Chapter 78, 40 verses
Of what do they ask one another?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
Concerning what are they disputing?
AAamma yatasaaloona
About the great event,
عن النبإ العظيم
Concerning the Great News,
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
About which they differ?
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they cannot agree.
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
Nay! they shall soon come to know
كلا سيعلمون
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as pegs?
Waaljibala awtadan
And We created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And made your sleep for rest,
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
And We made the night to be a covering,
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And made the night as a covering,
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
And We made above you seven strong ones,
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
And We made a shining lamp,
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of luxurious growth?
Wajannatin alfafan
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
Surely hell lies in wait,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
A place of resort for the inordinate,
للطاغين مآبا
For the transgressors a place of destination:
Lilttagheena maaban
Living therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
They will dwell therein for ages.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
But boiling and intensely cold water,
إلا حميما وغساقا
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
Requital corresponding.
جزاء وفاقا
A fitting recompense (for them).
Jazaan wifaqan
Surely they feared not the account,
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
And We have recorded everything in a book,
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And all things have We preserved on record.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
إن للمتقين مفازا
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
Gardens and vineyards,
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وكواعب أترابا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
WakawaAAiba atraban
And a pure cup.
وكأسا دهاقا
And a cup full (to the brim).
Wakasan dihaqan
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
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 all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
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 forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right.
Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
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 Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) dust!"
Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban