QURAAN

Al-Haqqah

سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ ﴿1﴾

A challenger1 has demanded a punishment bound to come

لِلْكَافِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ ﴿2﴾

for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—

مِنَ اللَّهِ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ ﴿3﴾

from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent,

تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ ﴿4﴾

˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit1 will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length.2

فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا ﴿5﴾

So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience.

إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيدًا ﴿6﴾

They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible,

وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيبًا ﴿7﴾

but We see it as inevitable.

يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاءُ كَالْمُهْلِ ﴿8﴾

On that Day the sky will be like molten brass

وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ ﴿9﴾

and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool.

وَلَا يَسْأَلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا ﴿10﴾

And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends,

يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِي مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍ بِبَنِيهِ ﴿11﴾

˹although˺ they will be made to see each other. The wicked will wish to ransom themselves from the punishment of that Day by their children,

وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَأَخِيهِ ﴿12﴾

their spouses, their siblings,

وَفَصِيلَتِهِ الَّتِي تُؤْوِيهِ ﴿13﴾

their clan that sheltered them,

وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنْجِيهِ ﴿14﴾

and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves.

كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ ﴿15﴾

But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame

نَزَّاعَةً لِلشَّوَىٰ ﴿16﴾

ripping off scalps.

تَدْعُو مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿17﴾

It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺,

وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰ ﴿18﴾

and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺.

إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا ﴿19﴾

Indeed, humankind was created impatient:

إِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا ﴿20﴾

distressed when touched with evil,

وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا ﴿21﴾

and withholding when touched with good—

إِلَّا الْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿22﴾

except those who pray,

الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَائِمُونَ ﴿23﴾

consistently performing their prayers;

وَالَّذِينَ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَعْلُومٌ ﴿24﴾

and who give the rightful share of their wealth

لِلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ ﴿25﴾

to the beggar and the poor;

وَالَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ ﴿26﴾

and who ˹firmly˺ believe in the Day of Judgment;

وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِمْ مُشْفِقُونَ ﴿27﴾

and those who fear the punishment of their Lord—

إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ ﴿28﴾

˹knowing that˺ none should feel secure from their Lord’s punishment—

وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ ﴿29﴾

and those who guard their chastity1

إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ ﴿30﴾

except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession,1 for then they are free from blame,

فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ ﴿31﴾

but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors.

وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ ﴿32﴾

˹The faithful are˺ also those who are true to their trusts and covenants;

وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ بِشَهَادَاتِهِمْ قَائِمُونَ ﴿33﴾

and who are honest in their testimony;

وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ ﴿34﴾

and who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers.

أُولَٰئِكَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ مُكْرَمُونَ ﴿35﴾

These will be in Gardens, held in honour.

فَمَالِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ ﴿36﴾

So what is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush ˹head-long˺ towards you ˹O Prophet˺,

عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ ﴿37﴾

from the right and the left, in groups ˹to mock you˺?1

أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ ﴿38﴾

Does every one of them expect to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss?

كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُمْ مِمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿39﴾

But no! Indeed, they ˹already˺ know what We created them from.1

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ إِنَّا لَقَادِرُونَ ﴿40﴾

So, I do swear by the Lord of ˹all˺ the points of sunrise and sunset1 that We are truly capable

عَلَىٰ أَنْ نُبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ ﴿41﴾

of replacing them with ˹others˺ better than them, and We cannot be prevented ˹from doing so˺.

فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا وَيَلْعَبُوا حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ ﴿42﴾

So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been threatened with—

يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ ﴿43﴾

the Day they will come forth from the graves swiftly, as if racing to an idol ˹for a blessing˺,1

خَاشِعَةً أَبْصَارُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ ﴿44﴾

with eyes downcast, utterly covered with disgrace. That is the Day they have ˹always˺ been warned of.