English - Chapter 69 - Al-Haqqah

The Hour of Truth

What is the Hour of Truth

And how would you know what is the Hour of Truth

The people of Thamud and 'Aad denied [that there would be a] sudden calamity

So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering blast

And as for Aad, they were destroyed by a furious, roaring wind

which He unleashed against them for seven nights and eight days, nonstop. You could have seen its people lying dead as if they were hollow palm tree trunks

Do you see anything left of them

Then came Pharaoh and those before him, and the destroyed towns that indulged in sin

They disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with an overpowering grip

When the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship

To make it a lesson for you to remember, so listening ears may recall it

Then when the Horn is blown with a single blast

and the earth and the mountains are lifted up and crushed with one blow

on that Day, the Hour of Truth will occur

The heaven will split open on that Day, since it will be so frail

And the angels will be round its edges. On that Day, eight of them will bear your Lord's Throne of His majesty above them

On that Day you will be exposed, and no secret of yours will remain hidden

As for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, take my record and read it

I expected that I would be held accountable

So, he will have a pleasant life

in an elevated Garden

its pickings are within easy reach

Eat and drink merrily for what you have done in days gone by

As for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "I wish I was never given my record

and never knew what my account was

If only death had really been the end

My wealth has been of no use to me

and my power has vanished

[God will say], "Seize him and shackle him

Then drive him into Hell

Then tie him with a chain whose length is seventy cubits

For he would not believe in God, the Magnificent

nor would he encourage feeding of the poor

So he has no friend here this Day

nor any food except scum

that only sinners eat

So I swear by what you see

that this is the word of a noble Messenger

And It is not the word of a poet; how little you believe

nor the word of a soothsayer; how little you remember

The gradual revelations of the Book, is from the Lord of the worlds

Had he [the Messenger] falsely attributed some statements to Us

We would have seized him by the right arm

Then We would have slashed his lifeline

and none of you could have protected him

It [The Qur'an] is a reminder for the those who are mindful of God

And We know that some of you will deny it

It is a cause of great distress to the unbelievers

And it is the Truth of certainty

Exalt, then, the limitless glory of your Lord's magnificent name