Surah Al-Ĥāqqah (The Reality) in English

1. فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم

   35

   so he has no friend here today,

   fa-laysa lahu l-yawma hāhunā ḥamīmun

2. ولا طعام إلا من غسلين

   36

   nor any food except pus,

   wa-lā ṭaʿāmun ʾillā min ghislīnin

3. لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون

   37

   which no one shall eat except the iniquitous.’

   lā yaʾkuluhū ʾillā l-khāṭiʾūna

4. فلا أقسم بما تبصرون

   38

   I swear by what you see

   fa-lā ʾuqsimu bi-mā tubṣirūna

5. وما لا تبصرون

   39

   and what you do not see:

   wa-mā lā tubṣirūna

6. إنه لقول رسول كريم

   40

   it is indeed the speech of a noble apostle

   ʾinnahū la-qawlu rasūlin karīmin

7. وما هو بقول شاعر قليلا ما تؤمنون

   41

   and it is not the speech of a poet. Little is the faith that you have!

   wa-mā huwa bi-qawli shāʿirin qalīlan mā tuʾminūna

8. ولا بقول كاهن قليلا ما تذكرون

   42

   Nor is it the speech of a soothsayer. Little is the admonition that you take!

   wa-lā bi-qawli kāhinin qalīlan mā tadhakkarūna

9. تنزيل من رب العالمين

   43

   Gradually sent down from the Lord of all the worlds.

   tanzīlun min rabbi l-ʿālamīna

10. ولو تقول علينا بعض الأقاويل

    44

    Had he faked any sayings in Our name,

    wa-law taqawwala ʿalaynā baʿḍa l-ʾaqāwīli

11. لأخذنا منه باليمين

    45

    We would have surely seized him by the right hand

    la-ʾakhadhnā minhu bi-l-yamīni

12. ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين

    46

    and then cut off his aorta,

    thumma la-qaṭaʿnā minhu l-watīna

13. فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين

    47

    and none of you could have held Us off from him.

    fa-mā minkum min ʾaḥadin ʿanhu ḥājizīna

14. وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين

    48

    Indeed it is a reminder for the Godwary.

    wa-ʾinnahū la-tadhkiratun li-l-muttaqīna

15. وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين

    49

    Indeed We know that there are some among you who deny [it].

    wa-ʾinnā la-naʿlamu ʾanna minkum mukadhdhibīna

16. وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين

    50

    And indeed it will be a [matter of] regret for the faithless.

    wa-ʾinnahū la-ḥasratun ʿalā l-kāfirīna

17. وإنه لحق اليقين

    51

    It is indeed certain truth.

    wa-ʾinnahū la-ḥaqqu l-yaqīni

18. فسبح باسم ربك العظيم

    52

    So celebrate the Name of your Lord, the All-supreme.

    fa-sabbiḥ bi-smi rabbika l-ʿaẓīmi