ٱلْحَآقَّةُ The Inevitable Reality ١
The Inevitable Reality -
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The Reality · Makki · 52 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ The Inevitable Reality ١
The Inevitable Reality -
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مَا What ٱلْحَآقَّةُ (is) the Inevitable Reality ٢
What is the Inevitable Reality?
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وَمَآ And what أَدْرَىٰكَ will make you know مَا what ٱلْحَآقَّةُ (is) the Inevitable Reality ٣
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
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كَذَّبَتْ Denied ثَمُودُ Thamud وَعَادٌۢ and Aad بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ the Striking Calamity ٤
Thamūd and ʿAad denied the Striking Calamity [i.e., the Resurrection].
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فَأَمَّا So as for ثَمُودُ Thamud فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ they were destroyed بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ by the overpowering (blast) ٥
So as for Thamūd, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
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وَأَمَّا And as for عَادٌۭ Aad فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ they were destroyed بِرِيحٍۢ by a wind صَرْصَرٍ screaming عَاتِيَةٍۢ violent ٦
And as for ʿAad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
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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
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.
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فَهَلْ Then do تَرَىٰ you see لَهُم of them مِّنۢ any بَاقِيَةٍۢ remains ٨
Then do you see of them any remains?
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وَجَآءَ And came فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun وَمَن and (those) قَبْلَهُۥ before him وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُ and the overturned cities بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ with sin ٩
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
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فَعَصَوْا۟ And they disobeyed رَسُولَ (the) Messenger رَبِّهِمْ (of) their Lord فَأَخَذَهُمْ so He seized them أَخْذَةًۭ (with) a seizure رَّابِيَةً exceeding ١٠
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
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إِنَّا Indeed, We لَمَّا when طَغَا overflowed ٱلْمَآءُ the water حَمَلْنَـٰكُمْ We carried you فِى in ٱلْجَارِيَةِ the sailing (ship) ١١
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried you [i.e., your ancestors] in the sailing ship
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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
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
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فَإِذَا Then when نُفِخَ is blown فِى in ٱلصُّورِ the trumpet نَفْخَةٌۭ a blast وَٰحِدَةٌۭ single ١٣
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
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وَحُمِلَتِ And are lifted ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth وَٱلْجِبَالُ and the mountains فَدُكَّتَا and crushed دَكَّةًۭ (with) a crushing وَٰحِدَةًۭ single ١٤
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow [i.e., stroke] -
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فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ Then (on) that Day وَقَعَتِ will occur ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ the Occurrence ١٥
Then on that Day, the Occurrence [i.e., Resurrection] will occur,
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وَٱنشَقَّتِ And will split ٱلسَّمَآءُ the heaven فَهِىَ so it يَوْمَئِذٍۢ (is on) that Day وَاهِيَةٌۭ frail ١٦
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
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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
And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
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يَوْمَئِذٍۢ That Day تُعْرَضُونَ you will be exhibited لَا not تَخْفَىٰ will be hidden مِنكُمْ among you خَافِيَةٌۭ any secret ١٨
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
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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
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
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إِنِّى Indeed, I ظَنَنتُ was certain أَنِّى that I مُلَـٰقٍ (will) meet حِسَابِيَهْ my account ٢٠
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
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فَهُوَ So he فِى (will be) in عِيشَةٍۢ a life رَّاضِيَةٍۢ pleasant ٢١
So he will be in a pleasant life -
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فِى In جَنَّةٍ a Garden عَالِيَةٍۢ elevated ٢٢
In an elevated garden,
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قُطُوفُهَا Its clusters of fruits دَانِيَةٌۭ hanging near ٢٣
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
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كُلُوا۟ Eat وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ and drink هَنِيٓـًٔۢا (in) satisfaction بِمَآ for what أَسْلَفْتُمْ you sent before you فِى in ٱلْأَيَّامِ the days ٱلْخَالِيَةِ past ٢٤
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
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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
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
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وَلَمْ And not أَدْرِ I had known مَا what حِسَابِيَهْ (is) my account ٢٦
And had not known what is my account.
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يَـٰلَيْتَهَا O! I wish it كَانَتِ had been ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ the end ٢٧
I wish it [i.e., my death] had been the decisive one.
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مَآ Not أَغْنَىٰ has availed عَنِّى me مَالِيَهْ ۜ my wealth ٢٨
My wealth has not availed me.
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هَلَكَ Is gone عَنِّى from me سُلْطَـٰنِيَهْ my authority ٢٩
Gone from me is my authority."
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خُذُوهُ Seize him فَغُلُّوهُ and shackle him ٣٠
[Allāh will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
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ثُمَّ Then ٱلْجَحِيمَ (into) the Hellfire صَلُّوهُ burn him ٣١
Then into Hellfire drive him.
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ثُمَّ Then فِى into سِلْسِلَةٍۢ a chain ذَرْعُهَا its length سَبْعُونَ (is) seventy ذِرَاعًۭا cubits فَٱسْلُكُوهُ insert him ٣٢
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
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إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he كَانَ was لَا not يُؤْمِنُ believing بِٱللَّهِ in Allah ٱلْعَظِيمِ the Most Great ٣٣
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allāh, the Most Great,
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وَلَا And (did) not يَحُضُّ feel the urge عَلَىٰ on طَعَامِ (the) feeding ٱلْمِسْكِينِ (of) the poor ٣٤
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
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فَلَيْسَ So not لَهُ for him ٱلْيَوْمَ today هَـٰهُنَا here حَمِيمٌۭ any devoted friend ٣٥
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
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وَلَا And not طَعَامٌ any food إِلَّا except مِنْ from غِسْلِينٍۢ (the) discharge of wounds ٣٦
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
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لَّا Not يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ will eat it إِلَّا except ٱلْخَـٰطِـُٔونَ the sinners ٣٧
None will eat it except the sinners.
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فَلَآ But nay أُقْسِمُ I swear بِمَا by what تُبْصِرُونَ you see ٣٨
So I swear by what you see
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وَمَا And what لَا not تُبْصِرُونَ you see ٣٩
And what you do not see
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إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it (is) لَقَوْلُ surely (the) Word رَسُولٍۢ (of) a Messenger كَرِيمٍۢ noble ٤٠
[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is the word of a noble Messenger.
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