Al-Haqqah 69:16

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69:1
ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ
al-haqatu
The Inevitable Reality
١

The Inevitable Hour

Translation 1260

69:2
مَا
ma
What
ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ
al-haqatu
(is) the Inevitable Reality
٢

What is the Inevitable Hour

Translation 1260

69:3
وَمَآ
wama
And what
أَدۡرَىٰكَ
adraka
will make you know
مَا
ma
what
ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ
al-haqatu
(is) the Inevitable Reality
٣

What will explain to you what the Inevitable Hour is

Translation 1260

69:4
كَذَّبَتۡ
kadhabat
Denied
ثَمُودُ
thamudu
Thamud
وَعَادُۢ
wa'adun
and Aad
بِٱلۡقَارِعَةِ
bil-qari'ati
the Striking Calamity
٤

The people of Thamud and 'Ad denied that the crashing blowwould come

Translation 1260

69:5
فَأَمَّا
fa-amma
So as for
ثَمُودُ
thamudu
Thamud
فَأُهۡلِكُواْ
fa-uh'liku
they were destroyed
بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
bil-taghiyati
by the overpowering (blast)
٥

Thamud was destroyed by a deafening blast

Translation 1260

69:6
وَأَمَّا
wa-amma
And as for
عَادٞ
adun
Aad
فَأُهۡلِكُواْ
fa-uh'liku
they were destroyed
بِرِيحٖ
birihin
by a wind
صَرۡصَرٍ
sarsarin
screaming
عَاتِيَةٖ
atiyatin
violent
٦

Ad was destroyed by a furious wind

Translation 1260

69:7
سَخَّرَهَا
sakharaha
Which He imposed
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
upon them
سَبۡعَ
sab'a
(for) seven
لَيَالٖ
layalin
nights
وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ
wathamaniyata
and eight
أَيَّامٍ
ayyamin
days
حُسُومٗاۖ
husuman
(in) succession
فَتَرَى
fatara
so you would see
ٱلۡقَوۡمَ
al-qawma
the people
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
صَرۡعَىٰ
sar'a
fallen
كَأَنَّهُمۡ
ka-annahum
as if they were
أَعۡجَازُ
a'jazu
trunks
نَخۡلٍ
nakhlin
(of) date-palms
خَاوِيَةٖ
khawiyatin
hollow
٧

that God let loose against them for seven consecutive nights, eight consecutive days, so that you could have seen its people lying dead like hollow palm-trunks

Translation 1260

69:8
فَهَلۡ
fahal
Then do
تَرَىٰ
tara
you see
لَهُم
lahum
of them
مِّنۢ
min
any
بَاقِيَةٖ
baqiyatin
remains
٨

Can you see any trace of them now

Translation 1260

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69:9
وَجَآءَ
wajaa
And came
فِرۡعَوۡنُ
fir'awnu
Firaun
وَمَن
waman
and (those)
قَبۡلَهُۥ
qablahu
before him
وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَٰتُ
wal-mu'tafikatu
and the overturned cities
بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ
bil-khati-ati
with sin
٩

Pharaoh, too, and those before him, and the ruined cities: these people committed grave sins

Translation 1260

69:10
فَعَصَوۡاْ
fa'asaw
And they disobeyed
رَسُولَ
rasula
(the) Messenger
رَبِّهِمۡ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
فَأَخَذَهُمۡ
fa-akhadhahum
so He seized them
أَخۡذَةٗ
akhdhatan
(with) a seizure
رَّابِيَةً
rabiyatan
exceeding
١٠

and disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an ever-tightening grip

Translation 1260

69:11
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed We
لَمَّا
lamma
when
طَغَا
tagha
overflowed
ٱلۡمَآءُ
al-mau
the water
حَمَلۡنَٰكُمۡ
hamalnakum
We carried you
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡجَارِيَةِ
al-jariyati
the sailing (ship)
١١

But when the Flood rose high, We saved you in the floating ship

Translation 1260

69:12
لِنَجۡعَلَهَا
linaj'alaha
That We might make it
لَكُمۡ
lakum
for you
تَذۡكِرَةٗ
tadhkiratan
a reminder
وَتَعِيَهَآ
wata'iyaha
and would be conscious of it
أُذُنٞ
udhunun
an ear
وَٰعِيَةٞ
wa'iyatun
conscious
١٢

making that event a reminder for you: attentive ears may take heed

Translation 1260

69:13
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
Then when
نُفِخَ
nufikha
is blown
فِي
fi
in
ٱلصُّورِ
al-suri
the trumpet
نَفۡخَةٞ
nafkhatun
a blast
وَٰحِدَةٞ
wahidatun
single
١٣

