Chap 69: THE REALITY (69:0)

The Sure Reality! (69:1)

What is the Sure Reality? (69:2)

And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is? (69:3)

The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity! (69:4)

But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning! (69:5)

And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent; (69:6)

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! (69:7)

Then seest thou any of them left surviving? (69:8)

And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin (69:9)

And disobeyed (each) the apostle of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty (69:10)

We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark), (69:11)

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 (69:12)

Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet, (69:13)

And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke,- (69:14)

On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass (69:15)

And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy, (69:16)

And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them (69:17)

That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden (69:18)

Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record! (69:19)

"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!" (69:20)

And he will be in a life of Bliss, (69:21)

In a Garden on high, (69:22)

The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near (69:23)

"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!" (69:24)

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! (69:25)

"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)! (69:26)

"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me! (69:27)

"Of no profit to me has been my wealth! (69:28)

"My power has perished from me!".. (69:29)

(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him, (69:30)

"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire (69:31)

"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits! (69:32)

"This was he that would not believe in God Most High (69:33)

"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent! (69:34)

"So no friend hath he here this Day (69:35)

"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds, (69:36)

"Which none do eat but those in sin." (69:37)

So I do call to witness what ye see, (69:38)

And what ye see not, (69:39)

That this is verily the word of an honoured apostle; (69:40)

It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe! (69:41)

Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive (69:42)

(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds (69:43)

And if the apostle were to invent any sayings in Our name, (69:44)

We should certainly seize him by his right hand, (69:45)

And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart: (69:46)

Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath) (69:47)

But verily this is a Message for the God-fearing (69:48)

And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it) (69:49)

But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers (69:50)

But verily it is Truth of assured certainty (69:51)

So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High (69:52)

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