الـنبإ

1 Of what do they ask one another?

1 Concerning what are they disputing?

1 AAamma yatasaaloona

2 About the great event,

2 Concerning the Great News,

2 AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi

3 About which they differ?

3 About which they cannot agree.

3 Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona

4 Nay! they shall soon come to know

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

4 Kalla sayaAAlamoona

5 Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.

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

5 Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona

6 Have We not made the earth an even expanse?

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

6 Alam najAAali alarda mihadan

7 And the mountains as projections (thereon)?

7 And the mountains as pegs?

7 Waaljibala awtadan

8 And We created you in pairs,

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

8 Wakhalaqnakum azwajan

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

9 And made your sleep for rest,

9 WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan

10 And We made the night to be a covering,

10 And made the night as a covering,

10 WajaAAalna allayla libasan

11 And We made the day for seeking livelihood.

11 And made the day as a means of subsistence?

11 WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan

12 And We made above you seven strong ones,

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

12 Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan

13 And We made a shining lamp,

13 And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?

13 WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan

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

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

14 Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan

15 That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,

15 That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,

15 Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan

16 And gardens dense and luxuriant.

16 And gardens of luxurious growth?

16 Wajannatin alfafan

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

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

17 Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan

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

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

18 Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan

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

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

19 Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban

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

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

20 Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban

21 Surely hell lies in wait,

21 Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,

21 Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan

22 A place of resort for the inordinate,

22 For the transgressors a place of destination:

22 Lilttagheena maaban

23 Living therein for ages.

23 They will dwell therein for ages.

23 Labitheena feeha ahqaban

24 They shall not taste therein cool nor drink

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

24 La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban

25 But boiling and intensely cold water,

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

25 Illa hameeman waghassaqan

26 Requital corresponding.

26 A fitting recompense (for them).

26 Jazaan wifaqan

27 Surely they feared not the account,

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

27 Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban

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

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

28 Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban

29 And We have recorded everything in a book,

29 And all things have We preserved on record.

29 Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban

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

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

30 Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban

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

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

31 Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan

32 Gardens and vineyards,

32 Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;

32 Hadaiqa waaAAnaban

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

33 WakawaAAiba atraban

34 And a pure cup.

34 And a cup full (to the brim).

34 Wakasan dihaqan

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

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

35 La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban

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

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

36 Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban

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

37 Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban

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 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.

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

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

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

39 Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban

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 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!"

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