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1 Of what do they ask one another?

1 AAamma yatasaaloona

1 Concerning what are they disputing?

2 About the great event,

2 AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi

2 Concerning the Great News,

3 About which they differ?

3 Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona

3 About which they cannot agree.

4 Nay! they shall soon come to know

4 Kalla sayaAAlamoona

4 Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!

5 Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.

5 Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona

5 Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!

6 Have We not made the earth an even expanse?

6 Alam najAAali alarda mihadan

6 Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,

7 And the mountains as projections (thereon)?

7 Waaljibala awtadan

7 And the mountains as pegs?

8 And We created you in pairs,

8 Wakhalaqnakum azwajan

8 And (have We not) created you in pairs,

9 And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),

9 WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan

9 And made your sleep for rest,

10 And We made the night to be a covering,

10 WajaAAalna allayla libasan

10 And made the night as a covering,

11 And We made the day for seeking livelihood.

11 WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan

11 And made the day as a means of subsistence?

12 And We made above you seven strong ones,

12 Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan

12 And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,

13 And We made a shining lamp,

13 WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan

13 And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?

14 And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,

14 Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan

14 And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,

15 That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,

15 Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan

15 That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,

16 And gardens dense and luxuriant.

16 Wajannatin alfafan

16 And gardens of luxurious growth?

17 Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:

17 Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan

17 Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,

18 The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,

18 Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan

18 The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;

19 And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,

19 Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban

19 And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,

20 And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.

20 Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban

20 And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.

21 Surely hell lies in wait,

21 Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan

21 Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,

22 A place of resort for the inordinate,

22 Lilttagheena maaban

22 For the transgressors a place of destination:

23 Living therein for ages.

23 Labitheena feeha ahqaban

23 They will dwell therein for ages.

24 They shall not taste therein cool nor drink

24 La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban

24 Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,

25 But boiling and intensely cold water,

25 Illa hameeman waghassaqan

25 Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,

26 Requital corresponding.

26 Jazaan wifaqan

26 A fitting recompense (for them).

27 Surely they feared not the account,

27 Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban

27 For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),

28 And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).

28 Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban

28 But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.

29 And We have recorded everything in a book,

29 Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban

29 And all things have We preserved on record.

30 So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.

30 Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban

30 "So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."

31 Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,

31 Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan

31 Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;

32 Gardens and vineyards,

32 Hadaiqa waaAAnaban

32 Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

33 WakawaAAiba atraban

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

34 And a pure cup.

34 Wakasan dihaqan

34 And a cup full (to the brim).

35 They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.

35 La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban

35 No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -

36 A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:

36 Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban

36 Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,

37 The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.

37 Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban

37 (From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.

38 The day on which the spirit and the angels shall stand in ranks; they shall not speak except he whom the Beneficent Allah permits and who speaks the right thing.

38 Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban

38 The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right.

39 That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.

39 Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban

39 That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!

40 Surely We have warned you of a chastisement near at hand: the day when man shall see what his two hands have sent before, and the unbeliever shall say: O! would that I were dust!

40 Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban

40 Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) dust!"