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Surah 69 · Makkah · 52 verses · 258 words
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Surah Al-Haqqah, “The Reality”, is surah 69 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 52 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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سُورَةُ الحاقة
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
الْحَاقَّةُ ١ ▶
الْحَاقَّةُ al-ḥāqatu The Inevitable Reality
1. The Inevitable Reality -
Roots in this verse: ح ق ق
مَا الْحَاقَّةُ ٢ ▶
مَا mā What الْحَاقَّةُ l-ḥāqatu (is) the Inevitable Reality
2. What is the Inevitable Reality?
Roots in this verse: ح ق ق
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحَاقَّةُ ٣ ▶
وَمَا wamā And what أَدْرَاكَ adrāka will make you know مَا mā what الْحَاقَّةُ l-ḥāqatu (is) the Inevitable Reality
3. And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
Roots in this verse: د ر ي ح ق ق
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌ بِالْقَارِعَةِ ٤ ▶
كَذَّبَتْ kadhabat Denied ثَمُودُ thamūdu Thamud وَعَادٌ waʿādun and Aad بِالْقَارِعَةِ bil-qāriʿati the Striking Calamity
4. Thamūd and ʿAad denied the Striking Calamity [i.e., the Resurrection].
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب ع و د
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِالطَّاغِيَةِ ٥ ▶
فَأَمَّا fa-ammā So as for ثَمُودُ thamūdu Thamud فَأُهْلِكُوا fa-uh'likū they were destroyed بِالطَّاغِيَةِ bil-ṭāghiyati by the overpowering (blast)
5. So as for Thamūd, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
Roots in this verse: ه ل ك ط غ ي
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ ٦ ▶
وَأَمَّا wa-ammā And as for عَادٌ ʿādun Aad فَأُهْلِكُوا fa-uh'likū they were destroyed بِرِيحٍ birīḥin by a wind صَرْصَرٍ ṣarṣarin screaming عَاتِيَةٍ ʿātiyatin violent
6. And as for ʿAad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
Roots in this verse: ع و د ه ل ك ر و ح ع ت و
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَانِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى الْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ ٧ ▶
سَخَّرَهَا sakharahā Which He imposed عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim upon them سَبْعَ sabʿa (for) seven لَيَالٍ layālin nights وَثَمَانِيَةَ wathamāniyata and eight أَيَّامٍ ayyāmin days حُسُومًا ḥusūman (in) succession فَتَرَى fatarā so you would see الْقَوْمَ l-qawma the people فِيهَا fīhā therein صَرْعَىٰ ṣarʿā fallen كَأَنَّهُمْ ka-annahum as if they were أَعْجَازُ aʿjāzu trunks نَخْلٍ nakhlin (of) date-palms خَاوِيَةٍ khāwiyatin hollow
7. 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.
Roots in this verse: س خ ر س ب ع ل ي ل ث م ن ي و م ر أ ي ق و م ع ج ز ن خ ل
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّن بَاقِيَةٍ ٨ ▶
فَهَلْ fahal Then do تَرَىٰ tarā you see لَهُم lahum of them مِّن min any بَاقِيَةٍ bāqiyatin remains
