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ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Sahih International
The Inevitable Reality -
The Clear Quran
The Inevitable Hour!
Surah 69
Layered Translations
الحاقة
Al-Haqqah | The Reality | 52 ayet
Sahih International The Clear Quran
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مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Sahih International
What is the Inevitable Reality?
The Clear Quran
What is the Inevitable Hour?
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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Sahih International
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
The Clear Quran
And what will make you realize what the Inevitable Hour is?
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كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
Sahih International
Thamūd and ʿAad denied the Striking Calamity [i.e., the Resurrection].
The Clear Quran
˹Both˺ Thamûd and ’Ȃd denied the Striking Disaster.1
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فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
Sahih International
So as for Thamūd, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
The Clear Quran
As for Thamûd, they were destroyed by an overwhelming blast.
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وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
Sahih International
And as for ʿAad, they were destroyed by a screaming,1 violent wind
The Clear Quran
And as for ’Ȃd, they were destroyed by a furious, bitter wind
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سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Sahih International
Which He [i.e., Allāh] imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.
The Clear Quran
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.
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فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
Sahih International
Then do you see of them any remains?
The Clear Quran
Do you see any of them left alive?
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وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
Sahih International
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities1 with sin.
The Clear Quran
Also, Pharaoh and those before him, and ˹the people of˺ the overturned cities ˹of Lot˺ indulged in sin,
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فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
Sahih International
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
The Clear Quran
each disobeying their Lord’s messenger, so He seized them with a crushing grip.
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إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَـٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ
Sahih International
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried you [i.e., your ancestors] in the sailing ship1
The Clear Quran
Indeed, when the floodwater had overflowed, We carried you1 in the floating Ark ˹with Noah˺,
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لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
Sahih International
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
The Clear Quran
so that We may make this a reminder to you, and that attentive ears may grasp it.
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فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
Sahih International
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
The Clear Quran
At last, when the Trumpet will be blown with one blast,
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وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
Sahih International
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow [i.e., stroke] -
The Clear Quran
and the earth and mountains will be lifted up and crushed with one blow,
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فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
Sahih International
Then on that Day, the Occurrence [i.e., Resurrection] will occur,
The Clear Quran
on that Day the Inevitable Event will have come to pass.
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وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ
Sahih International
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.1
The Clear Quran
The sky will then be so torn that it will be frail,
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وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌ
Sahih International
And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
The Clear Quran
with the angels on its sides. On that Day eight ˹mighty angels˺ will bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
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يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ
Sahih International
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.1
The Clear Quran
You will then be presented ˹before Him for judgment˺, and none of your secrets will stay hidden.
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فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ
Sahih International
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
The Clear Quran
As for those given their records in their right hand, they will cry ˹happily˺, “Here ˹everyone˺! Read my record!
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إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَـٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
Sahih International
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
The Clear Quran
I surely knew I would face my reckoning.”
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فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
Sahih International
So he will be in a pleasant life -
The Clear Quran
They will be in a life of bliss,
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فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
Sahih International
In an elevated garden,
The Clear Quran
in an elevated Garden,
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قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
Sahih International
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
The Clear Quran
whose fruit will hang within reach.
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كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ
Sahih International
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth1 in the days past."
The Clear Quran
˹They will be told,˺ “Eat and drink joyfully for what you did in the days gone by.”
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وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ
Sahih International
But as for he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record
The Clear Quran
And as for those given their record in their left hand, they will cry ˹bitterly˺, “I wish I had not been given my record,
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وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
Sahih International
And had not known what is my account.
The Clear Quran
nor known anything of my reckoning!
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يَـٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
Sahih International
I wish it [i.e., my death] had been the decisive one.1
The Clear Quran
I wish death was the end!
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مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ ۜ
Sahih International
My wealth has not availed me.
The Clear Quran
My wealth has not benefited me!
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هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَـٰنِيَهْ
Sahih International
Gone from me is my authority."1
The Clear Quran
My authority has been stripped from me.”
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خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
Sahih International
[Allāh will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
The Clear Quran
˹It will be said,˺ “Seize and shackle them,
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ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
Sahih International
Then into Hellfire drive him.
The Clear Quran
then burn them in Hell,
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ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
Sahih International
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
The Clear Quran
then tie them up with chains seventy arms long.
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إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Sahih International
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allāh, the Most Great,
The Clear Quran
For they never had faith in Allah, the Greatest,
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وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Sahih International
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
The Clear Quran
nor encouraged the feeding of the poor.
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فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَـٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
Sahih International
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
The Clear Quran
So this Day they will have no close friend here,
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وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
Sahih International
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
The Clear Quran
nor any food except ˹oozing˺ pus,
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لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَـٰطِـُٔونَ
Sahih International
None will eat it except the sinners.
The Clear Quran
which none will eat except the evildoers.”
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فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Sahih International
So I swear by what you see
The Clear Quran
Now, I do swear by whatever you see,
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وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Sahih International
And what you do not see
The Clear Quran
and whatever you cannot see!
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إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Sahih International
[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is the word of a noble Messenger.
The Clear Quran
Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the recitation of a noble Messenger.
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وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
Sahih International
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
The Clear Quran
It is not the prose of a poet ˹as you claim˺, ˹yet˺ you hardly have any faith.
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وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Sahih International
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
The Clear Quran
Nor is it the mumbling of a fortune-teller, ˹yet˺ you are hardly mindful.
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تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Sahih International
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
The Clear Quran
˹It is˺ a revelation from the Lord of all worlds.
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وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
Sahih International
And if he [i.e., Muḥammad] had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
The Clear Quran
Had the Messenger made up something in Our Name,
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لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
Sahih International
We would have seized him by the right hand;1
The Clear Quran
We would have certainly seized him by his right hand,
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ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
Sahih International
Then We would have cut from him the aorta.1
The Clear Quran
then severed his aorta,
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فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَـٰجِزِينَ
Sahih International
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
The Clear Quran
and none of you could have shielded him ˹from Us˺!
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
Sahih International
And indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a reminder for the righteous.
The Clear Quran
Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is a reminder to those mindful ˹of Allah˺.
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وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
Sahih International
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
The Clear Quran
And We certainly know that some of you will persist in denial,
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
Sahih International
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
The Clear Quran
and it will surely be a source of regret for the disbelievers.
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Sahih International
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
The Clear Quran
And indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the absolute truth.
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فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Sahih International
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
The Clear Quran
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest.