Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
Of what do they ask one another?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
(It is) of the awful tidings,
About the great event,
عن النبإ العظيم
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
About which they differ?
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Nay, but they will come to know!
Nay! they shall soon come to know
كلا سيعلمون
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
ثم كلا سيعلمون
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
And the high hills bulwarks ?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
والجبال أوتادا
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
And We have created you in pairs,
And We created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
And We made the night to be a covering,
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And We made above you seven strong ones,
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
And We made a shining lamp,
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
And gardens of thick foliage.
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
وجنات ألفافا
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Surely hell lies in wait,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
A home for the rebellious.
A place of resort for the inordinate,
للطاغين مآبا
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
They will abide therein for ages.
Living therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
But boiling and intensely cold water,
إلا حميما وغساقا
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
Requital corresponding.
جزاء وفاقا
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Surely they feared not the account,
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
إن للمتقين مفازا
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
Gardens and vineyards,
حدائق وأعنابا
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
And maidens for companions,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وكواعب أترابا
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
And a full cup.
And a pure cup.
وكأسا دهاقا
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
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.
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما الرحمن ۖ لا يملكون منه خطابا
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.
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.
يوم يقوم الروح والملائكة صفا ۖ لا يتكلمون إلا من أذن له الرحمن وقال صوابا
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.
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
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!"
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!
إنا أنذرناكم عذابا قريبا يوم ينظر المرء ما قدمت يداه ويقول الكافر يا ليتني كنت ترابا
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا