| | The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab rendition of Surah The Reality, The Inevitable(al-Haqqah)
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| 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. |
