Revealed in Makkah, Surah Al-Haqqah (The Reality) depicts the terrifying inevitability of the Day of Judgment. It details the destruction of past nations like Thamud, 'Ad, and Pharaoh who rejected the warnings. The chapter describes the separation of humanity: those given their record in their right hand will enter Paradise, while those given their record in their left hand will face Hell, wishing they had never been resurrected.
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Alhaqqatu
Translation
The Reality
Names the Day of Resurrection 'Al-Haqqah' because it definitively actualizes all divine promises, exposes all hidden truths, and brings undeniable reality to every soul.
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Ma alhaqqatu
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What is the Reality
A rhetorical question amplifying the supreme awe, mystery, and gravity of the Day of Judgment.
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Wama adraka ma alhaqqatu
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What will make you understand what the Reality is
The Quranic phrase 'Wa ma adraka' signifies that the true magnitude and sensory impact of this event surpass mortal human comprehension.
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Kaththabat thamoodu waAAadun bialqariAAati
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Thamood and Aad denied the Catastrophe
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Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bialttaghiyati
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As for Thamood, they were annihilated by the Overwhelming
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Waamma AAadun faohlikoo bireehin sarsarin AAatiyatin
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And as for Aad; they were annihilated by a furious, roaring wind
Recalls the terrifying meteorological destruction of 'Ad: battered by an icy, howling desert hurricane unleashed over them for seven nights and eight consecutive days without a single moment of respite, leaving their massive corpses strewn like hollow date palms.
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Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun
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He unleashed it upon them for seven nights and eight days, in succession. You could see the people tossed around, as though they were stumps of hollow palm-trees
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Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin
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Can you see any remnant of them
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Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati
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Then Pharaoh came, and those before him, and the Overturned Cities steeped in sin
Refers to Pharaoh and 'Al-Mu'tafikat'—the overturned cities of Sodom and Gomorrah belonging to the people of Prophet Lot (Lut), which were turned upside down and pelted with marked stones for their aggressive crimes.
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FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan
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But they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an overpowering grip
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Inna lamma tagha almao hamalnakum fee aljariyati
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When the waters overflowed, We carried you in the cruising ship
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LinajAAalaha lakum tathkiratan wataAAiyaha othunun waAAiyatun
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To make it a lesson for you—so that retaining ears may retain it
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Faitha nufikha fee alssoori nafkhatun wahidatun
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Then, when the Trumpet is sounded a single time
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Wahumilati alardu waaljibalu fadukkata dakkatan wahidatan
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And the earth and the mountains are lifted up, and crushed, with a single crush
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Fayawmaithin waqaAAati alwaqiAAatu
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On that Day, the Event will come to pass
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Wainshaqqati alssamao fahiya yawmaithin wahiyatun
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And the heaven will crack; so on that Day it will be frail
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Waalmalaku AAala arjaiha wayahmilu AAarsha rabbika fawqahum yawmaithin thamaniyatun
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And the angels will be ranged around its borders, while eight will be carrying the Throne of your Lord above them that Day
Describes the celestial order on Judgment Day: angels standing at the edges of the cosmic heavens, with eight colossal angelic beings bearing the glorious Divine Throne of God above them.
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Yawmaithin tuAAradoona la takhfa minkum khafiyatun
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On that Day you will be exposed, and no secret of yours will remain hidden
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Faamma man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi fayaqoolu haomu iqraoo kitabiyah
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As for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say, “Here, take my book and read it
Depicts the ecstatic joy of the righteous believer who receives their book of deeds in their right hand: overwhelmed with relief and happiness, they rush through the crowds shouting: 'Come, everyone, take and read my record! I always knew with certainty I would face this accounting!'
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Innee thanantu annee mulaqin hisabiyah
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I knew I would be held accountable.”
