| | Muhammad Asad rendition of Surah The Reality, The Inevitable(al-Haqqah)
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| 69:1 | | OH, THE LAYING-BARE of the truth |
| 69:1 | | OH, THE LAYING-BARE of the truth |
| 69:2 | | How awesome that laying-bare of the truth |
| 69:2 | | How awesome that laying-bare of the truth |
| 69:3 | | And what could make thee conceive what that laying-bare of the truth will be |
| 69:3 | | And what could make thee conceive what that laying-bare of the truth will be |
| 69:4 | | THE LIE gave [the tribes of] Thamud and ‘Ad to [all tidings of] that sudden calamity |
| 69:4 | | THE LIE gave [the tribes of] Thamud and ‘Ad to [all tidings of] that sudden calamity |
| 69:5 | | Now as for the Thamud - they were destroyed by a violent upheaval [of the earth] |
| 69:5 | | Now as for the Thamud - they were destroyed by a violent upheaval [of the earth] |
| 69:6 | | and as for the ‘Ad - they were destroyed by a storm wind furiously raging |
| 69:6 | | and as for the ‘Ad - they were destroyed by a storm wind furiously raging |
| 69:7 | | which He willed against them for seven nights and eight days without cease, so that in the end thou couldst see those people laid low [in death], as though they were so many [uprooted] trunks of hollow palm trees |
| 69:7 | | which He willed against them for seven nights and eight days without cease, so that in the end thou couldst see those people laid low [in death], as though they were so many [uprooted] trunks of hollow palm trees |
| 69:8 | | and dost thou now see any remnant of them |
| 69:8 | | and dost thou now see any remnant of them |
| 69:9 | | And there was Pharaoh, too, and [many of] those who lived before him, and the cities that were overthrown - [all of them] indulged in sin upon si |
| 69:9 | | And there was Pharaoh, too, and [many of] those who lived before him, and the cities that were overthrown - [all of them] indulged in sin upon si |
| 69:10 | | and rebelled against their Sustainer's apostles: and so He took them to task with a punishing grasp exceedingly severe |
| 69:10 | | and rebelled against their Sustainer's apostles: and so He took them to task with a punishing grasp exceedingly severe |
| 69:11 | | [And] behold: when the waters [of Noah's flood] burst beyond all limits, it was We who caused you to be borne [to safety] in that floating ark |
| 69:11 | | [And] behold: when the waters [of Noah's flood] burst beyond all limits, it was We who caused you to be borne [to safety] in that floating ark |
| 69:12 | | so that We might make all this a [lasting] reminder to you all, and that every wide-awake ear might consciously take it in |
| 69:12 | | so that We might make all this a [lasting] reminder to you all, and that every wide-awake ear might consciously take it in |
| 69:13 | | Hence, [bethink yourselves of the Last Hour,] when the trumpet [of judgment] shall be sounded with a single blast |
| 69:13 | | Hence, [bethink yourselves of the Last Hour,] when the trumpet [of judgment] shall be sounded with a single blast |
| 69:14 | | and the earth and the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with a single stroke |
| 69:14 | | and the earth and the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with a single stroke |
| 69:15 | | And so, that which must come to pass will on that day have come to pass |
| 69:15 | | And so, that which must come to pass will on that day have come to pass |
| 69:16 | | and the sky will be rent asunder - for, frail will it have become on that Day - |
| 69:16 | | and the sky will be rent asunder - for, frail will it have become on that Day - |
| 69:17 | | and the angels [will appear] at its ends, and, above them, eight will bear aloft on that Day the throne of thy Sustainer’s almightiness&hellip |
| 69:17 | | and the angels [will appear] at its ends, and, above them, eight will bear aloft on that Day the throne of thy Sustainer’s almightiness&hellip |
| 69:18 | | On that Day you shall be brought to judgment: not [even] the most hidden of your deeds will remain hidden |
| 69:18 | | On that Day you shall be brought to judgment: not [even] the most hidden of your deeds will remain hidden |
| 69:19 | | Now as for him whose record shall be placed in his right hand, he will exclaim: "Come you all!" Read this my record |
| 69:19 | | Now as for him whose record shall be placed in his right hand, he will exclaim: "Come you all!" Read this my record |
| 69:20 | | Behold, I did know that [one day] I would have to face my account |
| 69:20 | | Behold, I did know that [one day] I would have to face my account |
| 69:21 | | And so he will find himself in a happy state of life |
| 69:21 | | And so he will find himself in a happy state of life |