8. Then do you see of them any remains?
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ب ق ي
وَجَاءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُ وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَاتُ بِالْخَاطِئَةِ ٩ ▶
وَجَاءَ wajāa And came فِرْعَوْنُ fir'ʿawnu Firaun وَمَن waman and (those) قَبْلَهُ qablahu before him وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَاتُ wal-mu'tafikātu and the overturned cities بِالْخَاطِئَةِ bil-khāṭi-ati with sin
9. And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ق ب ل أ ف ك خ ط أ
فَعَصَوْا رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً ١٠ ▶
فَعَصَوْا faʿaṣaw And they disobeyed رَسُولَ rasūla (the) Messenger رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim (of) their Lord فَأَخَذَهُمْ fa-akhadhahum so He seized them أَخْذَةً akhdhatan (with) a seizure رَّابِيَةً rābiyatan exceeding
10. And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
Roots in this verse: ع ص ي ر س ل ر ب ب أ خ ذ ر ب و
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَى الْمَاءُ حَمَلْنَاكُمْ فِي الْجَارِيَةِ ١١ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We لَمَّا lammā when طَغَى ṭaghā overflowed الْمَاءُ l-māu the water حَمَلْنَاكُمْ ḥamalnākum We carried you فِي fī in الْجَارِيَةِ l-jāriyati the sailing (ship)
11. Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried you [i.e., your ancestors] in the sailing ship
Roots in this verse: ط غ ي م و ه ح م ل ج ر ي
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَا أُذُنٌ وَاعِيَةٌ ١٢ ▶
لِنَجْعَلَهَا linajʿalahā That We might make it لَكُمْ lakum for you تَذْكِرَةً tadhkiratan a reminder وَتَعِيَهَا wataʿiyahā and would be conscious of it أُذُنٌ udhunun an ear وَاعِيَةٌ wāʿiyatun conscious
12. That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ذ ك ر أ ذ ن
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ ١٣ ▶
فَإِذَا fa-idhā Then when نُفِخَ nufikha is blown فِي fī in الصُّورِ l-ṣūri the trumpet نَفْخَةٌ nafkhatun a blast وَاحِدَةٌ wāḥidatun single
13. Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
Roots in this verse: ن ف خ ص و ر و ح د
وَحُمِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَاحِدَةً ١٤ ▶
وَحُمِلَتِ waḥumilati And are lifted الْأَرْضُ l-arḍu the earth وَالْجِبَالُ wal-jibālu and the mountains فَدُكَّتَا fadukkatā and crushed دَكَّةً dakkatan (with) a crushing وَاحِدَةً wāḥidatan single
14. And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow [i.e., stroke] -
Roots in this verse: ح م ل أ ر ض ج ب ل و ح د
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ ١٥ ▶
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ fayawma-idhin Then (on) that Day وَقَعَتِ waqaʿati will occur الْوَاقِعَةُ l-wāqiʿatu the Occurrence
15. Then on that Day, the Occurrence [i.e., Resurrection] will occur,
Roots in this verse: ي و م و ق ع
وَانشَقَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَهِيَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ ١٦ ▶
وَانشَقَّتِ wa-inshaqqati And will split السَّمَاءُ l-samāu the heaven فَهِيَ fahiya so it يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin (is on) that Day وَاهِيَةٌ wāhiyatun frail
16. And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
Roots in this verse: ش ق ق س م و ي و م
وَالْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰ أَرْجَائِهَا وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَانِيَةٌ ١٧ ▶
وَالْمَلَكُ wal-malaku And the Angels عَلَىٰ ʿalā (will be) on أَرْجَائِهَا arjāihā its edges وَيَحْمِلُ wayaḥmilu and will bear عَرْشَ ʿarsha (the) Throne رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord فَوْقَهُمْ fawqahum above them يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day ثَمَانِيَةٌ thamāniyatun eight
17. And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
Roots in this verse: م ل ك ر ج و ح م ل ع ر ش ر ب ب ف و ق ي و م ث م ن
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ ١٨ ▶
يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin That Day تُعْرَضُونَ tuʿ'raḍūna you will be exhibited لَا lā not تَخْفَىٰ takhfā will be hidden مِنكُمْ minkum among you خَافِيَةٌ khāfiyatun any secret
18. That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ع ر ض خ ف ي
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَاؤُمُ اقْرَءُوا كِتَابِيَهْ ١٩ ▶
فَأَمَّا fa-ammā Then as for مَنْ man (him) who أُوتِيَ ūtiya is given كِتَابَهُ kitābahu his record بِيَمِينِهِ biyamīnihi in his right hand فَيَقُولُ fayaqūlu will say هَاؤُمُ hāumu Here اقْرَءُوا iq'raū read كِتَابِيَهْ kitābiyah my record
19. So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ك ت ب ي م ن ق و ل ق ر أ
إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَاقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ ٢٠ ▶
إِنِّي innī Indeed, I ظَنَنتُ ẓanantu was certain أَنِّي annī that I مُلَاقٍ mulāqin (will) meet حِسَابِيَهْ ḥisābiyah my account
20. Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
Roots in this verse: ظ ن ن ل ق ي ح س ب
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ ٢١ ▶
فَهُوَ fahuwa So he فِي fī (will be) in عِيشَةٍ ʿīshatin a life رَّاضِيَةٍ rāḍiyatin pleasant
21. So he will be in a pleasant life -
Roots in this verse: ر ض و
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ ٢٢ ▶
فِي fī In جَنَّةٍ jannatin a Garden عَالِيَةٍ ʿāliyatin elevated
22. In an elevated garden,
Roots in this verse: ج ن ن ع ل و
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ ٢٣ ▶
قُطُوفُهَا quṭūfuhā Its clusters of fruits دَانِيَةٌ dāniyatun hanging near
23. Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
Roots in this verse: د ن و
كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِي الْأَيَّامِ الْخَالِيَةِ ٢٤ ▶
كُلُوا kulū Eat وَاشْرَبُوا wa-ish'rabū and drink هَنِيئًا hanīan (in) satisfaction بِمَا bimā for what أَسْلَفْتُمْ aslaftum you sent before you فِي fī in الْأَيَّامِ l-ayāmi the days الْخَالِيَةِ l-khāliyati past
24. [They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
Roots in this verse: أ ك ل ش ر ب ي و م خ ل و
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِشِمَالِهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَابِيَهْ ٢٥ ▶
وَأَمَّا wa-ammā But as for مَنْ man (him) who أُوتِيَ ūtiya is given كِتَابَهُ kitābahu his record بِشِمَالِهِ bishimālihi in his left hand فَيَقُولُ fayaqūlu will say يَا لَيْتَنِي yālaytanī O! I wish لَمْ lam not أُوتَ ūta I had been given كِتَابِيَهْ kitābiyah my record
25. 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
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ك ت ب ش م ل ق و ل
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ ٢٦ ▶
وَلَمْ walam And not أَدْرِ adri I had known مَا mā what حِسَابِيَهْ ḥisābiyah (is) my account
