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ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
The Reality!
Alhaqqa
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
What is the Reality?
Ma alhaqqa
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
Wama adraka ma alhaqqa
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bilqariAAa
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bittaghiya
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehinsarsarin AAatiya
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
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.
Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalinwathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fataraalqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazunakhlin khawiya
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them?
Fahal tara lahum min baqiya
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu walmu/tafikatubilkhati-a
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahumakhthatan rabiya
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَـٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
Inna lamma taghaalmao hamalnakum fee aljariya
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratanwataAAiyaha othunun waAAiya
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
Fa-itha nufikha fee assoorinafkhatun wahida
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
Wahumilati al-ardu waljibalufadukkata dakkatan wahida
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
Fayawma-ithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAa
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
Wanshaqqati assamaofahiya yawma-ithin wahiya
وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌ
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
Walmalaku AAala arja-ihawayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawma-ithin thamaniya
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
Yawma-ithin tuAAradoona latakhfa minkum khafiya
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
Faamma man ootiya kitabahubiyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَـٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
Innee thanantu annee mulaqinhisabiyah
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
Then he will be in blissful state
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiya
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
In a high garden
Fee jannatin AAaliya
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
Qutoofuha daniya
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
Kuloo washraboo hanee-an bimaaslaftum fee al-ayyami alkhaliya
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ
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
Waamma man ootiya kitabahubishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
And knew not what my reckoning!
Walam adri ma hisabiyah
يَـٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
Oh, would that it had been death!
Ya laytaha kanati alqadiya
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ ۜ
My wealth hath not availed me,
Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَـٰنِيَهْ
My power hath gone from me.
Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
Khuthoohu faghullooh
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
And then expose him to hell-fire
Thumma aljaheema sallooh
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuhasabAAoona thiraAAan faslukooh
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
Innahu kana la yu/minu billahialAAatheem
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
Wala yahuddu AAalataAAami almiskeen
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَـٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameem
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
Nor any food save filth
Wala taAAamun illamin ghisleen
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَـٰطِـُٔونَ
Which none but sinners eat.
La ya/kuluhu illa alkhati-oon
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroon
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And all that ye see not
Wama la tubsiroon
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareem
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirinqaleelan ma tu/minoon
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelanma tathakkaroon
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameen
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAdaal-aqaweel
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
Laakhathna minhu bilyameen
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
And then severed his life-artery,
Thumma laqataAAna minhualwateen
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَـٰجِزِينَ
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeen
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
Wa-innahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeen
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
Wa-inna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeen
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
Wa-innahu lahasratun AAala alkafireen
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
And lo! it is absolute truth.
Wa-innahu lahaqqu alyaqeen
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
Fasabbih bismi rabbika alAAatheem