When the Trumpet is sounded a single time

Translation 1260

69:14
وَحُمِلَتِ
wahumilati
And are lifted
ٱلۡأَرۡضُ
al-ardu
the earth
وَٱلۡجِبَالُ
wal-jibalu
and the mountains
فَدُكَّتَا
fadukkata
and crushed
دَكَّةٗ
dakkatan
(with) a crushing
وَٰحِدَةٗ
wahidatan
single
١٤

when the earth and its mountains are raised high and then crushed with a single blow

Translation 1260

69:15
فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ
fayawma-idhin
Then (on) that Day
وَقَعَتِ
waqa'ati
will occur
ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ
al-waqi'atu
the Occurrence
١٥

on that Day the Great Event will come to pass

Translation 1260

69:16
وَٱنشَقَّتِ
wa-inshaqqati
And will split
ٱلسَّمَآءُ
al-samau
the heaven
فَهِيَ
fahiya
so it
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
yawma-idhin
(is on) that Day
وَاهِيَةٞ
wahiyatun
frail
١٦

The sky will be torn apart on that Day, it will be so frail

Translation 1260

69:17
وَٱلۡمَلَكُ
wal-malaku
And the Angels
عَلَىٰٓ
ala
(will be) on
أَرۡجَآئِهَاۚ
arjaiha
its edges
وَيَحۡمِلُ
wayahmilu
and will bear
عَرۡشَ
arsha
(the) Throne
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
فَوۡقَهُمۡ
fawqahum
above them
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
yawma-idhin
that Day
ثَمَٰنِيَةٞ
thamaniyatun
eight
١٧

The angels will be on all sides of it and, on that Day, eight of them will bear the throne of your Lord above them

Translation 1260

69:18
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
yawma-idhin
That Day
تُعۡرَضُونَ
tu'raduna
you will be exhibited
لَا
la
not
تَخۡفَىٰ
takhfa
will be hidden
مِنكُمۡ
minkum
among you
خَافِيَةٞ
khafiyatun
any secret
١٨

On that Day you will be brought to judgement and none of your secrets will remain hidden

Translation 1260

69:19
فَأَمَّا
fa-amma
Then as for
مَنۡ
man
(him) who
أُوتِيَ
utiya
is given
كِتَٰبَهُۥ
kitabahu
his record
بِيَمِينِهِۦ
biyaminihi
in his right hand
فَيَقُولُ
fayaqulu
will say
هَآؤُمُ
haumu
Here
ٱقۡرَءُواْ
iq'rau
read
كِتَٰبِيَهۡ
kitabiyah
my record
١٩

Anyone who is given his Record in his right hand will say, ‘Here is my Record, read it

Translation 1260

69:20
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I
ظَنَنتُ
zanantu
was certain
أَنِّي
anni
that I
مُلَٰقٍ
mulaqin
(will) meet
حِسَابِيَهۡ
hisabiyah
my account
٢٠

I knew I would meet my Reckoning,’

Translation 1260

69:21
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
So he
فِي
fi
(will be) in
عِيشَةٖ
ishatin
a life
رَّاضِيَةٖ
radiyatin
pleasant
٢١

and so he will have a pleasant life

Translation 1260

69:22
فِي
fi
In
جَنَّةٍ
jannatin
a Garden
عَالِيَةٖ
aliyatin
elevated
٢٢

in a lofty Garden

Translation 1260

69:23
قُطُوفُهَا
qutufuha
Its clusters of fruits
دَانِيَةٞ
daniyatun
hanging near
٢٣

with clustered fruit within his reach

Translation 1260

69:24
كُلُواْ
kulu
Eat
وَٱشۡرَبُواْ
wa-ish'rabu
and drink
هَنِيٓـَٔۢا
hanian
(in) satisfaction
بِمَآ
bima
for what
أَسۡلَفۡتُمۡ
aslaftum
you sent before you
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَيَّامِ
al-ayami
the days
ٱلۡخَالِيَةِ
al-khaliyati
past
٢٤

It will be said, ‘Eat and drink to your heart’s content as a reward for what you have done in days gone by.’

Translation 1260

69:25
وَأَمَّا
wa-amma
But as for
مَنۡ
man
(him) who
أُوتِيَ
utiya
is given
كِتَٰبَهُۥ
kitabahu
his record
بِشِمَالِهِۦ
bishimalihi
in his left hand
فَيَقُولُ
fayaqulu
will say
يَٰلَيۡتَنِي
yalaytani
O! I wish
لَمۡ
lam
not
أُوتَ
uta
I had been given
كِتَٰبِيَهۡ
kitabiyah
my record
٢٥

But anyone who is given his Record in his left hand will say, ‘If only I had never been given any Record

Translation 1260