26. And had not known what is my account.
Roots in this verse: د ر ي ح س ب
يَا لَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ الْقَاضِيَةَ ٢٧ ▶
يَا لَيْتَهَا yālaytahā O! I wish it كَانَتِ kānati had been الْقَاضِيَةَ l-qāḍiyata the end
27. I wish it [i.e., my death] had been the decisive one.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ق ض ي
مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّي مَالِيَهْ ٢٨ ▶
مَا mā Not أَغْنَىٰ aghnā has availed عَنِّي ʿannī me مَالِيَهْ māliyah my wealth
28. My wealth has not availed me.
Roots in this verse: غ ن ي م و ل
هَلَكَ عَنِّي سُلْطَانِيَهْ ٢٩ ▶
هَلَكَ halaka Is gone عَنِّي ʿannī from me سُلْطَانِيَهْ sul'ṭāniyah my authority
29. Gone from me is my authority."
Roots in this verse: ه ل ك س ل ط
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ ٣٠ ▶
خُذُوهُ khudhūhu Seize him فَغُلُّوهُ faghullūhu and shackle him
30. [Allāh will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ غ ل ل
ثُمَّ الْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ ٣١ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then الْجَحِيمَ l-jaḥīma (into) the Hellfire صَلُّوهُ ṣallūhu burn him
31. Then into Hellfire drive him.
Roots in this verse: ج ح م ص ل ي
ثُمَّ فِي سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَاسْلُكُوهُ ٣٢ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then فِي fī into سِلْسِلَةٍ sil'silatin a chain ذَرْعُهَا dharʿuhā its length سَبْعُونَ sabʿūna (is) seventy ذِرَاعًا dhirāʿan cubits فَاسْلُكُوهُ fa-us'lukūhu insert him
32. Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
Roots in this verse: س ب ع س ل ك
إِنَّهُ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ ٣٣ ▶
إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he كَانَ kāna was لَا lā not يُؤْمِنُ yu'minu believing بِاللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah الْعَظِيمِ l-ʿaẓīmi the Most Great
33. Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allāh, the Most Great,
Roots in this verse: ك و ن أ م ن أ ل ه ع ظ م
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ ٣٤ ▶
وَلَا walā And (did) not يَحُضُّ yaḥuḍḍu feel the urge عَلَىٰ ʿalā on طَعَامِ ṭaʿāmi (the) feeding الْمِسْكِينِ l-mis'kīni (of) the poor
34. Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
Roots in this verse: ط ع م س ك ن
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ الْيَوْمَ هَاهُنَا حَمِيمٌ ٣٥ ▶
فَلَيْسَ falaysa So not لَهُ lahu for him الْيَوْمَ l-yawma today هَاهُنَا hāhunā here حَمِيمٌ ḥamīmun any devoted friend
35. So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
Roots in this verse: ل ي س ي و م ح م م
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ ٣٦ ▶
وَلَا walā And not طَعَامٌ ṭaʿāmun any food إِلَّا illā except مِنْ min from غِسْلِينٍ ghis'līnin (the) discharge of wounds
36. Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
Roots in this verse: ط ع م
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُ إِلَّا الْخَاطِئُونَ ٣٧ ▶
لَّا lā Not يَأْكُلُهُ yakuluhu will eat it إِلَّا illā except الْخَاطِئُونَ l-khāṭiūna the sinners
