الـنبإ

1 About what are they asking one another?

1 Concerning what are they disputing?

1 Of what do they ask one another?

2 About the great news -

2 Concerning the Great News,

2 About the great event,

3 That over which they are in disagreement.

3 About which they cannot agree.

3 About which they differ?

4 No! They are going to know.

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

4 Nay! they shall soon come to know

5 Then, no! They are going to know.

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

5 Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.

6 Have We not made the earth a resting place?

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

6 Have We not made the earth an even expanse?

7 And the mountains as stakes?

7 And the mountains as pegs?

7 And the mountains as projections (thereon)?

8 And We created you in pairs

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

8 And We created you in pairs,

9 And made your sleep [a means for] rest

9 And made your sleep for rest,

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

10 And made the night as clothing

10 And made the night as a covering,

10 And We made the night to be a covering,

11 And made the day for livelihood

11 And made the day as a means of subsistence?

11 And We made the day for seeking livelihood.

12 And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]

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

12 And We made above you seven strong ones,

13 And made [therein] a burning lamp

13 And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?

13 And We made a shining lamp,

14 And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water

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 That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation

15 That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,

15 That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,

16 And gardens of entwined growth.

16 And gardens of luxurious growth?

16 And gardens dense and luxuriant.

17 Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -

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

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

18 The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes

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 And the heaven is opened and will become gateways

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 And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.

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 Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait

21 Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,

21 Surely hell lies in wait,

22 For the transgressors, a place of return,

22 For the transgressors a place of destination:

22 A place of resort for the inordinate,

23 In which they will remain for ages [unending].

23 They will dwell therein for ages.

23 Living therein for ages.

24 They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink

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

24 They shall not taste therein cool nor drink

25 Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -

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

25 But boiling and intensely cold water,

26 An appropriate recompense.

26 A fitting recompense (for them).

26 Requital corresponding.

27 Indeed, they were not expecting an account

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

27 Surely they feared not the account,

28 And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

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

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

29 But all things We have enumerated in writing.

29 And all things have We preserved on record.

29 And We have recorded everything in a book,

30 "So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."

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 Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -

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 Gardens and grapevines

32 Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;

32 Gardens and vineyards,

33 And full - breasted [companions] of equal age

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

33 And voluptuous women of equal age;

34 And a full cup.

34 And a cup full (to the brim).

34 And a pure cup.

35 No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -

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

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

36 [As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,

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

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

37 [From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.

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 The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.

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 That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.

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 Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish 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 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!