Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
Of what do they ask one another?
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
(It is) of the awful tidings,
عن النبإ العظيم
About the great event,
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they differ?
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Nay, but they will come to know!
كلا سيعلمون
Nay! they shall soon come to know
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
And the high hills bulwarks ?
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
And We have created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We created you in pairs,
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And We made the night to be a covering,
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We made above you seven strong ones,
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And We made a shining lamp,
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
And gardens of thick foliage.
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Surely hell lies in wait,
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
A home for the rebellious.
للطاغين مآبا
A place of resort for the inordinate,
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
They will abide therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
Living therein for ages.
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
إلا حميما وغساقا
But boiling and intensely cold water,
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
جزاء وفاقا
Requital corresponding.
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
Surely they feared not the account,
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And We have recorded everything in a book,
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
إن للمتقين مفازا
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and vineyards,
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
And maidens for companions,
وكواعب أترابا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
And a full cup.
وكأسا دهاقا
And a pure cup.
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما الرحمن ۖ لا يملكون منه خطابا
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right.
يوم يقوم الروح والملائكة صفا ۖ لا يتكلمون إلا من أذن له الرحمن وقال صوابا
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.
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord.
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before, and the will cry: "Would that I were dust!"
إنا أنذرناكم عذابا قريبا يوم ينظر المرء ما قدمت يداه ويقول الكافر يا ليتني كنت ترابا
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!
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا