Al-Mukhtasar · Tafsir · in English
الحاقة
Al-Haqqah
The Reality · Meccan · 52 ayahs
Allah mentions the hour or resurrection that will occur on everyone.
Then He enhances its importance by asking this question: ‘What is al-Ḥāq-qah?’
69:3Page 566
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ ٣
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
Has anyone taught you about this al-Ḥāq-qah?
69:4Page 566
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ وَعَادُۢ بِٱلۡقَارِعَةِ ٤
Thamūd and ʿAad denied the Striking Calamity [i.e., the Resurrection].
The Thamūd, the people of Saleh, and the ‘Ād, the people of Hud all denied the Day of Judgement that will strike the people with its severe horrors.
69:5Page 566
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ ٥
So as for Thamūd, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
As for the Thamūd, Allah destroyed them with a scream that reached the height of severity and horror.
69:6Page 566
وَأَمَّا عَادٞ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِرِيحٖ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٖ ٦
And as for ʿAad, they were destroyed by a screaming,1 violent wind
As for the ‘Ād, Allah destroyed them with a severely cold, relentless wind that reached the height of harshness upon them.
69:7Page 566
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَيَالٖ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومٗاۖ فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِيهَا صَرۡعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ خَاوِيَةٖ ٧
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.
Allah released it upon them for seven nights and eight days, destroying them all. You would have seen the people destroyed in their homes, thrown onto the ground by the wind; as if they were the decomposed trunks of date palms fallen to the ground.
Do you see anyone of them remaining, after the punishment that afflicted them?
69:9Page 567
وَجَآءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ ٩
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities1 with sin.
Pharaoh and the nations before him, and the communities that were punished by being turned upside down i.e. the people of Lot, all committed wrong acts in ascribing partners with Allah and sins.
69:10Page 567
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].
Each of them disobeyed their Messengers who were sent to them and rejected them, so Allah seized them with a seizing that exceeded the force required to destroy them.
69:11Page 567
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلۡمَآءُ حَمَلۡنَٰكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡجَارِيَةِ ١١
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried you [i.e., your ancestors] in the sailing ship1
Indeed, when the water exceeded its limit in rising, I carried those of you who were in their backs on the ark that floated and which Noah (peace be upon him) built upon My command. So in effect, I carried you.
69:12Page 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.
So that I could let the ark and its tale become a lesson through which proof of the destruction of the people of disbelief could be taken, together with the saving of the people of faith, and so attentive ears could take heed.
69:13Page 567
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ نَفۡخَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ ١٣
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
So when the appointed angel will blow into the trumpet once, being the second blowing.
69:14Page 567
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ ١٤
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow [i.e., stroke] -
And the earth and mountains are raised, then crushed with one severe blow, the earth and its mountains will turn to pieces.
69:15Page 567
فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ ١٥
Then on that Day, the Occurrence [i.e., Resurrection] will occur,
On the day when all that happens, the Day of Judgement will occur.
69:16Page 567
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِيَ يَوۡمَئِذٖ وَاهِيَةٞ ١٦
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.1
And the sky will crack open on that day because of the angels descending from it. So on that day it will be weak, whereas it was once solid and unyielding.
69:17Page 567
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].
The angels will be on its edges and corners. Eight elite angels will carry the throne of your Lord on that great day.
69:18Page 567
يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُعۡرَضُونَ لَا تَخۡفَىٰ مِنكُمۡ خَافِيَةٞ ١٨
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.1
O people! On that Day, you will be exhibited for judgemen]; not hidden among you is anything concealed, rather Allah will be fully aware and watchful of it.
69:19Page 567
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!
As for the one who is given his book of deeds in his right hand, he will say out of happiness and delight, “Take and read my book of deeds!”
69:20Page 567
إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهۡ ٢٠
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
“Indeed, I did good deeds in the world and was convinced of being resurrected and having to meet my reward.”
