سُورَةُ الحَاقَّةِ

ٱلۡحَاۤقَّةُ (۱)

OH, THE LAYING-BARE of the truth!

مَا ٱلۡحَاۤقَّةُ (۲)

How awesome that laying-bare of the truth!

وَمَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحَاۤقَّةُ (۳)

And what could make thee conceive what that laying-bare of the truth will be?

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ وَعَادُۢ بِٱلۡقَارِعَةِ (۴)

THE LIE gave [the tribes of] Thamud and ‘Ad to [all tidings of] that sudden calamity!

فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهۡلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِیَةِ (۵)

Now as for the Thamud - they were destroyed by a violent upheaval [of the earth];

وَأَمَّا عَادࣱ فَأُهۡلِكُوا۟ بِرِیحࣲ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِیَةࣲ (۶)

and as for the ‘Ad - they were destroyed by a storm wind furiously raging,

سَخَّرَهَا عَلَیۡهِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَیَالࣲ وَثَمَـٰنِیَةَ أَیَّامٍ حُسُومࣰاۖ فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِیهَا صَرۡعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ خَاوِیَةࣲ (۷)

which He willed against them for seven nights and eight days without cease, so that in the end thou couldst see those people laid low [in death], as though they were so many [uprooted] trunks of hollow palm trees:

فَهَلۡ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِیَةࣲ (۸)

and dost thou now see any remnant of them?

وَجَاۤءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَـٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ (۹)

And there was Pharaoh, too, and [many of] those who lived before him, and the cities that were overthrown - [all of them] indulged in sin upon sin

فَعَصَوۡا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ أَخۡذَةࣰ رَّابِیَةً (۱۰)

and rebelled against their Sustainer's apostles: and so He took them to task with a punishing grasp exceedingly severe!

إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلۡمَاۤءُ حَمَلۡنَـٰكُمۡ فِی ٱلۡجَارِیَةِ (۱۱)

[And] behold: when the waters [of Noah's flood] burst beyond all limits, it was We who caused you to be borne [to safety] in that floating ark,

لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةࣰ وَتَعِیَهَاۤ أُذُنࣱ وَ ٰ⁠عِیَةࣱ (۱۲)

so that We might make all this a [lasting] reminder to you all, and that every wide-awake ear might consciously take it in.

فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِی ٱلصُّورِ نَفۡخَةࣱ وَ ٰ⁠حِدَةࣱ (۱۳)

Hence, [bethink yourselves of the Last Hour,] when the trumpet [of judgment] shall be sounded with a single blast,

وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةࣰ وَ ٰ⁠حِدَةࣰ (۱۴)

and the earth and the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with a single stroke!

فَیَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ (۱۵)

And so, that which must come to pass will on that day have come to pass;

وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ فَهِیَ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ وَاهِیَةࣱ (۱۶)

and the sky will be rent asunder - for, frail will it have become on that Day -;

وَٱلۡمَلَكُ عَلَىٰۤ أَرۡجَاۤىِٕهَاۚ وَیَحۡمِلُ عَرۡشَ رَبِّكَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ ثَمَـٰنِیَةࣱ (۱۷)

and the angels [will appear] at its ends, and, above them, eight will bear aloft on that Day the throne of thy Sustainer’s almightiness…

یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ تُعۡرَضُونَ لَا تَخۡفَىٰ مِنكُمۡ خَافِیَةࣱ (۱۸)

On that Day you shall be brought to judgment: not [even] the most hidden of your deeds will remain hidden.

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِیَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِیَمِینِهِۦ فَیَقُولُ هَاۤؤُمُ ٱقۡرَءُوا۟ كِتَـٰبِیَهۡ (۱۹)

Now as for him whose record shall be placed in his right hand, he will exclaim: "Come you all!" Read this my record!

إِنِّی ظَنَنتُ أَنِّی مُلَـٰقٍ حِسَابِیَهۡ (۲۰)

Behold, I did know that [one day] I would have to face my account!

فَهُوَ فِی عِیشَةࣲ رَّاضِیَةࣲ (۲۱)

And so he will find himself in a happy state of life,

فِی جَنَّةٍ عَالِیَةࣲ (۲۲)

in a lofty paradise,

قُطُوفُهَا دَانِیَةࣱ (۲۳)

with its fruits within easy reach.

