سورة الحاقة : The Sure Reality

Question 1

الْحَاقَّةُ ‎﴿١﴾

Answer 1

The imminent happening

Question 2

مَا الْحَاقَّةُ ‎﴿٢﴾

Answer 2

What is the imminent happening?

Question 3

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحَاقَّةُ ‎﴿٣﴾

Answer 3

And what can let you know what the imminent happening is?

Question 4

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌ بِالْقَارِعَةِ ‎﴿٤﴾

Answer 4

Thamud and Aad had denied (the occurence of) the shocking event (The Day of Judgement).

Question 5

فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِالطَّاغِيَةِ ‎﴿٥﴾‏

Answer 5

As for Thamud, they were destroyed by that (dreadful cry) which exceeded all limits.

Question 6

وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ ‎﴿٦﴾

Answer 6

And as for Aad, they were destroyed by a violent windstorm.

Question 7

سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَانِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى الْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ ‎﴿٧﴾‏

Answer 7

That He imposed on them for 7 nights and 8 consecutive days so you could see them thrown on the ground as if they were trunks of hollow palm trees.

Question 8

فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّن بَاقِيَةٍ ‎﴿٨﴾‏

Answer 8

Now do you see any remnant?

Question 9

وَجَاءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُ وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَاتُ بِالْخَاطِئَةِ ‎﴿٩﴾

Answer 9

And pharoah and those before him and the overthrown towns came up with evil.

Question 10

فَعَصَوْا رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً ‎﴿١٠﴾‏

Answer 10

And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an extremely severe seizure.

Question 11

إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَى الْمَاءُ حَمَلْنَاكُمْ فِي الْجَارِيَةِ ‎﴿١١﴾

Answer 11

When the water overflowed (in the deluge of Nuh (a.s.)), We let you (oh mankind) board the floating ship.

Question 12

لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَا أُذُنٌ وَاعِيَةٌ ‎﴿١٢﴾‏

Answer 12

So that We make it a reminder for you and so that a preserving ear (that He has their story) may preserve it.

Question 13

فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ ‎﴿١٣﴾‏

Answer 13

Then once the trumpet will be blown for the first time.

Question 14

وَحُمِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَاحِدَةً ‎﴿١٤﴾

Answer 14

And the earth and the mountains will be lifted and crushed into pieces with a single blow.

Question 15

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ الْوَاقِعَةُ ‎﴿١٥﴾

Answer 15

Then on That Day the happening will happen.

Question 16

وَانشَقَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَهِيَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ ‎﴿١٦﴾

Answer 16

Then the sky will burst apart whilst it will have become frail on That Day.

Question 17

وَالْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰ أَرْجَائِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَانِيَةٌ ‎﴿١٧﴾

Answer 17

And the angels will be on its borders and on That Day the throne of your Lord will be carried above them by 8 angels.

Question 18

يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ ‎﴿١٨﴾‏

Answer 18

On That Day you will be brought forward in a way that no secret of yours will remain secret.

Question 19

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَاؤُمُ اقْرَءُوا كِتَابِيَهْ ‎﴿١٩﴾

Answer 19

Now as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say (to his colleagues): ‘Come here, read my book!’.

Question 20

إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَاقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ ‎﴿٢٠﴾‏

Answer 20

‘I was sure I would encounter my reckoning!

Question 21

فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ ‎﴿٢١﴾

Answer 21

So he will be in a well pleasing life.

Question 22

فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ ‎﴿٢٢﴾‏

Answer 22

In a lofty garden

Question 23

قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ ‎﴿٢٣﴾

Answer 23

The fruits of which will be close at hand.

Question 24

كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِي الْأَيَّامِ الْخَالِيَةِ ‎﴿٢٤﴾‏

Answer 24

(It will be said to such people) eat and drink with pleasure as a reward for what you did in advance during past days.

