In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 69-1
The Sure Reality!
69-2
What is the Sure Reality? 69-3
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is? 69-4
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity! 69-5
But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning! 69-6
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent; 69-7
He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down! 69-8
Then seest thou any of them left surviving? 69-9
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin. 69-10
And disobeyed (each) the apostle of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty. 69-11
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark), 69-12
That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance. 69-13
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet, 69-14
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke,- 69-15
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass. 69-16
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy, 69-17
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them. 69-18
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden. 69-19
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
69-20
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
69-21
And he will be in a life of Bliss, 69-22
In a Garden on high,
69-23
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
69-24
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!" 69-25
And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me!
69-26
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
69-27
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me! 69-28
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
69-29
"My power has perished from me!"...
69-30
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
69-31
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire. 69-32
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits! 69-33
"This was he that would not believe in God Most High.
69-34
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent! 69-35
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
69-36
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds, 69-37
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
69-38
So I do call to witness what ye see,
69-39
And what ye see not,
69-40
That this is verily the word of an honoured apostle; 69-41
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe! 69-42
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive. 69-43
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds. 69-44
And if the apostle were to invent any sayings in Our name, 69-45
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
69-46
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart: 69-47
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath). 69-48
But verily this is a Message for the God-fearing. 69-49
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
69-50
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers. 69-51
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty. 69-52
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High. Translated by : Yusuf Ali