Chapter 78, 40 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
عن النبإ العظيم
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they are in disagreement.
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
كلا سيعلمون
Nay, they will come to know!
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Nay, again, they will come to know!
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as pegs?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And We have made the day for livelihood.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of thick growth.
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
للطاغين مآبا
A dwelling place for the Taghun (those who transgress the boundary limits set by Allah like polytheists, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, hyprocrites, sinners, criminals),
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
لابثين فيها أحقابا
They will abide therein for ages.
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
إلا حميما وغساقا
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
جزاء وفاقا
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
إن للمتقين مفازا
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and vineyards,
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
وكواعب أترابا
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
وكأسا دهاقا
And a full cup (of wine).
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما الرحمن ۖ لا يملكون منه خطابا
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatsoever is in between them, the Most Gracious, with Whom they cannot dare to speak (on the Day of Resurrection except by His Leave).
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
يوم يقوم الروح والملائكة صفا ۖ لا يتكلمون إلا من أذن له الرحمن وقال صوابا
The Day that Ar-Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel) or another angel] and the angels will stand forth in rows, they will not speak except him whom the Most Gracious (Allah) allows, and he will speak what is right.
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
That is (without doubt) the True Day. So, whosoever wills, let him seek a place with (or a way to) His Lord (by obeying Him in this worldly life)!
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
إنا أنذرناكم عذابا قريبا يوم ينظر المرء ما قدمت يداه ويقول الكافر يا ليتني كنت ترابا
Verily, We have warned you of a near torment - the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the will say: "Woe to me! Would that I were dust!"
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا