيَهْ my record ٢٥ (25)

But as for he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record

69:26

وَلَمْ And not أَدْرِ I had known مَا what حِسَابِيَهْ (is) my account ٢٦ (26)

And had not known what is my account.

69:27

يَـٰلَيْتَهَا O! I wish it كَانَتِ had been ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ the end ٢٧ (27)

I wish it [i.e., my death] had been the decisive one.

69:28

مَآ Not أَغْنَىٰ has availed عَنِّى me مَالِيَهْ ۜ my wealth ٢٨ (28)

My wealth has not availed me.

69:29

هَلَكَ Is gone عَنِّى from me سُلْطَـٰنِيَهْ my authority ٢٩ (29)

Gone from me is my authority."1

69:30

خُذُوهُ Seize him فَغُلُّوهُ and shackle him ٣٠ (30)

[Allāh will say], "Seize him and shackle him.

69:31

ثُمَّ Then ٱلْجَحِيمَ (into) the Hellfire صَلُّوهُ burn him ٣١ (31)

Then into Hellfire drive him.

69:32

ثُمَّ Then فِى into سِلْسِلَةٍۢ a chain ذَرْعُهَا its length سَبْعُونَ (is) seventy ذِرَاعًۭا cubits فَٱسْلُكُوهُ insert him ٣٢ (32)

Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."

69:33

إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he كَانَ was لَا not يُؤْمِنُ believing بِٱللَّهِ in Allah ٱلْعَظِيمِ the Most Great ٣٣ (33)

Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allāh, the Most Great,

69:34

وَلَا And (did) not يَحُضُّ feel the urge عَلَىٰ on طَعَامِ (the) feeding ٱلْمِسْكِينِ (of) the poor ٣٤ (34)

Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.

69:35

فَلَيْسَ So not لَهُ for him ٱلْيَوْمَ today هَـٰهُنَا here حَمِيمٌۭ any devoted friend ٣٥ (35)

So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend

69:36

وَلَا And not طَعَامٌ any food إِلَّا except مِنْ from غِسْلِينٍۢ (the) discharge of wounds ٣٦ (36)

Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;

69:37

لَّا Not يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ will eat it إِلَّا except ٱلْخَـٰطِـُٔونَ the sinners ٣٧ (37)

None will eat it except the sinners.

69:38

فَلَآ But nay أُقْسِمُ I swear بِمَا by what تُبْصِرُونَ you see ٣٨ (38)

So I swear by what you see

69:39

وَمَا And what لَا not تُبْصِرُونَ you see ٣٩ (39)

And what you do not see

69:40

إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it (is) لَقَوْلُ surely (the) Word رَسُولٍۢ (of) a Messenger كَرِيمٍۢ noble ٤٠ (40)

[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is the word of a noble Messenger.

69:41

وَمَا And not هُوَ it بِقَوْلِ (is the) word شَاعِرٍۢ ۚ (of) a poet قَلِيلًۭا little مَّا (is) what تُؤْمِنُونَ you believe ٤١ (41)

And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.

69:42

وَلَا And not بِقَوْلِ (it is the) word كَاهِنٍۢ ۚ (of) a soothsayer قَلِيلًۭا little مَّا (is) what تَذَكَّرُونَ you take heed ٤٢ (42)

Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.

69:43

تَنزِيلٌۭ (It is) a revelation مِّن from رَّبِّ (the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٤٣ (43)

[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.

69:44

وَلَوْ And if تَقَوَّلَ he (had) fabricated عَلَيْنَا against Us بَعْضَ some ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ sayings ٤٤ (44)

And if he [i.e., Muḥammad] had made up about Us some [false] sayings,

69:45

لَأَخَذْنَا Certainly We (would) have seized مِنْهُ him بِٱلْيَمِينِ by the right hand ٤٥ (45)

We would have seized him by the right hand;

69:46

ثُمَّ Then لَقَطَعْنَا certainly We (would) have cut off مِنْهُ from him ٱلْوَتِينَ the aorta ٤٦ (46)

Then We would have cut from him the aorta.

69:47

فَمَا And not مِنكُم from you مِّنْ any أَحَدٍ one عَنْهُ [from him] حَـٰجِزِينَ (who could) prevent (it) ٤٧ (47)

And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.

69:48

وَإِنَّهُۥ And indeed, it لَتَذْكِرَةٌۭ (is) surely a reminder لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ for the Allah-fearing ٤٨ (48)

And indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a reminder for the righteous.

69:49

وَإِنَّا And indeed, We لَنَعْلَمُ surely know أَنَّ that مِنكُم among you مُّكَذِّبِينَ (are) deniers ٤٩ (49)

And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.

69:50

وَإِنَّهُۥ And indeed, it لَحَسْرَةٌ (is) surely a regret عَلَى upon ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers ٥٠ (50)

And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.

69:51

وَإِنَّهُۥ And indeed, it (is) لَحَقُّ surely (the) truth ٱلْيَقِينِ (of) certainty ٥١ (51)

And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.

69:52

فَسَبِّحْ So glorify بِٱسْمِ (the) name رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord ٱلْعَظِيمِ the Most Great ٥٢ (52)

So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.