| | Talal A. Itani (new translation) rendition of Surah The Reality, The Inevitable(al-Haqqah)
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| 69:1 | | The Reality |
| 69:2 | | What is the Reality |
| 69:3 | | What will make you understand what the Reality is |
| 69:4 | | Thamood and Aad denied the Catastrophe |
| 69:5 | | As for Thamood, they were annihilated by the Overwhelming |
| 69:6 | | And as for Aad; they were annihilated by a furious, roaring wind |
| 69:7 | | He unleashed it upon them for seven nights and eight days, in succession. You could see the people tossed around, as though they were stumps of hollow palm-trees |
| 69:8 | | Can you see any remnant of them |
| 69:9 | | Then Pharaoh came, and those before him, and the Overturned Cities steeped in sin |
| 69:10 | | But they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an overpowering grip |
| 69:11 | | When the waters overflowed, We carried you in the cruising ship |
| 69:12 | | To make it a lesson for you—so that retaining ears may retain it. |
| 69:13 | | Then, when the Trumpet is sounded a single time. |
| 69:14 | | And the earth and the mountains are lifted up, and crushed, with a single crush |
| 69:15 | | On that Day, the Event will come to pass |
| 69:16 | | And the heaven will crack; so on that Day it will be frail |
| 69:17 | | And the angels will be ranged around its borders, while eight will be carrying the Throne of your Lord above them that Day |
| 69:18 | | On that Day you will be exposed, and no secret of yours will remain hidden |
| 69:19 | | As for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say, 'Here, take my book and read it |
| 69:20 | | I knew I would be held accountable.' |
| 69:21 | | So he will be in pleasant living |
| 69:22 | | In a lofty Garden |
| 69:23 | | Its pickings are within reach |
| 69:24 | | 'Eat and drink merrily for what you did in the days gone by.' |
| 69:25 | | But as for him who is given his book in his left hand, he will say, 'I wish I was never given my book |
| 69:26 | | And never knew what my account was |
| 69:27 | | If only it was the end |
| 69:28 | | My money cannot avail me |
| 69:29 | | My power has vanished from me.' |
| 69:30 | | 'Take him and shackle him |
| 69:31 | | Then scorch him in the Blaze |
| 69:32 | | Then in a chain which length is seventy cubits tie him up |
| 69:33 | | For he would not believe in God the Great |
| 69:34 | | Nor would he advocate the feeding of the destitute |
| 69:35 | | So he has no friend here today |
| 69:36 | | And no food except scum |
| 69:37 | | Which only the sinners eat.' |
| 69:38 | | Indeed, I swear by what you see |
| 69:39 | | And by what you do not see |
| 69:40 | | It is the speech of a noble messenger |
| 69:41 | | And it is not the speech of a poet—little do you believe |
| 69:42 | | Nor is it the speech of a soothsayer—little do you take heed |
| 69:43 | | It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds |
| 69:44 | | Had he falsely attributed some statements to Us |
| 69:45 | | We would have seized him by the right arm |
| 69:46 | | Then slashed his lifeline |
| 69:47 | | And none of you could have restrained Us from him |
| 69:48 | | Surely, it is a message for the righteous |
| 69:49 | | And We know that some of you will reject it |
| 69:50 | | And it is surely a source of grief for the unbelievers |
| 69:51 | | Yet it is the absolute truth |
| 69:52 | | So glorify the name of your Lord, the Magnificent |
