Chapter 78, 40 verses
Of what do they ask one another?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
Concerning what are they disputing?
About what are they asking one another?
About the great event,
عن النبإ العظيم
Concerning the Great News,
About the great news -
About which they differ?
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
About which they cannot agree.
That over which they are in disagreement.
Nay! they shall soon come to know
كلا سيعلمون
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
No! They are going to know.
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
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 as a wide expanse,
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as stakes?
And We created you in pairs,
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
And We created you in pairs
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And made your sleep for rest,
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 a covering,
And made the night as clothing
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
And made the day for livelihood
And We made above you seven strong ones,
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
And We made a shining lamp,
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
And made [therein] a burning lamp
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,
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 produce therewith corn and vegetables,
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of luxurious growth?
And gardens of entwined growth.
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
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 that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
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 heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
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 shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
Surely hell lies in wait,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
A place of resort for the inordinate,
للطاغين مآبا
For the transgressors a place of destination:
For the transgressors, a place of return,
Living therein for ages.
لابثين فيها أحقابا
They will dwell therein for ages.
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
But boiling and intensely cold water,
إلا حميما وغساقا
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Requital corresponding.
جزاء وفاقا
A fitting recompense (for them).
An appropriate recompense.
Surely they feared not the account,
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
And all things have We preserved on record.
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 ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
"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
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Gardens and vineyards,
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Gardens and grapevines
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وكواعب أترابا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
And a pure cup.
وكأسا دهاقا
And a cup full (to the brim).
And a full cup.
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
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
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
[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 all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
[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 forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right.
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 Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!
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
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!"
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!"