Surah · 69
الحاقة
Al-Haqqah
"The Reality" · 52 Verses · Meccan · Juz 29
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ ٣
And what will make you know what the Reality is?
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ وَعَادُۢ بِٱلۡقَارِعَةِ ٤
Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah [the striking Hour (of Judgement)]!
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ ٥
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
وَأَمَّا عَادٞ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِرِيحٖ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٖ ٦
And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind;
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَيَالٖ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومٗاۖ فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِيهَا صَرۡعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ خَاوِيَةٖ ٧
Which Allah imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown (destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms!
فَهَلۡ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٖ ٨
Do you see any remnants of them?