Chapter 78, 40 verses
Of what do they ask one another?
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
About the great event,
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
About which they differ?
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they are in disagreement.
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Nay! they shall soon come to know
كلا سيعلمون
Nay, they will come to know!
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Nay, again, they will come to know!
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as pegs?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
And We created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
And We made the night to be a covering,
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And We have made the day for livelihood.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
And We made above you seven strong ones,
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
And We made a shining lamp,
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of thick growth.
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
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
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
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
Surely hell lies in wait,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
A place of resort for the inordinate,
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
Living therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
They will abide therein for ages.
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
But boiling and intensely cold water,
إلا حميما وغساقا
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Requital corresponding.
جزاء وفاقا
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
Surely they feared not the account,
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
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
And We have recorded everything in a book,
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
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
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
إن للمتقين مفازا
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Gardens and vineyards,
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and vineyards,
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وكواعب أترابا
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
And a pure cup.
وكأسا دهاقا
And a full cup (of wine).
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
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
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
(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
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
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
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
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
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
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