سُورَةُ الحَاقَّةِ
Surah Al-Haqqah (The Reality) – Arabic, Translation & Audio
Surah Al-Haqqah is the 69th surah (chapter) of the Quran. Its name means “The Reality”. It has 52 ayahs (verses), is a Meccan surah (revealed in Makkah) and is found in Juz 29 of the Quran. Below you can read the full Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen to each ayah.
| Surah number | 69 of 114 |
|---|---|
| Arabic name | الحاقة |
| English meaning | The Reality |
| Number of ayahs | 52 |
| Revelation | Meccan (Makkah) |
| Order of revelation | 78 (traditional chronology) |
| Juz (part) | 29 |
| Mushaf pages | 566–568 (604-page Madinah mushaf) |
| Verses of prostration | None |
| Begins with Bismillah | Yes – recited before ayah 1 (not numbered) |
Read Surah Al-Haqqah in Arabic with English translation
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ ﴿١﴾
Al haaaqqah
The Reality!
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ ﴿٢﴾
Mal haaaqqah
What is the Reality?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ ﴿٣﴾
Wa maaa adraaka mal haaaqqah
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ ﴿٤﴾
Kazzabat samoodu wa 'Aadum bil qaari'ah
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ ﴿٥﴾
Fa-ammaa Samoodu fauhlikoo bittaaghiyah
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
وَأَمَّا عَادٌۭ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍۢ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍۢ ﴿٦﴾
Wa ammaa 'Aadun fa uhlikoo bireehin sarsarin 'aatiyah
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍۢ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًۭا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍۢ ﴿٧﴾
Sakhkharahaa 'alaihim sab'a la yaalinw wa samaaniyata ayyaamin husooman fataral qawma feehaa sar'aa ka annahum a'jaazu nakhlin khaawiyah
Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm-trees.
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍۢ ﴿٨﴾
Fahal taraa lahum mim baaqiyah
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them?
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ ﴿٩﴾
Wa jaaa'a Firawnu wa man qablahoo wal mu'tafikaatu bilhaati'ah
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةًۭ رَّابِيَةً ﴿١٠﴾
Fa'ansaw Rasoola Rabbihim fa akhazahum akhzatar raabiyah
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ ﴿١١﴾
Innaa lammaa taghal maaa'u hamalnaakum fil jaariyah
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةًۭ وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌۭ وَٰعِيَةٌۭ ﴿١٢﴾
Linaj'alahaa lakum tazki ratanw-wa ta'iyahaa unzununw waa'iyah
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌۭ وَٰحِدَةٌۭ ﴿١٣﴾
Fa izaa nufikha fis soori nafkhatunw waahidah
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ ﴿١٤﴾
Wa humilatil ardu wal jibaalu fadukkataa dakkatanw waahidah
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ ﴿١٥﴾
Fa yawma'izinw waqa'atil waaqi'ah
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ وَاهِيَةٌۭ ﴿١٦﴾
Wanshaqqatis samaaa'u fahiya yawma 'izinw-waahiyah
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ ثَمَٰنِيَةٌۭ ﴿١٧﴾
Wal malaku 'alaaa arjaaa'ihaa; wa yahmilu 'Arsha Rabbika fawqahum yawma'izin samaaniyah
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌۭ ﴿١٨﴾
Yawma'izin tu'radoona laa takhfaa min kum khaafiyah
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ ﴿١٩﴾
Fa ammaa man ootiya kitaabahoo biyameenihee fa yaqoolu haaa'umuq ra'oo kitaabiyah
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ ﴿٢٠﴾
Innee zannantu annee mulaaqin hisaabiyah
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍۢ رَّاضِيَةٍۢ ﴿٢١﴾
Fahuwa fee 'eeshatir raadiyah
Then he will be in blissful state
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍۢ ﴿٢٢﴾
Fee jannnatin 'aaliyah
In a high garden
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌۭ ﴿٢٣﴾
Qutoofuhaa daaniyah
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ ﴿٢٤﴾
Kuloo washraboo haneee'am bimaaa aslaftum fil ayyaamil khaliyah
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ ﴿٢٥﴾
Wa ammaa man ootiya kitaabahoo bishimaalihee fa yaqoolu yaalaitanee lam oota kitaaabiyah
But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ ﴿٢٦﴾
Wa lam adri maa hisaabiyah
And knew not what my reckoning!
Surah Al-Haqqah, continued from ayah 27
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ ﴿٢٧﴾
Yaa laitahaa kaanatil qaadiyah
Oh, would that it had been death!
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ ۜ ﴿٢٨﴾
Maaa aghnaa 'annee maaliyah
My wealth hath not availed me,
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ ﴿٢٩﴾
Halaka 'annee sultaaniyah
My power hath gone from me.
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ ﴿٣٠﴾
Khuzoohu faghullooh
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ ﴿٣١﴾
Summal Jaheema sallooh
And then expose him to hell-fire
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍۢ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًۭا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ ﴿٣٢﴾
Summa fee silsilatin zar'uhaa sab'oona ziraa'an faslukooh
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٣٣﴾
Innahoo kaana laa yu'minubillaahil 'Azeem
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ ﴿٣٤﴾
wa laa yahuddu 'alaa ta'aamil miskeen
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌۭ ﴿٣٥﴾
Falaysa lahul yawma haahunaa hameem
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍۢ ﴿٣٦﴾
Wa laa ta'aamun illaa min ghisleen
Nor any food save filth
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ ﴿٣٧﴾
Laa yaakuluhooo illal khati'oon
Which none but sinners eat.
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿٣٨﴾
Falaaa uqsimu bimaa tubsiroon
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿٣٩﴾
Wa maa laa tubsiroon
And all that ye see not
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ ﴿٤٠﴾
Innahoo laqawlu Rasoolin kareem
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍۢ ۚ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿٤١﴾
Wa ma huwa biqawli shaa'ir; qaleelam maa tu'minoon
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍۢ ۚ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿٤٢﴾
Wa laa biqawli kaahin; qaleelam maa tazakkaroon
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
تَنزِيلٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٤٣﴾
Tanzeelum mir rabbil 'aalameen
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ ﴿٤٤﴾
Wa law taqawwala 'alainaa ba'dal aqaaweel
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٤٥﴾
La-akhaznaa minhu bilyameen
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ ﴿٤٦﴾
Summa laqata'naa minhul wateen
And then severed his life-artery,
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَٰجِزِينَ ﴿٤٧﴾
Famaa minkum min ahadin'anhu haajizeen
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌۭ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿٤٨﴾
Wa innahoo latazkiratul lilmuttaqeen
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ ﴿٤٩﴾
Wa inna lana'lamu anna minkum mukazzibeen
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿٥٠﴾
Wa innahu lahasratun 'alal kaafireen
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿٥١﴾
Wa innahoo lahaqqul yaqeen
And lo! it is absolute truth.
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٥٢﴾
Fasbbih bismi Rabbikal 'Azeem
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
Arabic text: Uthmani script (Tanzil). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain). Transliteration: English transliteration from the Al Quran Cloud API, in a simple English spelling (it writes the Arabic letter dhal as “z”, while the duas on this site write it as “dh”). Audio: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. A translation conveys the meaning of the Quran; it is not the Quran itself.
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