Holy Quran Verses

Holy Quran Verses from Pickthall's Translation

Surah Haaaqqah: The Reality

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

069.001	The Reality!
069.002	What is the Reality?
069.003	Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
069.004	(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
069.005	As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
069.006	And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
069.007	Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm-trees.
069.008	Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them?
069.009	And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
069.010	And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
069.011	Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
069.012	That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
069.013	And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
069.014	And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
069.015	Then, on that day will the Event befall.
069.016	And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
069.017	And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
069.018	On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
069.019	Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
069.020	Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
069.021	Then he will be in blissful state
069.022	In a high garden
069.023	Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
069.024	(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
069.025	But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
069.026	And knew not what my reckoning!
069.027	Oh, would that it had been death!
069.028	My wealth hath not availed me,
069.029	My power hath gone from me.
069.030	(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
069.031	And then expose him to hell-fire
069.032	And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
069.033	Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
069.034	And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
069.035	Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
069.036	Nor any food save filth
069.037	Which none but sinners eat.
069.038	But nay! I swear by all that ye see
069.039	And all that ye see not
069.040	That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
069.041	It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
069.042	Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
069.043	It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
069.044	And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
069.045	We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
069.046	And then severed his life-artery,
069.047	And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
069.048	And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
069.049	And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
069.050	And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
069.051	And lo! it is absolute truth.
069.052	So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.

Let us pray (Sura 20, Ayat 114) 'Ya Rabbi Zidni Ilma!' ('O Lord! Increase me in knowledge.') and seek spiritual help (ta'yid) to understand our great faith.

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