al-Haqqah Mustafa Khattab 2018

IslamAwakened.com Qur'an Tafsir of Surah al-Haqqah - The Reality, The Inevitable as rendered by The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

69:1
- The Inevitable Hour!
69:1
- The Inevitable Hour!
69:2
- What is the Inevitable Hour?
69:2
- What is the Inevitable Hour?
69:3
- And what will make you realize what the Inevitable Hour is?
69:3
- And what will make you realize what the Inevitable Hour is?
69:4
- ˹Both˺ Thamûd and ’Ȃd denied the Striking Disaster.
69:4
- ˹Both˺ Thamûd and ’Ȃd denied the Striking Disaster.
69:5
- As for Thamûd, they were destroyed by an overwhelming blast.
69:5
- As for Thamûd, they were destroyed by an overwhelming blast.
69:6
- And as for ’Ȃd, they were destroyed by a furious, bitter wind
69:6
- And as for ’Ȃd, they were destroyed by a furious, bitter wind
69:7
- which Allah unleashed on them non-stop for seven nights and eight days, so that you would have seen its people lying dead like trunks of uprooted palm trees.
69:7
- which Allah unleashed on them non-stop for seven nights and eight days, so that you would have seen its people lying dead like trunks of uprooted palm trees.
69:8
- Do you see any of them left alive?
69:8
- Do you see any of them left alive?
69:9
- Also, Pharaoh and those before him, and ˹the people of˺ the overturned cities ˹of Lot˺ indulged in sin,
69:9
- Also, Pharaoh and those before him, and ˹the people of˺ the overturned cities ˹of Lot˺ indulged in sin,
69:10
- each disobeying their Lord’s messenger, so He seized them with a crushing grip.
69:10
- each disobeying their Lord’s messenger, so He seized them with a crushing grip.
69:11
- Indeed, when the floodwater had overflowed, We carried you in the floating Ark ˹with Noah˺,
69:11
- Indeed, when the floodwater had overflowed, We carried you in the floating Ark ˹with Noah˺,
69:12
- so that We may make this a reminder to you, and that attentive ears may grasp it.
69:12
- so that We may make this a reminder to you, and that attentive ears may grasp it.
69:13
- At last, when the Trumpet will be blown with one blast,
69:13
- At last, when the Trumpet will be blown with one blast,
69:14
- and the earth and mountains will be lifted up and crushed with one blow,
69:14
- and the earth and mountains will be lifted up and crushed with one blow,
69:15
- on that Day the Inevitable Event will have come to pass.
69:15
- on that Day the Inevitable Event will have come to pass.
69:16
- The sky will then be so torn that it will be frail,
69:16
- The sky will then be so torn that it will be frail,
69:17
- with the angels on its sides. On that Day eight ˹mighty angels˺ will bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
69:17
- with the angels on its sides. On that Day eight ˹mighty angels˺ will bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
69:18
- You will then be presented ˹before Him for judgment˺, and none of your secrets will stay hidden.
69:18
- You will then be presented ˹before Him for judgment˺, and none of your secrets will stay hidden.
69:19
- As for those given their records in their right hand, they will cry ˹happily˺, “Here ˹everyone˺! Read my record!
69:19
- As for those given their records in their right hand, they will cry ˹happily˺, “Here ˹everyone˺! Read my record!
69:20
- I surely knew I would face my reckoning.”
69:20
- I surely knew I would face my reckoning.”
69:21
- They will be in a life of bliss,
69:21
- They will be in a life of bliss,
69:22
- in an elevated Garden,
69:22
- in an elevated Garden,
69:23
- whose fruit will hang within reach.
69:23
- whose fruit will hang within reach.
69:24
- ˹They will be told,˺ “Eat and drink joyfully for what you did in the days gone by.”
69:24
- ˹They will be told,˺ “Eat and drink joyfully for what you did in the days gone by.”
69:25
- And as for those given their record in their left hand, they will cry ˹bitterly˺, “I wish I had not been given my record,
69:25
- And as for those given their record in their left hand, they will cry ˹bitterly˺, “I wish I had not been given my record,
69:26
- nor known anything of my reckoning!
69:26
- nor known anything of my reckoning!
69:27
- I wish death was the end!
69:27
- I wish death was the end!
69:28
- My wealth has not benefited me!
69:28
- My wealth has not benefited me!
69:29
- My authority has been stripped from me.”
69:29
- My authority has been stripped from me.”
69:30
- ˹It will be said,˺ “Seize and shackle them,
69:30
- ˹It will be said,˺ “Seize and shackle them,
69:31
- then burn them in Hell,
69:31
- then burn them in Hell,
69:32
- then tie them up with chains seventy arms long.
