الْحَآقَّةِ

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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   ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ

   The Sure Reality

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   مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ

   What is the Sure Reality

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   وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ

   And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is

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   كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ وَعَادُۢ بِٱلۡقَارِعَةِ

   The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity

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   فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ

   But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning

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   وَأَمَّا عَادࣱ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِرِيحࣲ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِيَةࣲ‏

   And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent

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   سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَيَالࣲ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومࣰ اۖ فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِيهَا صَرۡعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ خَاوِيَةࣲ‏

   He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down

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   فَهَلۡ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةࣲ‏

   Then seest thou any of them left surviving

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   وَجَآءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ

   And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin

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    فَعَصَوۡاْ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ أَخۡذَةࣰ رَّابِيَةً

    And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty

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    إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلۡمَآءُ حَمَلۡنَٰكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡجَارِيَةِ

    We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark)

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    لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةࣰ وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنࣱ وَٰعِيَةࣱ‏

    That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance

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    فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ نَفۡخَةࣱ وَٰحِدَةࣱ‏

    Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet

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    وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةࣰ وَٰحِدَةࣰ‏

    And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke

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    فَيَوۡمَئِذࣲ وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ

    On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass

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    وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِيَ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ وَاهِيَةࣱ‏

    And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy

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    وَٱلۡمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرۡجَآئِهَاۚ وَيَحۡمِلُ عَرۡشَ رَبِّكَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ ثَمَٰنِيَةࣱ‏

    And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them

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    يَوۡمَئِذࣲ تُعۡرَضُونَ لَا تَخۡفَىٰ مِنكُمۡ خَافِيَةࣱ‏

    That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden

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    فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقۡرَءُواْ كِتَٰبِيَهۡ

    Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record

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    إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهۡ

    I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me

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    فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةࣲ رَّاضِيَةࣲ‏

    And he will be in a life of Bliss

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    فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةࣲ‏

    In a Garden on high

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    قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةࣱ‏

    The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near

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    كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَآ أَسۡلَفۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَيَّامِ ٱلۡخَالِيَةِ

    Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone

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    وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهۡ

    And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me

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    وَلَمۡ أَدۡرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهۡ

    And that I had never realised how my account (stood)

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    يَٰلَيۡتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلۡقَاضِيَةَ

    Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me

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    مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنِّي مَالِيَهۡۜ

    Of no profit to me has been my wealth

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    هَلَكَ عَنِّي سُلۡطَٰنِيَهۡ

    My power has perished from me

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    خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ

    (The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him

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    ثُمَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ

    And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire

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    ثُمَّ فِي سِلۡسِلَةࣲ ذَرۡعُهَا سَبۡعُونَ ذِرَاعࣰ ا فَٱسۡلُكُوهُ

    Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits

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    إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

    This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High

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    وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ

    And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent

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    فَلَيۡسَ لَهُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمࣱ‏

    So no friend hath he here this Day

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    وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنۡ غِسۡلِينࣲ‏

    Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds

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    لَّا يَأۡكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلۡخَٰطِـُٔونَ

    Which none do eat but those in sin

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    فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

    So I do call to witness what ye see

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    وَمَا لَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

    And what ye see not

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    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولࣲ كَرِيمࣲ‏

    That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger

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    وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرࣲۚ قَلِيلࣰ ا مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ

    It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe

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    وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنࣲۚ قَلِيلࣰ ا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive

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    تَنزِيلࣱ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

    (This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds

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    وَلَوۡ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيۡنَا بَعۡضَ ٱلۡأَقَاوِيلِ

    And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name

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    لَأَخَذۡنَا مِنۡهُ بِٱلۡيَمِينِ

    We should certainly seize him by his right hand

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    ثُمَّ لَقَطَعۡنَا مِنۡهُ ٱلۡوَتِينَ

    And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart

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    فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنۡ أَحَدٍ عَنۡهُ حَٰجِزِينَ

    Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath)

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    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذۡكِرَةࣱ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ

    But verily this is a Message for the Allah-fearing

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    وَإِنَّا لَنَعۡلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ

    And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it)

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    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسۡرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

    But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers

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    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلۡيَقِينِ

    But verily it is Truth of assured certainty

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    فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

    So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High