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشۡرَبُوا۟ هَنِیۤـَٔۢا بِمَاۤ أَسۡلَفۡتُمۡ فِی ٱلۡأَیَّامِ ٱلۡخَالِیَةِ (۲۴)

[And all who are thus blest will be told:] "Eat and drink with good cheer in return for all [the good deeds] that you have sent ahead in days gone by!"

وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِیَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَیَقُولُ یَـٰلَیۡتَنِی لَمۡ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِیَهۡ (۲۵)

But as for him whose record shall be placed in his left hand, he will exclaim: "Oh, would that I had never been shown this my record,

وَلَمۡ أَدۡرِ مَا حِسَابِیَهۡ (۲۶)

and neither known this my account!

یَـٰلَیۡتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلۡقَاضِیَةَ (۲۷)

Oh, would that this [death of mine] had been the end of me!

مَاۤ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنِّی مَالِیَهۡۜ (۲۸)

Of no avail to me is all that I have [ever] possessed,

هَلَكَ عَنِّی سُلۡطَـٰنِیَهۡ (۲۹)

[and] all my power of argument has died away from me!"

خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ (۳۰)

Thereupon the command will go forth:] "Lay hold of him, and shackle him,

ثُمَّ ٱلۡجَحِیمَ صَلُّوهُ (۳۱)

and then let him enter hell,

ثُمَّ فِی سِلۡسِلَةࣲ ذَرۡعُهَا سَبۡعُونَ ذِرَاعࣰا فَٱسۡلُكُوهُ (۳۲)

and then thrust him into a chain [of other sinners like him - a chain] the length whereof is seventy cubits:

إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا یُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ (۳۳)

for, behold, he did not believe in God, the Tremendous,

وَلَا یَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِینِ (۳۴)

and did not feel any urge to feed the needy:

فَلَیۡسَ لَهُ ٱلۡیَوۡمَ هَـٰهُنَا حَمِیمࣱ (۳۵)

and so, no friend has here today,

وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنۡ غِسۡلِینࣲ (۳۶)

nor any food save the filth

لَّا یَأۡكُلُهُۥۤ إِلَّا ٱلۡخَـٰطِـُٔونَ (۳۷)

which none but the sinners eat!"

فَلَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَا تُبۡصِرُونَ (۳۸)

BUT NAY! I call to witness an that you can see,

وَمَا لَا تُبۡصِرُونَ (۳۹)

as well as all that you cannot see!

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولࣲ كَرِیمࣲ (۴۰)

Behold, this [Qur’an] is indeed the [inspired] word of a noble apostle,

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرࣲۚ قَلِیلࣰا مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ (۴۱)

and is not – however little you may [be prepared to] believe it - the word of a poet;

وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنࣲۚ قَلِیلࣰا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ (۴۲)

and neither is it - however little you may [be prepared to] take it to heart - the word of a soothsayer:

تَنزِیلࣱ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ (۴۳)

[it is] a revelation from the Sustainer of all the worlds.

وَلَوۡ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَیۡنَا بَعۡضَ ٱلۡأَقَاوِیلِ (۴۴)

Now if he [whom We have entrusted with it] had dared to attribute some [of his own] sayings unto Us,

لَأَخَذۡنَا مِنۡهُ بِٱلۡیَمِینِ (۴۵)

We would indeed have seized him by his right hand,

ثُمَّ لَقَطَعۡنَا مِنۡهُ ٱلۡوَتِینَ (۴۶)

and would indeed have cut his life-vein.

فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنۡ أَحَدٍ عَنۡهُ حَـٰجِزِینَ (۴۷)

and none of you could have saved him!

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذۡكِرَةࣱ لِّلۡمُتَّقِینَ (۴۸)

And, verily, this [Qur’an] is a reminder to all the God-conscious!

وَإِنَّا لَنَعۡلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِینَ (۴۹)

And, behold, well do We know that among you are such as will give the lie to it:

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسۡرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ (۵۰)

yet, behold, this [rejection] will indeed become a source of bitter regret for all who deny the truth [of God's revelation] –

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلۡیَقِینِ (۵۱)

for, verily, it is truth absolute!

فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ (۵۲)

Extol, then the limitless glory of thy Sustainer's mighty name!