| 69:22 | | in a lofty paradise |
| 69:22 | | in a lofty paradise |
| 69:23 | | with its fruits within easy reach |
| 69:23 | | with its fruits within easy reach |
| 69:24 | | [And all who are thus blest will be told:] "Eat and drink with good cheer in return for all [the good deeds] that you have sent ahead in days gone by!" |
| 69:24 | | [And all who are thus blest will be told:] "Eat and drink with good cheer in return for all [the good deeds] that you have sent ahead in days gone by!" |
| 69:25 | | But as for him whose record shall be placed in his left hand, he will exclaim: "Oh, would that I had never been shown this my record |
| 69:25 | | But as for him whose record shall be placed in his left hand, he will exclaim: "Oh, would that I had never been shown this my record |
| 69:26 | | and neither known this my account |
| 69:26 | | and neither known this my account |
| 69:27 | | Oh, would that this [death of mine] had been the end of me |
| 69:27 | | Oh, would that this [death of mine] had been the end of me |
| 69:28 | | Of no avail to me is all that I have [ever] possessed |
| 69:28 | | Of no avail to me is all that I have [ever] possessed |
| 69:29 | | [and] all my power of argument has died away from me!" |
| 69:29 | | [and] all my power of argument has died away from me!" |
| 69:30 | | Thereupon the command will go forth:] "Lay hold of him, and shackle him |
| 69:30 | | Thereupon the command will go forth:] "Lay hold of him, and shackle him |
| 69:31 | | and then let him enter hell |
| 69:31 | | and then let him enter hell |
| 69:32 | | and then thrust him into a chain [of other sinners like him - a chain] the length whereof is seventy cubits |
| 69:32 | | and then thrust him into a chain [of other sinners like him - a chain] the length whereof is seventy cubits |
| 69:33 | | for, behold, he did not believe in God, the Tremendous |
| 69:33 | | for, behold, he did not believe in God, the Tremendous |
| 69:34 | | and did not feel any urge to feed the needy |
| 69:34 | | and did not feel any urge to feed the needy |
| 69:35 | | and so, no friend has here today |
| 69:35 | | and so, no friend has here today |
| 69:36 | | nor any food save the filt |
| 69:36 | | nor any food save the filt |
| 69:37 | | which none but the sinners eat!" |
| 69:37 | | which none but the sinners eat!" |
| 69:38 | | BUT NAY! I call to witness an that you can see |
| 69:38 | | BUT NAY! I call to witness an that you can see |
| 69:39 | | as well as all that you cannot see |
| 69:39 | | as well as all that you cannot see |
| 69:40 | | Behold, this [Qur’an] is indeed the [inspired] word of a noble apostle |
| 69:40 | | Behold, this [Qur’an] is indeed the [inspired] word of a noble apostle |
| 69:41 | | and is not – however little you may [be prepared to] believe it - the word of a poet |
| 69:41 | | and is not – however little you may [be prepared to] believe it - the word of a poet |
| 69:42 | | and neither is it - however little you may [be prepared to] take it to heart - the word of a soothsayer |
| 69:42 | | and neither is it - however little you may [be prepared to] take it to heart - the word of a soothsayer |
| 69:43 | | [it is] a revelation from the Sustainer of all the worlds |
| 69:43 | | [it is] a revelation from the Sustainer of all the worlds |
| 69:44 | | Now if he [whom We have entrusted with it] had dared to attribute some [of his own] sayings unto Us |
| 69:44 | | Now if he [whom We have entrusted with it] had dared to attribute some [of his own] sayings unto Us |
| 69:45 | | We would indeed have seized him by his right hand |
| 69:45 | | We would indeed have seized him by his right hand |
| 69:46 | | and would indeed have cut his life-vein |
| 69:46 | | and would indeed have cut his life-vein |
| 69:47 | | and none of you could have saved him |
| 69:47 | | and none of you could have saved him |
| 69:48 | | And, verily, this [Qur’an] is a reminder to all the God-conscious |
| 69:48 | | And, verily, this [Qur’an] is a reminder to all the God-conscious |
| 69:49 | | And, behold, well do We know that among you are such as will give the lie to it |
| 69:49 | | And, behold, well do We know that among you are such as will give the lie to it |
| 69:50 | | yet, behold, this [rejection] will indeed become a source of bitter regret for all who deny the truth [of God's revelation] &ndash |
| 69:50 | | yet, behold, this [rejection] will indeed become a source of bitter regret for all who deny the truth [of God's revelation] &ndash |
| 69:51 | | for, verily, it is truth absolute |
| 69:51 | | for, verily, it is truth absolute |
| 69:52 | | Extol, then the limitless glory of thy Sustainer's mighty name |
| 69:52 | | Extol, then the limitless glory of thy Sustainer's mighty name |
