The Quran

سورة الحَاقَّة

Surah Al-Hâqqah 69:12

The Great Inevitable Reality · Verse 12 of 52

لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَا أُذُنٌ وَاعِيَةٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(We relate these events to you) so that We might make them an example for you (O mankind!), and so that the listening ear might listen (and bear in mind).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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.

Ahmed Ali

In order to make it a warning for you, and that the ear retentive may preserve it.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

So that We might make it a reminder for you (to be transmitted from generation to generation), and that heeding ears might take it in and retain it.

Daryabadi

That We might make it Unto you an admonition, and thot it might be retained by the retaining ears.

Faridul Haque

In order to make it a remembrance for you, and in order that the ears that store may remember.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

That We might make it a reminder for you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.

Maulvi Sher Ali

That WE might make it a reminder for you, and that retaining ears might retain it.

Muhammad Asad

so that We might make all this a [lasting] reminder to you all, and that every wide-awake ear might consciously take it in.

Muhammad Musin Khan

That We might make it a remembrance for you, and the keen ear (person) may (hear and) understand it.

Muhammad Pickthall

That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.

Muhammad Sarwar

as a lesson for you, but only attentive ears will retain it.

Muhammed ali Shakir

So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.

Rashad Khalifa

We rendered it a lesson for you, that any listening ear may understand.

Shabbir Ahmed

(These events are conveyed to you) so that We might make it a lesson for you, and that any attentive ear might take it to memory.