Al-Haqqah 69:12
The Reality · Juz 29 · Page 567
لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةٗ وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٞ وَٰعِيَةٞ ١٢
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
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Ibn 'Ashur
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Commentary on 69:11–12
﴿إنّا لَمّا طَغا الماءُ حَمَلْناكم في الجارِيَةِ﴾ ﴿لِنَجْعَلَها لَكم تَذْكِرَةً وتَعِيها أُذْنٌ واعِيَةٌ﴾ إنَّ قَوْلَهُ تَعالى ﴿ومَن قَبْلَهُ﴾ [الحاقة: ٩] لَمّا شَمِلَ قَوْمَ نُوحٍ وهم أوَّلُ الأُمَمِ كَذَّبُوا الرُّسُلَ
صفحة ١٢٣
حَسَّنَ اقْتِضابَ التَّذْكِيرِ بِأخْذِهِمْ لِما فِيهِ مِن إدْماجِ امْتِنانٍ عَلى جَمِيعِ النّاسِ الَّذِينَ تَناسَلُوا مِنَ الفِئَةِ الَّذِينَ نَجّاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الغَرَقِ لِيَتَخَلَّصَ مِن كَوْنِهِ عِظَةً وعِبْرَةً إلى التَّذْكِيرِ بِأنَّهُ نِعْمَةٌ، وهَذا مِن قَبِيلِ الإدْماجِ.
وقَدْ بُنِيَ عَلى شُهْرَةِ مَهْلِكِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ اعْتِبارُهُ كالمَذْكُورِ في الكَلامِ فَجُعِلَ شَرْطًا لِ (لَمّا) في قَوْلِهِ ﴿إنّا لَمّا طَغا الماءُ حَمَلْناكم في الجارِيَةِ﴾، أيْ في ذَلِكَ الوَقْتِ المَعْرُوفِ بِطُغْيانِ الطُّوفانِ.
والطُّغْيانُ: مُسْتَعارٌ لِشِدَّتِهِ الخارِقَةِ لِلْعادَةِ تَشْبِيهًا لَها بِطُغْيانِ الطّاغِي عَلى النّاسِ تَشْبِيهَ تَقْرِيبٍ فَإنَّ الطُّوفانَ أقْوى شِدَّةً مِن طُغْيانِ الطّاغِي.
والجارِيَةُ: صِفَةٌ لِمَحْذُوفٍ وهو السَّفِينَةُ، وقَدْ شاعَ هَذا الوَصْفُ حَتّى صارَ بِمَنزِلَةِ الاسْمِ قالَ تَعالى (﴿ولَهُ الجِوارِ المُنْشَئاتُ في البَحْرِ﴾ [الرحمن: ٢٤]) .
وأصْلُ الحَمْلِ وضْعُ جِسْمٍ فَوْقَ جِسْمٍ لِنَقْلِهِ، وأُطْلِقَ هُنا عَلى الوَضْعِ في ظَرْفٍ مُتَنَقِّلٍ عَلى وجْهِ الاسْتِعارَةِ.
وإسْنادُ الحَمْلِ إلى اسْمِ الجَلالَةِ مَجازٌ عَقْلِيٌّ بِناءً عَلى أنَّهُ أوْحى إلى نُوحٍ بِصُنْعِ الحامِلَةِ ووَضْعِ المَحْمُولِ قالَ تَعالى ﴿فَأوْحَيْنا إلَيْهِ أنِ اصْنَعِ الفُلْكَ بِأعْيُنِنا ووَحْيِنا فَإذا جاءَ أمْرُنا وفارَ التَّنُّورُ فاسْلُكْ فِيها مِن كُلِّ زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ﴾ [المؤمنون: ٢٧] الآيَةَ.
وذُكِرَ إحْدى الحِكَمِ والعِلَلِ لِهَذا الحَمْلِ وهي حِكْمَةُ تَذْكِيرِ البَشَرِ بِهِ عَلى تَعاقُبِ الأعْصارِ لِيَكُونَ لَهم باعِثًا عَلى الشُّكْرِ، وعِظَةً لَهم مِن أسَواءِ الكُفْرِ، ولِيُخْبِرَ بِها مَن عَلِمَها قَوْمًا لَمْ يَعْلَمُوها فَتَعِيها أسْماعُهم.