37. None will eat it except the sinners.
Roots in this verse: أ ك ل خ ط أ
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ ٣٨ ▶
فَلَا falā But nay أُقْسِمُ uq'simu I swear بِمَا bimā by what تُبْصِرُونَ tub'ṣirūna you see
38. So I swear by what you see
Roots in this verse: ق س م ب ص ر
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ ٣٩ ▶
وَمَا wamā And what لَا lā not تُبْصِرُونَ tub'ṣirūna you see
39. And what you do not see
Roots in this verse: ب ص ر
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ ٤٠ ▶
إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, it (is) لَقَوْلُ laqawlu surely (the) Word رَسُولٍ rasūlin (of) a Messenger كَرِيمٍ karīmin noble
40. [That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is the word of a noble Messenger.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر س ل ك ر م
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ ٤١ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not هُوَ huwa it بِقَوْلِ biqawli (is the) word شَاعِرٍ shāʿirin (of) a poet قَلِيلًا qalīlan little مَّا mā (is) what تُؤْمِنُونَ tu'minūna you believe
41. And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ش ع ر ق ل ل أ م ن
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ ٤٢ ▶
وَلَا walā And not بِقَوْلِ biqawli (it is the) word كَاهِنٍ kāhinin (of) a soothsayer قَلِيلًا qalīlan little مَّا mā (is) what تَذَكَّرُونَ tadhakkarūna you take heed
42. Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق ل ل ذ ك ر
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٤٣ ▶
تَنزِيلٌ tanzīlun (It is) a revelation مِّن min from رَّبِّ rabbi (the) Lord الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds
43. [It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل ر ب ب ع ل م
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ الْأَقَاوِيلِ ٤٤ ▶
وَلَوْ walaw And if تَقَوَّلَ taqawwala he (had) fabricated عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā against Us بَعْضَ baʿḍa some الْأَقَاوِيلِ l-aqāwīli sayings
44. And if he [i.e., Muḥammad] had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ب ع ض
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِالْيَمِينِ ٤٥ ▶
لَأَخَذْنَا la-akhadhnā Certainly We (would) have seized مِنْهُ min'hu him بِالْيَمِينِ bil-yamīni by the right hand
45. We would have seized him by the right hand;
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ ي م ن
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ الْوَتِينَ ٤٦ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then لَقَطَعْنَا laqaṭaʿnā certainly We (would) have cut off مِنْهُ min'hu from him الْوَتِينَ l-watīna the aorta
46. Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
Roots in this verse: ق ط ع
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَاجِزِينَ ٤٧ ▶
فَمَا famā And not مِنكُم minkum from you مِّنْ min any أَحَدٍ aḥadin one عَنْهُ ʿanhu [from him] حَاجِزِينَ ḥājizīna (who could) prevent (it)
47. And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
Roots in this verse: أ ح د
وَإِنَّهُ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ٤٨ ▶
وَإِنَّهُ wa-innahu And indeed, it لَتَذْكِرَةٌ latadhkiratun (is) surely a reminder لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ lil'muttaqīna for the Allah-fearing
48. And indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a reminder for the righteous.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر و ق ي
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ ٤٩ ▶
وَإِنَّا wa-innā And indeed, We لَنَعْلَمُ lanaʿlamu surely know أَنَّ anna that مِنكُم minkum among you مُّكَذِّبِينَ mukadhibīna (are) deniers
49. And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م ك ذ ب
وَإِنَّهُ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ ٥٠ ▶
وَإِنَّهُ wa-innahu And indeed, it لَحَسْرَةٌ laḥasratun (is) surely a regret عَلَى ʿalā upon الْكَافِرِينَ l-kāfirīna the disbelievers
50. And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
Roots in this verse: ح س ر ك ف ر
وَإِنَّهُ لَحَقُّ الْيَقِينِ ٥١ ▶
وَإِنَّهُ wa-innahu And indeed, it (is) لَحَقُّ laḥaqqu surely (the) truth الْيَقِينِ l-yaqīni (of) certainty
51. And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
Roots in this verse: ح ق ق ي ق ن
فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ ٥٢ ▶
فَسَبِّحْ fasabbiḥ So glorify بِاسْمِ bi-is'mi (the) name رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord الْعَظِيمِ l-ʿaẓīmi the Most Great
52. So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
Roots in this verse: س ب ح س م و ر ب ب ع ظ م
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