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1 AAamma yatasaaloona

1 Concerning what are they disputing?

1 Of what do they ask one another?

2 AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi

2 Concerning the Great News,

2 About the great event,

3 Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona

3 About which they cannot agree.

3 About which they differ?

4 Kalla sayaAAlamoona

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

4 Nay! they shall soon come to know

5 Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona

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

5 Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.

6 Alam najAAali alarda mihadan

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

6 Have We not made the earth an even expanse?

7 Waaljibala awtadan

7 And the mountains as pegs?

7 And the mountains as projections (thereon)?

8 Wakhalaqnakum azwajan

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

8 And We created you in pairs,

9 WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan

9 And made your sleep for rest,

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

10 WajaAAalna allayla libasan

10 And made the night as a covering,

10 And We made the night to be a covering,

11 WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan

11 And made the day as a means of subsistence?

11 And We made the day for seeking livelihood.

12 Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan

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

12 And We made above you seven strong ones,

13 WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan

13 And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?

13 And We made a shining lamp,

14 Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan

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

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

15 Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan

15 That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,

15 That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,

16 Wajannatin alfafan

16 And gardens of luxurious growth?

16 And gardens dense and luxuriant.

17 Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan

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

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

18 Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan

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

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

19 Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban

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

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

20 Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban

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

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

21 Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan

21 Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,

21 Surely hell lies in wait,

22 Lilttagheena maaban

22 For the transgressors a place of destination:

22 A place of resort for the inordinate,

23 Labitheena feeha ahqaban

23 They will dwell therein for ages.

23 Living therein for ages.

24 La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban

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

24 They shall not taste therein cool nor drink

25 Illa hameeman waghassaqan

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

25 But boiling and intensely cold water,

26 Jazaan wifaqan

26 A fitting recompense (for them).

26 Requital corresponding.

27 Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban

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

27 Surely they feared not the account,

28 Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban

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

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

29 Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban

29 And all things have We preserved on record.

29 And We have recorded everything in a book,

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."

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

31 Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan

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

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

32 Hadaiqa waaAAnaban

32 Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;

32 Gardens and vineyards,

33 WakawaAAiba atraban

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

34 Wakasan dihaqan

34 And a cup full (to the brim).

34 And a pure cup.

35 La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban

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

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

36 Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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!"

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!