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69. Al-Haaqqa — The Reality

Qur'an · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · Revealed at Mecca · 52 sections

1. 69:1

   ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ

   Alhaqqatu

   The Reality

2. 69:2

   مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ

   Ma alhaqqatu

   What is the Reality

3. 69:3

   وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ

   Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu

   Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is

4. 69:4

   كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ وَعَادُۢ بِٱلۡقَارِعَةِ

   Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati

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

5. 69:5

   فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ

   Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati

   As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning

6. 69:6

   وَأَمَّا عَادࣱ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِرِيحࣲ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِيَةࣲ‏

   Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin

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

7. 69:7

   سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَيَالࣲ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومࣰ اۖ فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِيهَا صَرۡعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ خَاوِيَةࣲ‏

   Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun

   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

8. 69:8

   فَهَلۡ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةࣲ‏

   Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin

   Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them

9. 69:9

   وَجَآءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ

   Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati

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

10. 69:10

    فَعَصَوۡاْ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ أَخۡذَةࣰ رَّابِيَةً

    FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan

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

11. 69:11

    إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلۡمَآءُ حَمَلۡنَٰكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡجَارِيَةِ

    Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati

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

12. 69:12

    لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةࣰ وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنࣱ وَٰعِيَةࣱ‏

    LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun

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

13. 69:13

    فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ نَفۡخَةࣱ وَٰحِدَةࣱ‏

    Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun

    And when the trumpet shall sound one blast

14. 69:14

    وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةࣰ وَٰحِدَةࣰ‏

    Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan

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

15. 69:15

    فَيَوۡمَئِذࣲ وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ

    Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu

    Then, on that day will the Event befall

16. 69:16

    وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِيَ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ وَاهِيَةࣱ‏

    Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun

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

17. 69:17

    وَٱلۡمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرۡجَآئِهَاۚ وَيَحۡمِلُ عَرۡشَ رَبِّكَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ ثَمَٰنِيَةࣱ‏

    Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun

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

18. 69:18

    يَوۡمَئِذࣲ تُعۡرَضُونَ لَا تَخۡفَىٰ مِنكُمۡ خَافِيَةࣱ‏

    Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun

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

19. 69:19

    فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقۡرَءُواْ كِتَٰبِيَهۡ

    Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah

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

20. 69:20

    إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهۡ

    Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah

    Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning

21. 69:21

    فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةࣲ رَّاضِيَةࣲ‏

    Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin

    Then he will be in blissful state

22. 69:22

    فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةࣲ‏

    Fee jannatin AAaliyatin

    In a high garden

23. 69:23

    قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةࣱ‏

    Qutoofuha daniyatun

    Whereof the clusters are in easy reach

24. 69:24

    كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَآ أَسۡلَفۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَيَّامِ ٱلۡخَالِيَةِ

    Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati

    (And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days

25. 69:25

    وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهۡ

    Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah

    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

26. 69:26

    وَلَمۡ أَدۡرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهۡ

    Walam adri ma hisabiyah

    And knew not what my reckoning

27. 69:27

    يَٰلَيۡتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلۡقَاضِيَةَ

    Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu

    Oh, would that it had been death

28. 69:28

    مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنِّي مَالِيَهۡۜ

    Ma aghna AAannee maliyah

    My wealth hath not availed me

29. 69:29

    هَلَكَ عَنِّي سُلۡطَٰنِيَهۡ

    Halaka AAannee sultaniyah

    My power hath gone from me

30. 69:30

    خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ

    Khuthoohu faghulloohu

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

31. 69:31

    ثُمَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ

    Thumma aljaheema salloohu

    And then expose him to hell-fire

32. 69:32

    ثُمَّ فِي سِلۡسِلَةࣲ ذَرۡعُهَا سَبۡعُونَ ذِرَاعࣰ ا فَٱسۡلُكُوهُ

    Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu

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

33. 69:33

    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

    Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi

    Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous

34. 69:34

    وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ

    Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni

    And urged not on the feeding of the wretched

35. 69:35

    فَلَيۡسَ لَهُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمࣱ‏

    Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun

    Therefor hath he no lover here this day

36. 69:36

    وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنۡ غِسۡلِينࣲ‏

    Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin

    Nor any food save filth

37. 69:37

    لَّا يَأۡكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلۡخَٰطِـُٔونَ

    La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona

    Which none but sinners eat

38. 69:38

    فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

    Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona

    But nay! I swear by all that ye see

39. 69:39

    وَمَا لَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

    Wama la tubsiroona

    And all that ye see not

40. 69:40

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولࣲ كَرِيمࣲ‏

    Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

    That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger

41. 69:41

    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرࣲۚ قَلِيلࣰ ا مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ

    Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona

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

42. 69:42

    وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنࣲۚ قَلِيلࣰ ا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona

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

43. 69:43

    تَنزِيلࣱ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

    Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena

    It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds

44. 69:44

    وَلَوۡ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيۡنَا بَعۡضَ ٱلۡأَقَاوِيلِ

    Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli

    And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us

45. 69:45

    لَأَخَذۡنَا مِنۡهُ بِٱلۡيَمِينِ

    Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni

    We assuredly had taken him by the right hand

46. 69:46

    ثُمَّ لَقَطَعۡنَا مِنۡهُ ٱلۡوَتِينَ

    Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena

    And then severed his life-artery

47. 69:47

    فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنۡ أَحَدٍ عَنۡهُ حَٰجِزِينَ

    Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena

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

48. 69:48

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذۡكِرَةࣱ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ

    Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena

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

49. 69:49

    وَإِنَّا لَنَعۡلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ

    Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena

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

50. 69:50

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسۡرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

    Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena

    And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers

51. 69:51

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلۡيَقِينِ

    Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni

    And lo! it is absolute truth

52. 69:52

    فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

    Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi

    So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord

Qur'an text and translations via fawazahmed0/quran-api; Arabic Uthmani Hafs from the King Fahd Glorious Qur'an Printing Complex, transliteration from Tanzil.net. Licence: Public domain. Source.