Sura 69

Surah 69. The Reality

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 if 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 (Revelation 10:7; 16:17),
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 been shown 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 (Enoch 68:39), whereof the length is seventy cubits!
69:33. This was he that would not believe "I AM" Most High.
69:34. And would not encourage the feeding of the destitute!
69:35. So no friend hath he here this Day.
69:36. Nor hath he any food except the pollution from the washing of wounds,
69:37. Which none do eat except 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: it is little ye believe!
69:42. Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little advice it is that ye accept.
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.

JAH