| | Muhammad Taqi Usmani rendition of Surah The Reality, The Inevitable(al-Haqqah)
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| 69:1 | | The Imminent Happening |
| 69:2 | | What is the Imminent Happening |
| 69:3 | | And what can let you know what the Imminent happening is |
| 69:4 | | Thamud and ‘Ad had denied (the happening of) the Shocking Event (the Day of Judgment) |
| 69:5 | | As for Thamud, they were destroyed by that (dreadful cry), which exceeded all limits |
| 69:6 | | And as for ‘Ad, they were destroyed by a violent windstor |
| 69:7 | | that He imposed on them for seven nights and eight consecutive days; so you could see them thrown on the ground, as if they were trunks of hollow palm-trees |
| 69:8 | | Now, do you see any remnant of them |
| 69:9 | | And Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) and those before him and the overthrown towns came up with evil |
| 69:10 | | and they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an extremely severe seizure |
| 69:11 | | When the water overflowed (in the Deluge of NuH), We let you (O mankind,) board the floating ship |
| 69:12 | | so that We make it a reminder for you, and so that a preserving ear (that hears their story) may preserve it |
| 69:13 | | Then, once the Trumpet will be blown for the first time |
| 69:14 | | and the earth and the mountains will be lifted and crushed into pieces with a single blow |
| 69:15 | | then on that Day the Happening will happen |
| 69:16 | | and the sky will burst apart, while it will have become frail on that day |
| 69:17 | | And the angels will be on its borders. And on that Day, the Throne of your Lord will be carried above them by eight (angels) |
| 69:18 | | On that day, you will be brought forward in a way that no secret of yours will remain secret |
| 69:19 | | Now, as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say (to his colleagues), .Come here, read my book |
| 69:20 | | I was sure that I would encounter my reckoning |
| 69:21 | | So he will be in a well-pleasing lif |
| 69:22 | | in a lofty garden |
| 69:23 | | the fruits of which will be close at hand |
| 69:24 | | (It will be said to such people,) .Eat and drink with pleasure, as a reward for what you did in advance during past days |
| 69:25 | | As for him who will be given his book in his left hand, he will say, . Oh, would that I had not been given my book |
| 69:26 | | and I had never known what my account is |
| 69:27 | | Oh, would that it (death) had been the end of the matter |
| 69:28 | | My wealth has not been of any use to me |
| 69:29 | | My power has gone from me for good |
| 69:30 | | (Then it will be said to angels,) .Seize him, then put a collar around his neck |
| 69:31 | | and then, let him burn in the blazing fire |
| 69:32 | | Thereafter, fasten him with a chain the measure of which is seventy hands |
| 69:33 | | Indeed, he did not believe in Allah, the Almighty |
| 69:34 | | and did not persuade (others) to feed the needy |
| 69:35 | | So, he has no friend here today |
| 69:36 | | nor any food except that which comes out from wounds when washing |
| 69:37 | | which is eaten by none but the sinners |
| 69:38 | | I swear by what you see |
| 69:39 | | and what you do not see |
| 69:40 | | it is surely the speech of a noble Messenger, (that he conveys from Allah) |
| 69:41 | | and it is not the speech of a poet, (but) little you believe |
| 69:42 | | nor is it the speech of a soothsayer, (but) little you heed to the advice |
| 69:43 | | It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds |
| 69:44 | | Had he (the prophet) forged some statements in Our name |
| 69:45 | | We would have certainly seized him by the right hand |
| 69:46 | | and then severed his life-artery |
| 69:47 | | and none of you could have saved him from it |
| 69:48 | | It is infact a Reminder for the God-fearing |
| 69:49 | | And, of course, We know that among you there are deniers |
| 69:50 | | And surely, it is a cause of remorse for the disbelievers |
| 69:51 | | And it is surely an absolute truth |
| 69:52 | | So, pronounce the purity of the name of your magnificent Lord |