So he will be living in a contented manner because of seeing the everlasting favours.
In a Paradise elevated in position and rank.
The fruits of which will be near to those intending to consume them.
69:24Page 567
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."
It will be said to them in hospitality, “Eat and drink carefree of any ill repercussions due to the good deeds you sent forth in the days passed in the world.”
69:25Page 567
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
As for the one who will be given his book of deeds in his left hand, he will say out of extreme regret, “If only I had not been given my book of deeds, because of the evil deeds deserving punishment within it.”
“And if only I did not know what the result of my giving account was.”
69:27Page 567
يَٰلَيۡتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلۡقَاضِيَةَ ٢٧
I wish it [i.e., my death] had been the decisive one.1
“If only the death I died, was the final one after which I was never resurrected.”
“My wealth did not protect me at all from the punishment of Allah.”
“My evidence has deserted me, as well as all the strength and dignity.”
And it will be said, “O angels! Grab him and gather his hands at his neck.”
“Then enter him into the hellfire so that he sees its heat.”
69:32Page 567
ثُمَّ فِي سِلۡسِلَةٖ ذَرۡعُهَا سَبۡعُونَ ذِرَاعٗا فَٱسۡلُكُوهُ ٣٢
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
“Then chain him up with a chain measuring seventy cubits in length.”
69:33Page 567
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ٣٣
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allāh, the Most Great,
“Indeed, he would not believe in Allah the Great.”
69:34Page 567
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ ٣٤
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
“Neither would he encourage others to feed the poor.”
69:35Page 568
فَلَيۡسَ لَهُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٞ ٣٥
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
So on the Day of Judgement, he will have no relative to save him from the punishment.
69:36Page 568
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنۡ غِسۡلِينٖ ٣٦
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
Neither will he have any food to eat except the fluid flowing from the bodies of the people of the hellfire.
Only the sinners will eat from that food.
Allah takes an oath on whatever you see.
And He also takes an oath on whatever you cannot see.
69:40Page 568
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ ٤٠
[That] indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is the word of a noble Messenger.
That indeed, the Qur’ān is the speech of Allah, which His noble Messenger recites to the people.
69:41Page 568
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرٖۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ ٤١
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
It is not the speech of a poet because it is not on the pattern of a poem; little do you believe!
69:42Page 568
وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنٖۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ ٤٢
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
Neither is it the speech of a fortune teller because the speech of fortune tellers is different to that of this Qur’ān; little do you take heed!
Rather, it is a revelation from the Lord of all creation.
69:44Page 568
وَلَوۡ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيۡنَا بَعۡضَ ٱلۡأَقَاوِيلِ ٤٤
And if he [i.e., Muḥammad] had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
And if Muhammad was to fabricate lies and attribute them to Me, which I had not said.
I would definitely take forceful and due retribution from him.
Then I would cut the vein connected to his heart.
69:47Page 568
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنۡ أَحَدٍ عَنۡهُ حَٰجِزِينَ ٤٧
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
But none of you can protect him from Me, so it is far-fetched that he fabricates lies because of you.
69:48Page 568
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذۡكِرَةٞ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ ٤٨
And indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a reminder for the righteous.
And indeed, the Qur’ān is an admonition for those who are mindful of their Lord by fulfilling His commands and refraining from the things He has not allowed.
69:49Page 568
وَإِنَّا لَنَعۡلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ ٤٩
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
And I know that there are definitely people among you who reject this Qur’ān.
69:50Page 568
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسۡرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ٥٠
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
Indeed, rejection of this Qur’ān will be a means of great regret on the Day of Judgement.
Indeed, the Qur’ān is the certain truth: there is no doubt and dispute that it is from Allah.
O Messenger! So proclaim the purity of you Lord of whatever is not befitting of Him, and remember His great name.
Text: Quranic Universal Library (Tarteel), via spa5k/tafsir_api (MIT), at a fixed version. The ayahs: Quran Foundation. Sources and licences