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Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
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So he will be in pleasant living
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Fee jannatin AAaliyatin
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In a lofty Garden
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Qutoofuha daniyatun
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Its pickings are within reach
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Kuloo waishraboo haneean bima aslaftum fee alayyami alkhaliyati
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“Eat and drink merrily for what you did in the days gone by.”
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Waamma man ootiya kitabahu bishimalihi fayaqoolu ya laytanee lam oota kitabiyah
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But as for him who is given his book in his left hand, he will say, “I wish I was never given my book
Captures the agonizing regret of the sinner handed their record in their left hand: weeping in bitter remorse, wishing they had remained dust and that death had been permanent non-existence.
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Walam adri ma hisabiyah
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And never knew what my account was
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Ya laytaha kanati alqadiyatu
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If only it was the end
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Ma aghna AAannee maliyah
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My money cannot avail me
Exposes the utter vanity of material wealth in the afterlife: the damned soul screams in despair: 'My billions have not helped me in the least; all my earthly political power and influence have completely evaporated!'
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Halaka AAannee sultaniyah
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My power has vanished from me.”
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Khuthoohu faghulloohu
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“Take him and shackle him
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Thumma aljaheema salloohu
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Then scorch him in the Blaze
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Thumma fee silsilatin tharAAuha sabAAoona thiraAAan faoslukoohu
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Then in a chain which length is seventy cubits tie him up
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Innahu kana la yuminu biAllahi alAAatheemi
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For he would not believe in God the Great
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Wala yahuddu AAala taAAami almiskeeni
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Nor would he advocate the feeding of the destitute
Highlights the primary social cause of eternal damnation: alongside lack of faith in God, the verse explicitly condemns callous social indifference—refusing to feed, champion, or care for the poor and vulnerable in society.
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Falaysa lahu alyawma hahuna hameemun
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So he has no friend here today
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Wala taAAamun illa min ghisleenin
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And no food except scum
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La yakuluhu illa alkhatioona
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Which only the sinners eat.”
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Fala oqsimu bima tubsiroona
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Indeed, I swear by what you see
God swears an oath by the entirety of the visible physical universe—the stars, planets, earth, and living creatures that human eyes can observe.
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Wama la tubsiroona
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And by what you do not see
God swears an oath by the vast unseen realities—the angels, souls, cosmic dimensions, and spiritual realms beyond human sensory detection—affirming the divine truth of the Quran.
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Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin
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It is the speech of a noble messenger
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Wama huwa biqawli shaAAirin qaleelan ma tuminoona
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And it is not the speech of a poet—little do you believe
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Wala biqawli kahinin qaleelan ma tathakkaroona
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Nor is it the speech of a soothsayer—little do you take heed
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Tanzeelun min rabbi alAAalameena
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It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds
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Walaw taqawwala AAalayna baAAda alaqaweeli
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Had he falsely attributed some statements to Us
A powerful divine oath guaranteeing textual incorruptibility: God states that if the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ had ever dared to fabricate or invent even a single false sentence attributed to God, God would have instantly seized him with absolute power.
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Laakhathna minhu bialyameeni
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We would have seized him by the right arm
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Thumma laqataAAna minhu alwateena
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Then slashed his lifeline
Continues the severe guarantee: God would have instantly severed his main life artery—the aorta ('Al-Watin')—and no human or angelic power could have intervened to protect him, proving the Quran is verbatim divine revelation.
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Fama minkum min ahadin AAanhu hajizeena
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And none of you could have restrained Us from him
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Wainnahu latathkiratun lilmuttaqeena
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Surely, it is a message for the righteous
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Wainna lanaAAlamu anna minkum mukaththibeena
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And We know that some of you will reject it
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Wainnahu lahasratun AAala alkafireena
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And it is surely a source of grief for the unbelievers
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Wainnahu lahaqqu alyaqeeni
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Yet it is the absolute truth
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Fasabbih biismi rabbika alAAatheemi
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So glorify the name of your Lord, the Magnificent