بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
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ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
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The true event! - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
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How tremendous is the true event! - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
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And what have you understood, how tremendous the true event is! - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:4
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
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The tribes of Thamud and A’ad denied the event of great dismay. (The Day of Resurrection) - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
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So regarding the Thamud, they were destroyed by a terrible scream. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
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And as for A’ad, they were destroyed by a severe thundering windstorm. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
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He forced it upon them with strength, consecutively for seven nights and eight days – so you would see those people overthrown in it, like trunks of date palms fallen down. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:8
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
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So do you see any survivor among them? - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:9
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
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And Firaun, and those before him, and the dwellings that were inverted and thrown, had brought error. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:10
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
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They therefore disobeyed the Noble Messengers of their Lord – so He seized them with an intense seizure. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:11
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَـٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ
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Indeed when the water swelled up, We boarded you onto the ship. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:12
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
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In order to make it a remembrance for you, and in order that the ears that store may remember. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:13
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
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So when the Trumpet will be blown, with a sudden single blow. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
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And the earth and the mountains will be lifted up and crushed with a single crush. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:15
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
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So that is the day when the forthcoming event will occur. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:16
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ
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And the heaven will split asunder – so on that day it will be unstable. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌ
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And the angels will be on its sides; and on that day, eight angels will carry the Throne of your Lord above them. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ
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On that day all of you will be brought forth, so none among you wishing to hide will be able to hide. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ
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So whoever is given his book in his right hand – he will say, “Take, read my account!” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:20
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَـٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
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“I was certain that I will confront my account.” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
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He is therefore in the desired serenity. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
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In a lofty Garden – - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
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The fruit clusters of which are hanging down. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ
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“Eat and drink with pleasure – the reward of what you sent ahead, in the past days.” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِيَهْ
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And whoever is given his book in his left hand – he will say, “Alas, if only my account were not given to me!” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
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“And had never come to know my account!” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:27
يَـٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
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“Alas, if only it had been just death.” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ ۜ
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“My wealth did not in the least benefit me.” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:29
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَـٰنِيَهْ
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“All my power has vanished.” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:30
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
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It will be said, “Seize him, and shackle him.” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
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“Then hurl him into the blazing fire.” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:32
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
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“Then bind him inside a chain which is seventy arm-lengths.” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:33
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
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“Indeed he refused to accept faith in Allah, the Greatest.” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:34
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
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“And did not urge to feed the needy.” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:35
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَـٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
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“So he does not have any friend here this day.” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:36
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
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“Nor any food except the pus discharged from the people of hell.” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:37
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَـٰطِـُٔونَ
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“Which none except the guilty shall eat.” - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:38
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
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So by oath of the things you see. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:39
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
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And by oath of those you do not see. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
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This Qur’an is the speech of Allah with a gracious Noble Messenger. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:41
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
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And it is not the speech of a poet; how little do you believe! - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:42
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
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Nor is it the speech of a soothsayer; how little do you ponder! - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:43
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
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Sent down by the Lord Of The Creation. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
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And had he fabricated just one matter upon Us – - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
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We would have definitely taken revenge from him. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
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Then would have cut off his heart’s artery. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَـٰجِزِينَ
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Then none among you would be his saviour. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
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And indeed this Qur’an is an advice for the pious. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
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وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
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And indeed We know that some among you are deniers. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:50
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
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And indeed it is a despair for the disbelievers. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:51
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
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And indeed it is a certain Truth. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)
69:52
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
69:52
Therefore (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), proclaim the purity of your Lord, the Greatest. - Ahmed Raza Khan (English)