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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,’

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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

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

in a lofty Garden

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

with clustered fruit within his reach

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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

69:26
وَلَمۡ
walam
And not
أَدۡرِ
adri
I had known
مَا
ma
what
حِسَابِيَهۡ
hisabiyah
(is) my account
٢٦

and knew nothing of my Reckoning

Translation 1260

69:27
يَٰلَيۡتَهَا
yalaytaha
O! I wish it
كَانَتِ
kanati
had been
ٱلۡقَاضِيَةَ
al-qadiyata
the end
٢٧

How I wish death had been the end of me

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69:28
مَآ
ma
Not
أَغۡنَىٰ
aghna
has availed
عَنِّي
anni
me
مَالِيَهۡۜ
maliyah
my wealth
٢٨

My wealth has been no use to me

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69:29
هَلَكَ
halaka
Is gone
عَنِّي
anni
from me
سُلۡطَٰنِيَهۡ
sul'taniyah
my authority
٢٩

and my power has vanished.’

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69:30
خُذُوهُ
khudhuhu
Seize him
فَغُلُّوهُ
faghulluhu
and shackle him
٣٠

‘Take him, put a collar on him

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69:31
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
ٱلۡجَحِيمَ
al-jahima
(into) the Hellfire
صَلُّوهُ
salluhu
burn him
٣١

lead him to burn in the blazing Fire

Translation 1260

69:32
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
فِي
fi
into
سِلۡسِلَةٖ
sil'silatin
a chain
ذَرۡعُهَا
dhar'uha
its length
سَبۡعُونَ
sab'una
(is) seventy
ذِرَاعٗا
dhira'an
cubits
فَٱسۡلُكُوهُ
fa-us'lukuhu
insert him
٣٢

and [bind him] in a chain seventy metres long

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69:33
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed he
كَانَ
kana
was
لَا
la
not
يُؤۡمِنُ
yu'minu
believing
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
al-'azimi
the Most Great
٣٣

he would not believe in Almighty God

Translation 1260

69:34
وَلَا
wala
And (did) not
يَحُضُّ
yahuddu
feel the urge
عَلَىٰ
ala
on
طَعَامِ
ta'ami
(the) feeding
ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ
al-mis'kini
(of) the poor
٣٤

he never encouraged feeding the hungry

Translation 1260