Question 25

وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِشِمَالِهِ فَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَابِيَهْ ‎﴿٢٥﴾

Answer 25

As for him who will be given his book in his left hand, he will say: ‘Oh would that I had not been given my book’.

Question 26

وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ ‎﴿٢٦﴾

Answer 26

And I had never known what my account is.

Question 27

يَا لَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ الْقَاضِيَةَ ‎﴿٢٧﴾

Answer 27

Oh would that it (death) had been the end of the matter.

Question 28

مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّي مَالِيَهْ ۜ ‎﴿٢٨﴾

Answer 28

My wealth has not been of any use to me.

Question 29

هَلَكَ عَنِّي سُلْطَانِيَهْ ‎﴿٢٩﴾‏

Answer 29

My power has gone from me for good.

Question 30

خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ ‎﴿٣٠﴾

Answer 30

(Then it will be said to angels) seize him and put a collar around his neck.

Question 31

ثُمَّ الْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ ‎﴿٣١﴾‏

Answer 31

And then let him burn in the blazing fire.

Question 32

ثُمَّ فِي سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَاسْلُكُوهُ ‎﴿٣٢﴾

Answer 32

Thereafter fasten with a chain the measure of which is 70 hands.

Question 33

إِنَّهُ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ ‎﴿٣٣﴾

Answer 33

Indeed he did not believe in Allah (s.w.t) The Almighty.

Question 34

وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ ‎﴿٣٤﴾‏

Answer 34

And did not encourage (others) to feed the needy.

Question 35

فَلَيْسَ لَهُ الْيَوْمَ هَاهُنَا حَمِيمٌ ‎﴿٣٥﴾

Answer 35

So he has no friend here today.

Question 36

وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ ‎﴿٣٦﴾‏

Answer 36

Nor any food except that which comes out from wounds when washing.

Question 37

لَّا يَأْكُلُهُ إِلَّا الْخَاطِئُونَ ‎﴿٣٧﴾

Answer 37

Which is eaten by none but the sinners.

Question 38

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ ‎﴿٣٨﴾

Answer 38

I swear by what you see.

Question 39

وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ ‎﴿٣٩﴾

Answer 39

And what you do not see.

Question 40

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ ‎﴿٤٠﴾‏

Answer 40

It is surely the speech of a noble messenger (that he conveys from Allah (s.w.t)).

Question 41

وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ ‎﴿٤١﴾‏

Answer 41

And it is not the speech of a poet, but little you believe.

Question 42

وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ ‎﴿٤٢﴾

Answer 42

Nor is it the speech of a soothsayer but little you heed to the advice.

Question 43

تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ‎﴿٤٣﴾

Answer 43

It is a revelation from The Lord of the worlds.

Question 44

وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ الْأَقَاوِيلِ ‎﴿٤٤﴾‏

Answer 44

Had he (the prophet (s.a.w)) forged some statements in Our Name.

Question 45

لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِالْيَمِينِ ‎﴿٤٥﴾

Answer 45

We would have certainly seized him but the right hand.

Question 46

ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ الْوَتِينَ ‎﴿٤٦﴾

Answer 46

And then severed his life artery.

Question 47

فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَاجِزِينَ ‎﴿٤٧﴾

Answer 47

And none of you could have saved him from it.

Question 48

وَإِنَّهُ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ‎﴿٤٨﴾

Answer 48

It is in fact a reminder for the God-fearing.

Question 49

وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ ‎﴿٤٩﴾

Answer 49

And of course We know that amongst you are deniers.

Question 50

وَإِنَّهُ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ ‎﴿٥٠﴾

Answer 50

And surely it is a cause of remorse for the disbelievers.

Question 51

وَإِنَّهُ لَحَقُّ الْيَقِينِ ‎﴿٥١﴾

Answer 51

And it is surely an absolute truth.

Question 52

فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ ‎﴿٥٢﴾‏

Answer 52

So pronounce the purity of The Name of your Magnificent Lord.