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سورة الحاقة

Al-Haqqah · The Reality

52 ayahs Makki Pages 566–568 Juz 29
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Translation
Madd (maddah sign)Ghunnah (doubled noon / meem)Qalqalah
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ٱلْحَآقَّةُ ﴿١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe Reality!

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مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ ﴿٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhat is the Reality?

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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ ﴿٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAh, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!

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كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ ﴿٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.

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فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ ﴿٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAs for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.

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وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ ﴿٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,

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سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ ﴿٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich 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.

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فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ ﴿٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallCanst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them?

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وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ ﴿٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,

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فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً ﴿١٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.

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إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَـٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ ﴿١١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship

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لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ ﴿١٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.

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فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ ﴿١٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when the trumpet shall sound one blast

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وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً ﴿١٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,

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فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ ﴿١٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen, on that day will the Event befall.

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وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ ﴿١٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.

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وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌ ﴿١٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.

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يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ ﴿١٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOn that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.

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فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ ﴿١٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!

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إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَـٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ ﴿٢٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSurely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.

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فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ ﴿٢١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen he will be in blissful state

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فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ ﴿٢٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIn a high garden

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قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ ﴿٢٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhereof the clusters are in easy reach.

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كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ ﴿٢٤﴾

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

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وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ ﴿٢٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut 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

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وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ ﴿٢٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd knew not what my reckoning!

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يَـٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ ﴿٢٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOh, would that it had been death!

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مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ ۜ ﴿٢٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallMy wealth hath not availed me,

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هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَـٰنِيَهْ ﴿٢٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallMy power hath gone from me.

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خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ ﴿٣٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(It will be said): Take him and fetter him

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ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ ﴿٣١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd then expose him to hell-fire

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ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ ﴿٣٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.

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إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٣٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,

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وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ ﴿٣٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd urged not on the feeding of the wretched.

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فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَـٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ ﴿٣٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallTherefor hath he no lover here this day,

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وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ ﴿٣٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallNor any food save filth

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لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَـٰطِـُٔونَ ﴿٣٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich none but sinners eat.

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فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿٣٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut nay! I swear by all that ye see

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وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿٣٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd all that ye see not

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إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ ﴿٤٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.

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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).