والمُرادُ بِأُذُنٍ: آذانٌ واعِيَةٌ. وعُمُومُ النَّكِرَةِ في سِياقِ الإثْباتِ لا يُسْتَفادُ إلّا بِقَرِينَةِ التَّعْمِيمِ كَقَوْلِهِ تَعالى ﴿ولْتَنْظُرْ نَفْسٌ ما قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍ﴾ [الحشر: ١٨] .
والوَعْيُ: العِلْمُ بِالمَسْمُوعاتِ، أيْ ولِتَعْلَمَ خَبَرَها أُذُنٌ مَوْصُوفَةٌ بِالوَعْيِ، أيْ مِن شَأْنِها أنْ تَعِيَ.
وهَذا تَعْرِيضٌ بِالمُشْرِكِينَ إذْ لَمْ يَتَّعِظُوا بِخَبَرِ الطُّوفانِ والسَّفِينَةِ الَّتِي نَجا بِها المُؤْمِنُونَ فَتَلَقَّوْهُ كَما يَتَلَقَّوْنَ القِصَصَ الفُكاهِيَّةَ.
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69:9
وَجَآءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ ٩
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities1 with sin.
1 translator’s note
- Those to which Lot was sent (see 11:82-83) or generally, all cities which were destroyed due to their denial of a messenger from Allāh. ↩
69:10
فَعَصَوۡاْ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ أَخۡذَةٗ رَّابِيَةً ١٠
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
69:11
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلۡمَآءُ حَمَلۡنَٰكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡجَارِيَةِ ١١
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried you [i.e., your ancestors] in the sailing ship1
1 translator’s note
- Which was constructed by Noah. ↩
69:12
لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةٗ وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٞ وَٰعِيَةٞ ١٢
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
69:13
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ نَفۡخَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ ١٣
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
69:14
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ ١٤
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow [i.e., stroke] -
69:15
فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ ١٥
Then on that Day, the Occurrence [i.e., Resurrection] will occur,
69:16
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِيَ يَوۡمَئِذٖ وَاهِيَةٞ ١٦
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., weak, enfeebled and unstable. ↩
69:17
وَٱلۡمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرۡجَآئِهَاۚ وَيَحۡمِلُ عَرۡشَ رَبِّكَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ ثَمَٰنِيَةٞ ١٧
And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
69:18
يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُعۡرَضُونَ لَا تَخۡفَىٰ مِنكُمۡ خَافِيَةٞ ١٨
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., any person or any secret you might attempt to conceal. ↩
69:19
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقۡرَءُواْ كِتَٰبِيَهۡ ١٩
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
69:20
إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهۡ ٢٠
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
69:21
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ ٢١
So he will be in a pleasant life -
69:22
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٖ ٢٢
In an elevated garden,
69:23
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٞ ٢٣
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
69:24
كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَآ أَسۡلَفۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَيَّامِ ٱلۡخَالِيَةِ ٢٤
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth1 in the days past."
1 translator’s note
- Literally, "advanced" in anticipation of reward in the Hereafter. ↩
69:25
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهۡ ٢٥
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
69:26
وَلَمۡ أَدۡرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهۡ ٢٦
And had not known what is my account.
69:27
يَٰلَيۡتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلۡقَاضِيَةَ ٢٧
I wish it [i.e., my death] had been the decisive one.1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., ending life rather than being the gateway to eternal life. ↩
69:28
مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنِّي مَالِيَهۡۜ ٢٨
My wealth has not availed me.
69:29
هَلَكَ عَنِّي سُلۡطَٰنِيَهۡ ٢٩
Gone from me is my authority."1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., I have no valid excuse to stand on. ↩
69:30
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ ٣٠
[Allāh will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
69:31
ثُمَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ ٣١
Then into Hellfire drive him.
69:32
ثُمَّ فِي سِلۡسِلَةٖ ذَرۡعُهَا سَبۡعُونَ ذِرَاعٗا فَٱسۡلُكُوهُ ٣٢
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
69:33
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ٣٣
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allāh, the Most Great,
69:34
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ ٣٤
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.