| | Safi Kaskas rendition of Surah The Reality, The Inevitable(al-Haqqah)
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| 69:1 | | The Hour of Truth! |
| 69:1 | | The Hour of Truth! |
| 69:2 | | What is the Hour of Truth? |
| 69:2 | | What is the Hour of Truth? |
| 69:3 | | And how would you know what is the Hour of Truth? |
| 69:3 | | And how would you know what is the Hour of Truth? |
| 69:4 | | The people of Thamud and 'Aad denied [that there would be a] sudden calamity. |
| 69:4 | | The people of Thamud and 'Aad denied [that there would be a] sudden calamity. |
| 69:5 | | So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering blast. |
| 69:5 | | So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering blast. |
| 69:6 | | And as for Aad, they were destroyed by a furious, roaring wind |
| 69:6 | | And as for Aad, they were destroyed by a furious, roaring wind |
| 69:7 | | which He unleashed against them for seven nights and eight days, nonstop. You could have seen its people lying dead as if they were hollow palm tree trunks. |
| 69:7 | | which He unleashed against them for seven nights and eight days, nonstop. You could have seen its people lying dead as if they were hollow palm tree trunks. |
| 69:8 | | Do you see anything left of them? |
| 69:8 | | Do you see anything left of them? |
| 69:9 | | Then came Pharaoh and those before him, and the destroyed towns that indulged in sin. |
| 69:9 | | Then came Pharaoh and those before him, and the destroyed towns that indulged in sin. |
| 69:10 | | They disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with an overpowering grip. |
| 69:10 | | They disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with an overpowering grip. |
| 69:11 | | When the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship |
| 69:11 | | When the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship |
| 69:12 | | To make it a lesson for you to remember, so listening ears may recall it. |
| 69:12 | | To make it a lesson for you to remember, so listening ears may recall it. |
| 69:13 | | Then when the Horn is blown with a single blast, |
| 69:13 | | Then when the Horn is blown with a single blast, |
| 69:14 | | and the earth and the mountains are lifted up and crushed with one blow, |
| 69:14 | | and the earth and the mountains are lifted up and crushed with one blow, |
| 69:15 | | on that Day, the Hour of Truth will occur. |
| 69:15 | | on that Day, the Hour of Truth will occur. |
| 69:16 | | The heaven will split open on that Day, since it will be so frail. |
| 69:16 | | The heaven will split open on that Day, since it will be so frail. |
| 69:17 | | And the angels will be round its edges. On that Day, eight of them will bear your Lord's Throne of His majesty above them. |
| 69:17 | | And the angels will be round its edges. On that Day, eight of them will bear your Lord's Throne of His majesty above them. |
| 69:18 | | On that Day you will be exposed, and no secret of yours will remain hidden. |
| 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 record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, take my record and read it, |
| 69:19 | | As for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, take my record and read it, |
| 69:20 | | I expected that I would be held accountable." |
| 69:20 | | I expected that I would be held accountable." |
| 69:21 | | So, he will have a pleasant life |
| 69:21 | | So, he will have a pleasant life |
| 69:22 | | in an elevated Garden, |
| 69:22 | | in an elevated Garden, |
| 69:23 | | its pickings are within easy reach. |
| 69:23 | | its pickings are within easy reach. |
| 69:24 | | "Eat and drink merrily for what you have done in days gone by." |
| 69:24 | | "Eat and drink merrily for what you have done in days gone by." |
| 69:25 | | As for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "I wish I was never given my record |
| 69:25 | | As for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "I wish I was never given my record |
| 69:26 | | and never knew what my account was. |
| 69:26 | | and never knew what my account was. |
| 69:27 | | If only death had really been the end. |
| 69:27 | | If only death had really been the end. |
| 69:28 | | My wealth has been of no use to me |
| 69:28 | | My wealth has been of no use to me |
| 69:29 | | and my power has vanished." |
| 69:29 | | and my power has vanished." |
| 69:30 | | [God will say], "Seize him and shackle him. |
| 69:30 | | [God will say], "Seize him and shackle him. |
| 69:31 | | Then drive him into Hell. |
| 69:31 | | Then drive him into Hell. |
| 69:32 | | Then tie him with a chain whose length is seventy cubits." |
| 69:32 | | Then tie him with a chain whose length is seventy cubits." |
| 69:33 | | For he would not believe in God, the Magnificent, |
| 69:33 | | For he would not believe in God, the Magnificent, |
| 69:34 | | nor would he encourage feeding of the poor. |
| 69:34 | | nor would he encourage feeding of the poor. |
| 69:35 | | So he has no friend here this Day, |
| 69:35 | | So he has no friend here this Day, |
| 69:36 | | nor any food except scum, |
| 69:36 | | nor any food except scum, |
| 69:37 | | that only sinners eat. |
| 69:37 | | that only sinners eat. |
| 69:38 | | So I swear by what you see |
| 69:38 | | So I swear by what you see |
| 69:39 | | and what you do not see |
| 69:39 | | and what you do not see |
| 69:40 | | that this is the word of a noble Messenger. |
| 69:40 | | that this is the word of a noble Messenger. |
| 69:41 | | And It is not the word of a poet; how little you believe, |
| 69:41 | | And It is not the word of a poet; how little you believe, |
| 69:42 | | nor the word of a soothsayer; how little you remember, |
| 69:42 | | nor the word of a soothsayer; how little you remember, |
| 69:43 | | The gradual revelations of the Book, is from the Lord of the worlds. |
| 69:43 | | The gradual revelations of the Book, is from the Lord of the worlds. |
| 69:44 | | Had he [the Messenger] falsely attributed some statements to Us, |
| 69:44 | | Had he [the Messenger] falsely attributed some statements to Us, |
| 69:45 | | We would have seized him by the right arm. |
| 69:45 | | We would have seized him by the right arm. |
| 69:46 | | Then We would have slashed his lifeline, |
| 69:46 | | Then We would have slashed his lifeline, |
| 69:47 | | and none of you could have protected him. |
| 69:47 | | and none of you could have protected him. |
| 69:48 | | It [The Qur'an] is a reminder for the those who are mindful of God. |
| 69:48 | | It [The Qur'an] is a reminder for the those who are mindful of God. |
| 69:49 | | And We know that some of you will deny it. |
| 69:49 | | And We know that some of you will deny it. |
| 69:50 | | It is a cause of great distress to the unbelievers. |
| 69:50 | | It is a cause of great distress to the unbelievers. |
| 69:51 | | And it is the Truth of certainty. |
| 69:51 | | And it is the Truth of certainty. |
| 69:52 | | Exalt, then, the limitless glory of your Lord's magnificent name. |
| 69:52 | | Exalt, then, the limitless glory of your Lord's magnificent name. |
