Qaaf 50:19
The letter Qaaf · ayah 19 of 45
وَجَآءَتْ سَكْرَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ
Wajaat sakratu almawti bilhaqqithalika ma kunta minhu taheed
"And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid."
Saheeh International translation
Recitation by Mishary Alafasy
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"The trance of death will bring the Truth with it: ‘This is what you tried to escape.’"
Pickthall (classic)+
"And the agony of death cometh in truth. (And it is said unto him): This is that which thou wast wont to shun."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"And the stupor of death will bring Truth (before his eyes): "This was the thing which thou wast trying to escape!""