الـنبإ

1 Of what do they ask one another?

1 Concerning what are they disputing?

2 About the great event,

2 Concerning the Great News,

3 About which they differ?

3 About which they cannot agree.

4 Nay! they shall soon come to know

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

5 Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.

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

6 Have We not made the earth an even expanse?

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

7 And the mountains as projections (thereon)?

7 And the mountains as pegs?

8 And We created you in pairs,

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

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

9 And made your sleep for rest,

10 And We made the night to be a covering,

10 And made the night as a covering,

11 And We made the day for seeking livelihood.

11 And made the day as a means of subsistence?

12 And We made above you seven strong ones,

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

13 And We made a shining lamp,

13 And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?

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,

15 That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,

15 That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,

16 And gardens dense and luxuriant.

16 And gardens of luxurious growth?

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

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

21 Surely hell lies in wait,

21 Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,

22 A place of resort for the inordinate,

22 For the transgressors a place of destination:

23 Living therein for ages.

23 They will dwell therein for ages.

24 They shall not taste therein cool nor drink

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

25 But boiling and intensely cold water,

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

26 Requital corresponding.

26 A fitting recompense (for them).

27 Surely they feared not the account,

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 But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.

29 And We have recorded everything in a book,

29 And all things have We preserved on record.

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."

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;

32 Gardens and vineyards,

32 Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

34 And a pure cup.

34 And a cup full (to the brim).

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

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

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

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 (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 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 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 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!"