69:32
- then tie them up with chains seventy arms long.
69:33
- For they never had faith in Allah, the Greatest,
69:33
- For they never had faith in Allah, the Greatest,
69:34
- nor encouraged the feeding of the poor.
69:34
- nor encouraged the feeding of the poor.
69:35
- So this Day they will have no close friend here,
69:35
- So this Day they will have no close friend here,
69:36
- nor any food except ˹oozing˺ pus,
69:36
- nor any food except ˹oozing˺ pus,
69:37
- which none will eat except the evildoers.”
69:37
- which none will eat except the evildoers.”
69:38
- Now, I do swear by whatever you see,
69:38
- Now, I do swear by whatever you see,
69:39
- and whatever you cannot see!
69:39
- and whatever you cannot see!
69:40
- Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the recitation of a noble Messenger.
69:40
- Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the recitation of a noble Messenger.
69:41
- It is not the prose of a poet ˹as you claim˺, ˹yet˺ you hardly have any faith.
69:41
- It is not the prose of a poet ˹as you claim˺, ˹yet˺ you hardly have any faith.
69:42
- Nor is it the mumbling of a fortune-teller, ˹yet˺ you are hardly mindful.
69:42
- Nor is it the mumbling of a fortune-teller, ˹yet˺ you are hardly mindful.
69:43
- ˹It is˺ a revelation from the Lord of all worlds.
69:43
- ˹It is˺ a revelation from the Lord of all worlds.
69:44
- Had the Messenger made up something in Our Name,
69:44
- Had the Messenger made up something in Our Name,
69:45
- We would have certainly seized him by his right hand,
69:45
- We would have certainly seized him by his right hand,
69:46
- then severed his aorta,
69:46
- then severed his aorta,
69:47
- and none of you could have shielded him ˹from Us˺!
69:47
- and none of you could have shielded him ˹from Us˺!
69:48
- Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is a reminder to those mindful ˹of Allah˺.
69:48
- Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is a reminder to those mindful ˹of Allah˺.
69:49
- And We certainly know that some of you will persist in denial,
69:49
- And We certainly know that some of you will persist in denial,
69:50
- and it will surely be a source of regret for the disbelievers.
69:50
- and it will surely be a source of regret for the disbelievers.
69:51
- And indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the absolute truth.
69:51
- And indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the absolute truth.
69:52
- So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest.
69:52
- So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest.
69:52
- So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest.
69:52
- So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest.
69:51
- And indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the absolute truth.
69:51
- And indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the absolute truth.
69:50
- and it will surely be a source of regret for the disbelievers.
69:50
- and it will surely be a source of regret for the disbelievers.
69:49
- And We certainly know that some of you will persist in denial,
69:49
- And We certainly know that some of you will persist in denial,
69:48
- Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is a reminder to those mindful ˹of Allah˺.
69:48
- Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is a reminder to those mindful ˹of Allah˺.
69:47
- and none of you could have shielded him ˹from Us˺!
69:47
- and none of you could have shielded him ˹from Us˺!
69:46
- then severed his aorta,
69:46
- then severed his aorta,
69:45
- We would have certainly seized him by his right hand,
69:45
- We would have certainly seized him by his right hand,
69:44
- Had the Messenger made up something in Our Name,
69:44
- Had the Messenger made up something in Our Name,
69:43
- ˹It is˺ a revelation from the Lord of all worlds.
69:43
- ˹It is˺ a revelation from the Lord of all worlds.
69:42
- Nor is it the mumbling of a fortune-teller, ˹yet˺ you are hardly mindful.
69:42
- Nor is it the mumbling of a fortune-teller, ˹yet˺ you are hardly mindful.
69:41
- It is not the prose of a poet ˹as you claim˺, ˹yet˺ you hardly have any faith.
69:41
- It is not the prose of a poet ˹as you claim˺, ˹yet˺ you hardly have any faith.
69:40
- Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the recitation of a noble Messenger.
69:40
- Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the recitation of a noble Messenger.
69:39
- and whatever you cannot see!
69:39
- and whatever you cannot see!
69:38
- Now, I do swear by whatever you see,
69:38
- Now, I do swear by whatever you see,
69:37
- which none will eat except the evildoers.”
69:37
- which none will eat except the evildoers.”
69:36
- nor any food except ˹oozing˺ pus,
69:36
- nor any food except ˹oozing˺ pus,
69:35
- So this Day they will have no close friend here,
69:35
- So this Day they will have no close friend here,
69:34
- nor encouraged the feeding of the poor.
69:34
- nor encouraged the feeding of the poor.
