Chapter 78, 40 verses
Of what do they ask one another?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
About what are they asking one another?
About the great event,
عن النبإ العظيم
About the great news -
About which they differ?
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
That over which they are in disagreement.
Nay! they shall soon come to know
كلا سيعلمون
No! They are going to know.
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Then, no! They are going to know.
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as stakes?
And We created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We created you in pairs
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
And We made the night to be a covering,
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And made the night as clothing
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And made the day for livelihood
And We made above you seven strong ones,
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
And We made a shining lamp,
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And made [therein] a burning lamp
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of entwined growth.
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
Surely hell lies in wait,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
A place of resort for the inordinate,
للطاغين مآبا
For the transgressors, a place of return,
Living therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
But boiling and intensely cold water,
إلا حميما وغساقا
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Requital corresponding.
جزاء وفاقا
An appropriate recompense.
Surely they feared not the account,
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
إن للمتقين مفازا
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Gardens and vineyards,
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and grapevines
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وكواعب أترابا
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
And a pure cup.
وكأسا دهاقا
And a full cup.
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
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 whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
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 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.
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 the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
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
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 will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"