Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
AAamma yatasaaloona
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
Of what do they ask one another?
(It is) of the awful tidings,
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
عن النبإ العظيم
About the great event,
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they differ?
Nay, but they will come to know!
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
كلا سيعلمون
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
And the high hills bulwarks ?
Waaljibala awtadan
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And We have created you in pairs,
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We created you in pairs,
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And We made the night to be a covering,
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And We made a shining lamp,
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
And gardens of thick foliage.
Wajannatin alfafan
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Surely hell lies in wait,
A home for the rebellious.
Lilttagheena maaban
للطاغين مآبا
A place of resort for the inordinate,
They will abide therein for ages.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
لابثين فيها أحقابا
Living therein for ages.
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
إلا حميما وغساقا
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
Jazaan wifaqan
جزاء وفاقا
Requital corresponding.
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
Surely they feared not the account,
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And We have recorded everything in a book,
So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
إن للمتقين مفازا
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and vineyards,
And maidens for companions,
WakawaAAiba atraban
وكواعب أترابا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And a full cup.
Wakasan dihaqan
وكأسا دهاقا
And a pure cup.
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
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.
On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right.
Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban
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.
That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord.
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
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!"
Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban
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!