69:33
- For they never had faith in Allah, the Greatest,
69:33
- For they never had faith in Allah, the Greatest,
69:32
- then tie them up with chains seventy arms long.
69:32
- then tie them up with chains seventy arms long.
69:31
- then burn them in Hell,
69:31
- then burn them in Hell,
69:30
- ˹It will be said,˺ “Seize and shackle them,
69:30
- ˹It will be said,˺ “Seize and shackle them,
69:29
- My authority has been stripped from me.”
69:29
- My authority has been stripped from me.”
69:28
- My wealth has not benefited me!
69:28
- My wealth has not benefited me!
69:27
- I wish death was the end!
69:27
- I wish death was the end!
69:26
- nor known anything of my reckoning!
69:26
- nor known anything of my reckoning!
69:25
- And as for those given their record in their left hand, they will cry ˹bitterly˺, “I wish I had not been given my record,
69:25
- And as for those given their record in their left hand, they will cry ˹bitterly˺, “I wish I had not been given my record,
69:24
- ˹They will be told,˺ “Eat and drink joyfully for what you did in the days gone by.”
69:24
- ˹They will be told,˺ “Eat and drink joyfully for what you did in the days gone by.”
69:23
- whose fruit will hang within reach.
69:23
- whose fruit will hang within reach.
69:22
- in an elevated Garden,
69:22
- in an elevated Garden,
69:21
- They will be in a life of bliss,
69:21
- They will be in a life of bliss,
69:20
- I surely knew I would face my reckoning.”
69:20
- I surely knew I would face my reckoning.”
69:19
- As for those given their records in their right hand, they will cry ˹happily˺, “Here ˹everyone˺! Read my record!
69:19
- As for those given their records in their right hand, they will cry ˹happily˺, “Here ˹everyone˺! Read my record!
69:18
- You will then be presented ˹before Him for judgment˺, and none of your secrets will stay hidden.
69:18
- You will then be presented ˹before Him for judgment˺, and none of your secrets will stay hidden.
69:17
- with the angels on its sides. On that Day eight ˹mighty angels˺ will bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
69:17
- with the angels on its sides. On that Day eight ˹mighty angels˺ will bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
69:16
- The sky will then be so torn that it will be frail,
69:16
- The sky will then be so torn that it will be frail,
69:15
- on that Day the Inevitable Event will have come to pass.
69:15
- on that Day the Inevitable Event will have come to pass.
69:14
- and the earth and mountains will be lifted up and crushed with one blow,
69:14
- and the earth and mountains will be lifted up and crushed with one blow,
69:13
- At last, when the Trumpet will be blown with one blast,
69:13
- At last, when the Trumpet will be blown with one blast,
69:12
- so that We may make this a reminder to you, and that attentive ears may grasp it.
69:12
- so that We may make this a reminder to you, and that attentive ears may grasp it.
69:11
- Indeed, when the floodwater had overflowed, We carried you in the floating Ark ˹with Noah˺,
69:11
- Indeed, when the floodwater had overflowed, We carried you in the floating Ark ˹with Noah˺,
69:10
- each disobeying their Lord’s messenger, so He seized them with a crushing grip.
69:10
- each disobeying their Lord’s messenger, so He seized them with a crushing grip.
69:9
- Also, Pharaoh and those before him, and ˹the people of˺ the overturned cities ˹of Lot˺ indulged in sin,
69:9
- Also, Pharaoh and those before him, and ˹the people of˺ the overturned cities ˹of Lot˺ indulged in sin,
69:8
- Do you see any of them left alive?
69:8
- Do you see any of them left alive?
69:7
- which Allah unleashed on them non-stop for seven nights and eight days, so that you would have seen its people lying dead like trunks of uprooted palm trees.
69:7
- which Allah unleashed on them non-stop for seven nights and eight days, so that you would have seen its people lying dead like trunks of uprooted palm trees.
69:6
- And as for ’Ȃd, they were destroyed by a furious, bitter wind
69:6
- And as for ’Ȃd, they were destroyed by a furious, bitter wind
69:5
- As for Thamûd, they were destroyed by an overwhelming blast.
69:5
- As for Thamûd, they were destroyed by an overwhelming blast.
69:4
- ˹Both˺ Thamûd and ’Ȃd denied the Striking Disaster.
69:4
- ˹Both˺ Thamûd and ’Ȃd denied the Striking Disaster.
69:3
- And what will make you realize what the Inevitable Hour is?
69:3
- And what will make you realize what the Inevitable Hour is?
69:2
- What is the Inevitable Hour?
69:2
- What is the Inevitable Hour?
69:1
- The Inevitable Hour!
69:1
- The Inevitable Hour!

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